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Hakkoda Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Hakkoda is: Light rain (total 3.0mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.
Hakkoda Weather (Days 4-6): Mild at first with light rain (total 5.0mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 5 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 6 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 6 | |
Latest snow reports near Hakkoda:
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | |  |  | |  | | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |
some clouds | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 6 | 5 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 |
min°C | 4 | -1 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
-1 | -9 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -6 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -10 | |
63 | 97 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 97 | 85 | 94 | 89 | 96 | 80 | 81 | 84 | |
2100 | 1850 | 650 | 350 | 250 | 200 | 0 | 300 | 450 | 600 | 1100 | 1400 | 1550 | 1250 | 1000 | 700 | 600 | 650 | 600 | |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:14 | — |
Light rain (total 3.0mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.
Mild at first with light rain (total 5.0mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).
Latest snow reports near Hakkoda:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakkoda at the specific elevation of 997 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakkoda. 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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Overall 2.7 Based on 7 votes and 4 reviews
Time for an update. First of all, Hakkoda is not a resort. It is a set of mountains in a national park, one of which happens to have a ropeway/gondola. There are no amenities, no shops, no bars, no restaurants, no nightlife, no parties. Just mountains, onsens and snow. Except for the negligible tiny little old ski center at the foot of one of the mountains, there are no ski trails. Most winter days, the conditions at the top of the ropeway are stormy, with high winds and extremely low visibility. When the winds reach over 25m/s (which happens often), the ropeway suspends operations and there are few if any alternatives for skiing/snowboarding that day. Bring a book or two. There are no real / groomed ski trails from the top. There are lots of creeks, holes, treewells and windlips, which, in zero visibility represent significant challenges. Furthermore, if you are not intimately familiar with the geography of the area, the odds of getting lost, spending the night alone in the mountains and requiring (expensive) rescue are significantly high. The skills, physical strength and knowledge required to ski/ride at Hakkoda are not what you typically get from simply resort skiing/riding, even if you go every weekend. Again, this is not a resort. Do not come here if you are not properly prepared (and I don't mean simply buying the gear).
Local Gaijin from Japan writes:
Time for an update.
First of all, Hakkoda is not a resort. It is a set of mountains in a national park, one of which happens to have a ropeway/gondola.
There are no amenities, no shops, no bars, no restaurants, no nightlife, no parties. Just mountains, onsens and snow.
Except for the negligible tiny little old ski center at the foot of one of the mountains, there are no ski trails.
Most winter days, the conditions at the top of the ropeway are stormy, with high winds and extremely low visibility. When the winds reach over 25m/s (which happens often), the ropeway suspends operations and there are few if any alternatives for skiing/snowboarding that day. Bring a book or two.
There are no real / groomed ski trails from the top. There are lots of creeks, holes, treewells and windlips, which, in zero visibility represent significant challenges. Furthermore, if you are not intimately familiar with the geography of the area, the odds of getting lost, spending the night alone in the mountains and requiring (expensive) rescue are significantly high.
The skills, physical strength and knowledge required to ski/ride at Hakkoda are not what you typically get from simply resort skiing/riding, even if you go every weekend.
Again, this is not a resort. Do not come here if you are not properly prepared (and I don't mean simply buying the gear).
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