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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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Ontake Ropeway at 1860 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 31 Dec 2025
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Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -7 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -11 |
min °C | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -10 | -12 |
-18 | -16 | -16 | -19 | -17 | -22 | -22 | -20 | -18 | -19 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -19 | -22 | |
63 | 51 | 58 | 86 | 80 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 62 | 62 | 88 | 88 | 96 | 93 | 65 | |
350 | 500 | 650 | 250 | 350 | 250 | 0 | 350 | 650 | 0 | 700 | 1000 | 900 | 900 | 800 | 0 | |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
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Latest snow reports near Ontake Ropeway:
37 km away from Ontake Ropeway
60 minutes ago
Freezing rain reported from Takajama at 562 metres elevation only 4 kms NE of Harayama Shimin but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Harayama Shimin
37 km away from Ontake Ropeway
3 hours agoContinuous light snow reported from Takajama at 562 metres elevation only 4 kms NE of Harayama Shimin Ski Resort from Harayama Shimin
Ontake Ropeway Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 30 Dec 2025 |
| 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:
1.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Ontake Ropeway Forecast Snowfall
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Sent to our help desk, by a user, in 2010. by Snow Forecast Admin
Sent to our help desk, by a user, in 2010. by Snow Forecast Admin
Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Ontake Ropeway at the specific elevation of 1860 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Ontake Ropeway. 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 Ontake Ropeway
- Hiro from Japan writes:
Out of business. Ontake2240 and Kaida kougen Mia, ciao is open for business in Winter.
Visitor Reviews of Ontake Ropeway
Hiro from Japan writes:
Out of business. Ontake2240 and Kaida kougen Mia, ciao is
open for business in Winter.
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