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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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Happo One at 1831 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | |
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6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 47 | |
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max °C | -10 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -8 |
min °C | -11 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -10 | -13 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -7 | -13 |
-11 | -19 | -21 | -19 | -17 | -18 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -18 | -21 | -13 | -10 | -12 | -7 | -15 | -26 | |
88 | 94 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 84 | 65 | 74 | 75 | 96 | 92 | 75 | 41 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 70 | 88 | |
300 | 250 | 0 | 200 | 500 | 0 | 600 | 950 | 400 | 950 | 700 | 0 | 450 | 1100 | 0 | 1050 | 1150 | 250 | |
 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:46 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Wed night).
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Latest snow reports near Happo One:
27 km away from Happo One
3 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
10 km away from Happo One
4 hours ago
It is snowing heavily at Hakuba Cortina Kokusai. from Hakuba Cortina Kokusai
Happo One Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 195 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 40 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 29 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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3.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Happo One Forecast Snowfall
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Happo One at the specific elevation of 1831 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Happo One. 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 Happo One
Overall 3.9 Based on 31 votes and 27 reviews
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- Mick from Australia writes:
Unfortunately, 2019/20 is shaping up as the worst season in decades. Happo is a great mountain, but unfortunately, snow conditions are just like back home, icy at the top and wet muck from the middle to bottom, with that famous Japan powder, just something others talk about.
Visitor Reviews of Happo One
Mick from Australia writes:
Unfortunately, 2019/20 is shaping up as the worst season in decades.
Happo is a great mountain, but unfortunately, snow conditions are just like back home, icy at the top and wet muck from the middle to bottom, with that famous Japan powder, just something others talk about.
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