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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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Yamagata Zao Onsen at 1220 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 18 Dec 2025
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light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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max °C | -6 | -6 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | -5 | -5 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
min °C | -6 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
-16 | -15 | -14 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | -13 | -16 | -13 | -10 | -2 | -2 | -1 | |
92 | 85 | 79 | 48 | 31 | 24 | 32 | 64 | 49 | 64 | 80 | 92 | 88 | 87 | 53 | 27 | 29 | 33 | |
450 | 550 | 0 | 1150 | 2100 | 2500 | 2450 | 2550 | 2700 | 2800 | 2700 | 1300 | 600 | 650 | 300 | 1100 | 1850 | 2150 | |
 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | 4:22 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 3.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).
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Yamagata Zao Onsen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 30 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 30 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 7 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of December has on average:
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Visitor Reviews of Yamagata Zao Onsen
Overall 3.3 Based on 4 votes and 2 reviews
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- Diane and Morris from Australia writes:
We have skied at Zao for the last 4 years. We love it here because it has let us experience traditional Japanese culture. Although there is not much English spoken here, we have managed. Although, the first year was a bit of a shock we have found the locals very friendly and helpful. In fact, some people even recognise us year after year. We hope to visit again. The resorts we have stayed in have easy access to the chairlifts and the locker rooms are good. Love the onsens. The runs suit us as we prefer green runs. There are more difficult runs. We also found an English speaking instructor and English maps.
Visitor Reviews of Yamagata Zao Onsen
Diane and Morris from Australia writes:
We have skied at Zao for the last 4 years. We love it here because it has let us experience traditional Japanese culture. Although there is not much English spoken here, we have managed. Although, the first year was a bit of a shock we have found the locals very friendly and helpful. In fact, some people even recognise us year after year. We hope to visit again. The resorts we have stayed in have easy access to the chairlifts and the locker rooms are good. Love the onsens. The runs suit us as we prefer green runs. There are more difficult runs. We also found an English speaking instructor and English maps.
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