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Japan New Year's Eve Snow Roundup #295
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 31 December 2025: classic mid-winter conditions bring frequent snowfall to Honshu and Hokkaido.
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Hakuba Goryu at 950 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | |
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max °C | -6 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -6 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -7 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
min °C | -7 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -4 | -10 | -3 | -5 | -6 |
-7 | -4 | -9 | -12 | -7 | -7 | -12 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -8 | -14 | -3 | -7 | -8 | |
90 | 74 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 77 | 87 | 75 | 72 | 90 | 94 | 89 | 87 | 53 | 55 | 53 | |
0 | 200 | 300 | 0 | 300 | 600 | 0 | 650 | 1050 | 800 | 950 | 750 | 0 | 400 | 1150 | 0 | |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Hakuba Goryu:
28 km away from Hakuba Goryu
15 hours ago
Freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
40 km away from Hakuba Goryu
16 hours ago
Snow is falling in Akakura Onsen. from Akakura Onsen
38 km away from Hakuba Goryu
16 hours ago
Excellent on and off piste conditions. Heavy snow just keeps on falling. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
28 km away from Hakuba Goryu
18 hours agoContinuous light snow reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen Ski Resort from Iizuna Kogen
Hakuba Goryu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 20 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
1.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakuba Goryu at the specific elevation of 950 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakuba Goryu. 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 Goryu
Overall 4.5 Based on 9 votes and 3 reviews
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- John-Paul from Australia writes:
I skied in Hakuba Goryu in Jan 09 and liked the place so much that we will return in Jan 12. The benefit over the Hokkaido ski resorts is that you can get there directly from Tokyo via surface transport. We used the Shinkansen (bullet train), which was a holiday highlight in itself! It snowed non-stop for six out of seven days that we were at Hakuba. We had between 20-50cm of fresh snow every morning. On the one bluebird day, we saw the Hakuba Alps for the first time. This gives a true European feel to the place than the other Japanese resorts. Lift queues are totally non-existent and the resort staff very courteous, as only the Japanese can be. We also found the terrain had great variety with good skiing for all levels of ability. We stayed at the largely Australian run AquaAlpine hotel. It is lovely modern accommodation with very personalised service. The hotel has a cozy central bar and fireplace area. The architecture of the place is also impressive. A great place for a Sapporo Lager after a day in the snow! The Hakuba Goryu apres scene certainly can't be compared to Niseko, however, there are still some good bars and restaurants to be found. We really enjoyed CanadaThai - strange name for a traditional Japanese restaurant! There are two drawbacks to Hakuba Goryu. Firstly, there aren't a huge number of ski in / ski out hotels, which meant a walk up the hill to Escal Plaza every morning. Not a problem for me in snowboard boots, but the skiers didn't enjoy it. We found it better to leave our ski gear in lockers at the Plaza (at a small cost) and change when we got there. My second point is one you probably have already heard before - the ban on off-piste skiing in most resorts in the region. Hakuba will not compete with the North Island resorts unless it applies a more practical approach to this issue. I guess it's like the prohibition analogy, people will do it anyway so it is better that you authorise it in areas that can be supervised and controlled. All in all, Hakuba is a great ski resort. I strongly recommend that you have a look at it, as an alternative to Niseko.
Visitor Reviews of Hakuba Goryu
John-Paul from Australia writes:
I skied in Hakuba Goryu in Jan 09 and liked the place so much that we will return in Jan 12. The benefit over the Hokkaido ski resorts is that you can get there directly from Tokyo via surface transport. We used the Shinkansen (bullet train), which was a holiday highlight in itself!
It snowed non-stop for six out of seven days that we were at Hakuba. We had between 20-50cm of fresh snow every morning. On the one bluebird day, we saw the Hakuba Alps for the first time. This gives a true European feel to the place than the other Japanese resorts.
Lift queues are totally non-existent and the resort staff very courteous, as only the Japanese can be. We also found the terrain had great variety with good skiing for all levels of ability.
We stayed at the largely Australian run AquaAlpine hotel. It is lovely modern accommodation with very personalised service. The hotel has a cozy central bar and fireplace area. The architecture of the place is also impressive. A great place for a Sapporo Lager after a day in the snow!
The Hakuba Goryu apres scene certainly can't be compared to Niseko, however, there are still some good bars and restaurants to be found. We really enjoyed CanadaThai - strange name for a traditional Japanese restaurant!
There are two drawbacks to Hakuba Goryu. Firstly, there aren't a huge number of ski in / ski out hotels, which meant a walk up the hill to Escal Plaza every morning. Not a problem for me in snowboard boots, but the skiers didn't enjoy it. We found it better to leave our ski gear in lockers at the Plaza (at a small cost) and change when we got there. My second point is one you probably have already heard before - the ban on off-piste skiing in most resorts in the region. Hakuba will not compete with the North Island resorts unless it applies a more practical approach to this issue. I guess it's like the prohibition analogy, people will do it anyway so it is better that you authorise it in areas that can be supervised and controlled.
All in all, Hakuba is a great ski resort. I strongly recommend that you have a look at it, as an alternative to Niseko.
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