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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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Ruka at 392 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 pm (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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max °C | -13 | -15 | -20 | -16 | -16 | -18 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -16 |
min °C | -16 | -17 | -22 | -22 | -18 | -19 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -19 | -21 | -18 | -19 | -15 | -16 | -18 |
-22 | -23 | -28 | -29 | -26 | -28 | -26 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -26 | -23 | -23 | -19 | -16 | -18 | |
96 | 96 | 87 | 95 | 84 | 82 | 94 | 93 | 95 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 99 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | 10:33 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | 10:26 | — | — | 10:23 | — | — |
 | — | 1:41 | — | — | 1:44 | — | — | 1:47 | — | — | 1:49 | — | — | 1:52 | — | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
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Ruka Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 35 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 20 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Finland are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of January has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Ruka at the specific elevation of 392 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Ruka. 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 Finland.
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Visitor Reviews of Ruka
Overall 3.6 Based on 10 votes and 12 reviews
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- Steve Jackson from United Kingdom writes:
Just heading out for second visit to Ruka. Absolutely love it. Accommodation is just fine with private saunas, log burners and so on in self-catering apartment. Skiing is great for anyone up to expert with a wide variety of shortish but fun piste. As the wind blows quite well all day there is never a shortage of soft lederhosen in the runs, nor is there a shortage of cafes around the mountain to warm up with a nice hot chocolate or whatever. Sun comes up about 10am and is gone again by 2pm so lots of spot-lit skiing which is surprisingly good fun and not difficult. You need to pack your big girls pants because it gets really, really cold. Not surprisingly that close to the Arctic Circle. For a break from the slopes I would recommend the snowmobile safari though there is loads of other stuff to do. Overall, a fantastic winter holiday.
Visitor Reviews of Ruka
Steve Jackson from United Kingdom writes:
Just heading out for second visit to Ruka. Absolutely love it. Accommodation is just fine with private saunas, log burners and so on in self-catering apartment. Skiing is great for anyone up to expert with a wide variety of shortish but fun piste. As the wind blows quite well all day there is never a shortage of soft lederhosen in the runs, nor is there a shortage of cafes around the mountain to warm up with a nice hot chocolate or whatever. Sun comes up about 10am and is gone again by 2pm so lots of spot-lit skiing which is surprisingly good fun and not difficult. You need to pack your big girls pants because it gets really, really cold. Not surprisingly that close to the Arctic Circle. For a break from the slopes I would recommend the snowmobile safari though there is loads of other stuff to do. Overall, a fantastic winter holiday.
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