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Japan Christmas Snow Roundup #294
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 24 December 2025: Siberian cold continues to deliver exceptional snowfall, with Hokkaido leading global totals.
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Hakuba 47 at 1276 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 25 Dec 2025
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mod. rain | mod. snow | snow shwrs | heavy snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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— | 7 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 5 | 1 | 1 | -6 | -9 | -11 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -7 |
min °C | 3 | 1 | -5 | -8 | -10 | -13 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -8 |
1 | -2 | -12 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -9 | -7 | -11 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -8 | |
99 | 100 | 95 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 62 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 51 | 47 | 63 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 79 | |
2350 | 1600 | 1100 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 650 | 1100 | 0 | 1050 | 1600 | 1200 | 1150 | 1000 | 0 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 9.0mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Hakuba 47:
8 km away from Hakuba 47
24 hours ago
It is raining moderately in Tsugaike Kogen. No wind today. Freeze-thaw conditions. A dusting of new snow. The majority of lifts are open. from Tsugaike Kogen
- 25 hours ago
Snowing at a moderate rate at Hakuba 47. from Hakuba 47
39 km away from Hakuba 47
25 hours agoSnowing at a moderate rate at Seki Onsen. from Seki Onsen
6 km away from Hakuba 47
26 hours agoRaining moderately in Sun Alpina Hakuba Sanosaka. from Sun Alpina Hakuba Sanosaka
45 km away from Hakuba 47
27 hours agoSnowing at a moderate rate at Madarao Kogen. from Madarao Kogen
Hakuba 47 Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of December has on average:
1.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Hakuba 47 Forecast Snowfall
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakuba 47 at the specific elevation of 1276 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakuba 47. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.
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Visitor Reviews of Hakuba 47
Overall 4.1 Based on 3 votes and 1 review
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- Adam from New Zealand writes:
Hakuba 47 has 5 chairlifts (1 Detachable Quad, 1 Detachable Double, 3 Double Chairs and one 8 man Gondola) and nearly 800m of Vertical decent. The longest run is 6.4km long. While tree skiing is illegal in the Hakuba Valley, Hakuba 47 allows tree skiing with the joining of the DBD (Double Black Diamond Club) which allows access into 3 gated, controlled areas. The course is Japanese language only however some paper work is provided in English The resort has a Large snow park and one Halfpipe and is linked to the areas of Hakuba Goryu and Hakuba Iimori which provides another 11 Chairlifts and one Gondola on the same pass.
Visitor Reviews of Hakuba 47
Adam from New Zealand writes:
Hakuba 47 has 5 chairlifts (1 Detachable Quad, 1 Detachable Double, 3 Double Chairs and one 8 man Gondola) and nearly 800m of Vertical decent. The longest run is 6.4km long.
While tree skiing is illegal in the Hakuba Valley, Hakuba 47 allows tree skiing with the joining of the DBD (Double Black Diamond Club) which allows access into 3 gated, controlled areas. The course is Japanese language only however some paper work is provided in English
The resort has a Large snow park and one Halfpipe and is linked to the areas of Hakuba Goryu and Hakuba Iimori which provides another 11 Chairlifts and one Gondola on the same pass.
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