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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #293
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 17 December 2025: Siberian cold fuels relentless powder storms, with Hokkaido leading Japan’s mid-winter surge.
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Niseko Village at 280 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 19 Dec 2025
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— | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | — | |
max °C | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
min °C | -3 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -4 | 1 | 4 | -7 |
-3 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -3 | 0 | -15 | |
74 | 74 | 99 | 95 | 96 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 89 | 89 | 72 | 87 | 73 | 71 | 83 | 99 | 99 | 91 | |
0 | 350 | 1050 | 1300 | 1550 | 1850 | 1750 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1250 | 1600 | 0 | |
 | 7:03 | — | — | 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 8.0mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 18.0mm) heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Niseko Village:
6 km away from Niseko Village
5 hours ago
Freezing 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
Niseko Village Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 18 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (6) / good piste (6)
Snow History
Week 3 of December has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Niseko Village at the specific elevation of 280 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Niseko Village. 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 Niseko Village
Overall 4.4 Based on 1 vote and 3 reviews
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- Stu from South Korea writes:
This mountain rocks, everyday is a powder day and it didn't seem like it was snowing that hard when I was there (12-16th Jan) but the flakes just keep floating down all through the night. Higashiyama is only good at the top slopes by the Ace Pair lift or if you ski down from the Prince gondola and take a short hike up to Panorama gate and then continue through the trees. But head over to An'nupuri an there is just great powder everywhere and nice easy tree runs with nothing too steep. Good if you are skiing/boarding pow for the first time! Spent an entire day on this side and was planning on exploring the Hirafu side but the wind picked up and the lifts got shut down...this seems to be a not uncommon occurrence! Downside to Higashiyama is night life is non-existent. You need to take a 20 min bus over to the main village in Hirafu and even this is pretty quiet when compared to something like Whistler or Val d'Isere
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Village
Stu from South Korea writes:
This mountain rocks, everyday is a powder day and it didn't seem like it was snowing that hard when I was there (12-16th Jan) but the flakes just keep floating down all through the night.
Higashiyama is only good at the top slopes by the Ace Pair lift or if you ski down from the Prince gondola and take a short hike up to Panorama gate and then continue through the trees. But head over to An'nupuri an there is just great powder everywhere and nice easy tree runs with nothing too steep. Good if you are skiing/boarding pow for the first time!
Spent an entire day on this side and was planning on exploring the Hirafu side but the wind picked up and the lifts got shut down...this seems to be a not uncommon occurrence!
Downside to Higashiyama is night life is non-existent. You need to take a 20 min bus over to the main village in Hirafu and even this is pretty quiet when compared to something like Whistler or Val d'Isere
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