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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 706 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 12 Dec 2025
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max °C | -12 | -12 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -8 |
min °C | -12 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -11 |
-22 | -23 | -21 | -17 | -15 | -14 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -15 | -17 | -17 | -14 | -16 | -23 | -23 | -23 | -20 | |
94 | 91 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 89 | 67 | 96 | 93 | 96 | 85 | 81 | 94 | 96 | 86 | 92 | 91 | 93 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:04 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
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Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 130 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 40 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 26 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 11 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (5) / good piste (5)
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Week 2 of December has on average:
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | 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 706 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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Overall 3.9 Based on 71 votes and 120 reviews
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- Nigel Wright from Australia writes:
Definitely spring skiing conditions now. Only top skiing well atm, but that's becoming heavier too. Freeze thaw, but hey it's still fun and besides, think of all of the many worse things that you could be doing.
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Nigel Wright from Australia writes:
Definitely spring skiing conditions now. Only top skiing well atm, but that's becoming heavier too. Freeze thaw, but hey it's still fun and besides, think of all of the many worse things that you could be doing.
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