Hakuba Kashimayari saw 420cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, down 24% on last winter, with 1 fewer powder day than last year. It was the leanest in 15 years.
2
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
22cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 3 Mar 2026.
149cm
deepest basemeasured on 11 Feb 2026.
133cm
snowiest monthJanuary 2026 stole the show.
51cm
best weekseven days from 9 Jan 2026.
78%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A leaner year than usual.
Snow reliability
95/100
ExcellentTypically about 139 ski days a season, declining by 4 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The leanest in 15 years.
Snowfall by month
January was the mid-winter peak, with 32% of the season's snow.
Modelled base-altitude snowfall from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), EM Snow archive. The grid sits near resort base, not the summit, so treat totals as a valley-level estimate.