Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Forecast (bottom mountain)

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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 256 m altitude

Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 19 Dec 2025

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	Fri 19		Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	mod. rain	snow shwrs
km/h	SSE	S	SW	SSW	WSW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	S	S	SE	SSE	S	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	3	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	6	—
max °C	0	5	6	4	4	0	0	-3	-3	-4	-6	-2	-2	2	2	3	0
min °C	-3	-1	4	3	1	0	-1	-5	-5	-6	-7	-4	-5	-5	2	2	-5
chill °C	-6	-4	2	1	1	0	-4	-10	-10	-6	-7	-4	-7	-8	-2	-2	-10
Humid %	70	99	95	97	100	98	98	80	87	71	89	72	69	86	99	100	82
Freeze m	300	1000	1400	1600	1900	1750	350	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1200	1450	0

	—	—	7:03	—	—	7:03	—	—	7:03	—	—	7:05	—	—	7:05	—	—
	4:04	—	—	4:05	—	—	4:05	—	—	4:06	—	—	4:06	—	—	4:07	—

Next 0-3 days weather summary:

Mild with light rain (total 7.0mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Next 4-6 days weather summary:

Moderate rain (total 17.0mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:	185 cm
Bottom snow depth:	60 cm
Fresh snowfall depth:	6 cm
Last snowfall:	18 Dec 2025
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Week 3 of December has on average:

0.2	Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
2.6	Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.5	Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.

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The above table gives the weather forecast for Niseko Grand Hirafu at the specific elevation of 256 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Niseko Grand Hirafu. 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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Resort name is also written as Niseko Hirafu.

Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu

Overall 3.9 Based on 71 votes and 120 reviews

Snowsure 4.6
Variety of pistes 4.3
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Cam from Australia writes:
My fifth visit to Niseko over the last 17 years. Its changed a lot but not for the better. There is now practically no Japanese experience to be had here. Its overcrowded with all infrastructure lifts/resort restaurants/mountain restaurants/buses/trains packed to the max (the only time I didn't stand on public transport in 2 weeks was on the train from Sapporo to the airport). You will probably get some great snow during your visit but be prepared to queue for it in all aspects of your holiday lifts/eating/getting around and theres a good chance most of the good stuff will be tracked out by lunch (or earlier). It may be me but it seems that they have made it harder to get to other resorts close by, Rusutsu/Moiwa used to be easy public/free transport now it's taxi and a bus or 2 buses. A car is becoming more essential in Niseko just from making getting around less painful. Although it will be chaos if that eventuates, pretty sure parking is not on anyone's list! The old Niseko is gone and the current one is losing its appeal (other than the snow of course)!

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Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu

Overall: 3.9 Based on 71 votes and 120 reviews

Snowsure 4.6
Variety of pistes 4.3
Off-piste 4.5
Scenery 4.2
Apres-Ski 4.1

Cam from Australia writes:

My fifth visit to Niseko over the last 17 years. Its changed a lot but not for the better. There is now practically no Japanese experience to be had here. Its overcrowded with all infrastructure lifts/resort restaurants/mountain restaurants/buses/trains packed to the max (the only time I didn't stand on public transport in 2 weeks was on the train from Sapporo to the airport). You will probably get some great snow during your visit but be prepared to queue for it in all aspects of your holiday lifts/eating/getting around and theres a good chance most of the good stuff will be tracked out by lunch (or earlier). It may be me but it seems that they have made it harder to get to other resorts close by, Rusutsu/Moiwa used to be easy public/free transport now it's taxi and a bus or 2 buses. A car is becoming more essential in Niseko just from making getting around less painful. Although it will be chaos if that eventuates, pretty sure parking is not on anyone's list! The old Niseko is gone and the current one is losing its appeal (other than the snow of course)!

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Resort	Snow Depth	Temp. (°C)
Top Lift:	1.9 m	-3
Middle Lift:		-2
Bottom Lift:	0.6 m	-3

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