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Europe Weekly Snow Roundup #285
Weekly Snow News for Europe, updated 22 October 2025: The Alps expand to 14 open ski areas while Sweden’s Kåbdalis launches the new 25–26 season.
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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 256 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 22 Oct 2025
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max°C | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
min°C | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | |
70 | 92 | 68 | 70 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 83 | 63 | 58 | 78 | 71 | 82 | 95 | 77 | 97 | 82 | 67 | 58 | 70 | |
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 4:44 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:36 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 8.0mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 29.0mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).
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Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
4 km away from Niseko Grand Hirafu
1 hour ago
Continuous light rain reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Niseko Hanazono Resort
41 km away from Niseko Grand Hirafu
1 hour agoRain and snow or hail reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 12 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Oct 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of October has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | 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
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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)!
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu
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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