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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #298
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 21 January 2026: Japan leads global snowfall again, with 1m (40") in 72 hours on Hokkaido and heavy, cold powder spreading into Honshu.
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Porters at 1980 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | rain shwrs | mod. rain | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | clear | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | — | 13 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
min °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
5 | 1 | 3 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |
87 | 66 | 87 | 98 | 85 | 94 | 88 | 85 | 87 | 83 | 92 | 98 | 95 | 86 | 81 | 75 | |
3050 | 2850 | 2500 | 2000 | 2000 | 2200 | 2050 | 2250 | 2450 | 2450 | 2400 | 2550 | 2350 | 2350 | 2600 | 2800 | |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
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Porters Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.2 | 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 Porters at the specific elevation of 1980 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Porters. 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 New Zealand.
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Visitor Reviews of Porters
Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 9 reviews
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- Lewis from New Zealand writes:
Another reviewer couldn’t be further from the truth. The manager at Porters goes out of his way to help clients and lifts are all not (did you mean to include 'not', ed?) closed when the weather conditions make it unsafe for them to operate - and this information is communicated on their website in advance. If Mt Hutt is closed you can bet Porters will be open due to the different orientation of the slopes. No queues at Porters and extremely friendly staff. Closest skifield to Christchurch, best value for money and in my opinion some of the best off-piste runs in the area.
Visitor Reviews of Porters
Lewis from New Zealand writes:
Another reviewer couldn’t be further from the truth.
The manager at Porters goes out of his way to help clients and lifts are all not (did you mean to include 'not', ed?) closed when the weather conditions make it unsafe for them to operate - and this information is communicated on their website in advance.
If Mt Hutt is closed you can bet Porters will be open due to the different orientation of the slopes. No queues at Porters and extremely friendly staff.
Closest skifield to Christchurch, best value for money and in my opinion some of the best off-piste runs in the area.
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