Lotte Arai Resort Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Lotte Arai Resort is: Moderate rain (total 19.0mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Lotte Arai Resort Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 4 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 5 | |
Latest snow reports near Lotte Arai Resort:
Moderate to heavy freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at higher elevations in the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Moderate to heavy freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Moderate to heavy freezing rain reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Kanayasan
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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rain shwrs | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | |
2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -4 | -3 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -6 |
min °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -8 |
0 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -1 | 0 | -6 | -6 | -11 | -16 | |
84 | 97 | 87 | 83 | 69 | 43 | 82 | 98 | 93 | 85 | 70 | 64 | 70 | 88 | 99 | 98 | 96 | |
1550 | 1400 | 1100 | 1200 | 1100 | 1500 | 1350 | 500 | 300 | 400 | 0 | 650 | 1000 | 1050 | 500 | 300 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — |
Moderate rain (total 19.0mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Lotte Arai Resort:
Moderate to heavy freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at higher elevations in the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Moderate to heavy freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Moderate to heavy freezing rain reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Kanayasan
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 44 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Lotte Arai Resort at the specific elevation of 804 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Lotte Arai Resort. 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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Resort name is also written as ARAI Mountain and Spa.
Overall 3.4 Based on 6 votes and 4 reviews
Visited January 2019. A major storm system moved in, we had about 1.5m of fresh powder in 2 days. Words do not do justice to the the amazing slack country available direct from the lifts. Arai is a little low, so it can get wet at the base. But the good riding is all from the top, above a normal freeze line. I did not get into the back country due to avalanche risk. Lotte Arai is expensive compared to Nozawa, Akakura, Madarao, Tangram etc. At 7000Yen a day including a returnable deposit, there is a big difference to the other local resorts. Facilities are amazing. There is only 1 hotel: Lotte Arai, with around 350 rooms, so the mountain gets a max of 1000 people on it. That may sound a lot but facilities cope very well. There is no easily accessible town (a shuttle bus to Arai Town) so you are stuck in the resort. Myoko Snow Sports run a ski school there. So there are English speaking instructors. There are good facilities for children and the hotel offers daycare. Summary: expensive but good.
Goofy TreeHugger from China writes:
Visited January 2019. A major storm system moved in, we had about 1.5m of fresh powder in 2 days. Words do not do justice to the the amazing slack country available direct from the lifts.
Arai is a little low, so it can get wet at the base. But the good riding is all from the top, above a normal freeze line. I did not get into the back country due to avalanche risk.
Lotte Arai is expensive compared to Nozawa, Akakura, Madarao, Tangram etc. At 7000Yen a day including a returnable deposit, there is a big difference to the other local resorts. Facilities are amazing. There is only 1 hotel: Lotte Arai, with around 350 rooms, so the mountain gets a max of 1000 people on it. That may sound a lot but facilities cope very well. There is no easily accessible town (a shuttle bus to Arai Town) so you are stuck in the resort.
Myoko Snow Sports run a ski school there. So there are English speaking instructors.
There are good facilities for children and the hotel offers daycare.
Summary: expensive but good.
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