Mizuho Highland

Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Village491 m1,611 ftSummit1,213 m3,980 ft

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Weather this week

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Open-Meteo forecast, updated 17:45 local time

Summit1,213 m3,980 ft

6°C43°F

Clear

Village491 m1,611 ft

10°C50°F

Clear

0 cm0 inWed410°50°
0 cm0 inThu511°52°
0 cm0 inFri610°50°
0 cm0 inSat75°41°
0 cm0 inSun89°48°
0 cm0 inMon95°41°
0 cm0 inTue107°45°
0 cm0 inToday1110°50°
0 cm0 inThu1213°55°
0 cm0 inFri1312°54°
0 cm0 inSat1412°54°
0 cm0 inSun1512°54°
0 cm0 inMon169°48°
0 cm0 inTue1710°50°
0 cm0 inWed1812°54°

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This week, Monday to Sunday, fallen plus forecast

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Best weeks at Mizuho Highland

SnowOdds score at the summit, out of 100

Pick your week

Bars show each week's SnowOdds score at the summit: fresh snow and base first, then sun, rain and wind.

100

NovDecJanFebMarApr

Summit, 1,213 m3,980 ft

25–31 Jan

20/ 100Poor

5 of 20 winters had 10 cm4 in or more of fresh snow this week

Historically a dry spell. Pack patience, or look at neighbouring weeks.

Snow

Weather

How the score works

The SnowOdds score

Every week at every resort gets a score out of 100. Snow sets it, and bad weather can take up to 45% off. The percentages show how much each part counts within snow or weather.

Snow

Fresh snow
60%
Base
25%
Powder
15%

Weather

Sun
50%
No rain
30%
Calm
20%

Example: Mizuho Highland, 25–31 Jan

	Out of 10	Weight	Points
Fresh snow	3.1	× 60%	19
Base	0.5	× 25%	1
Powder	3.9	× 15%	6
Snow			26 / 100
Sun	4.2	× 50%	21
No rain	3.4	× 30%	10
Calm	8	× 20%	16
Weather			47 / 100

Weather at 47 out of 100 takes 24% off the snow points. The worse the weather, the more comes off, up to 45%.

Score26 − 24% = 20/ 100

Avg fresh snow

7 cm3 in

Snowy days

2.3 of 7

Avg temperature

-4°C25°F

Season snowfall so far

39 cm15 in

Beyond the odds · at the summit, this week

Bluebird days

0 of 7

Wind holds

0.2 of 7

Dry powder

26%

Icy mornings

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Beyond the odds

Our own measures, from every day of the last 20 winters at the summit.

Bluebird days

0.2a winter

More than 5% of resorts

A clear day with no new snow, right after 10 cm4 in or more fell in the two days before.

Wind holds

7.8a winter

Calmer than 67% of resorts

Days with gusts of 70 km/h43 mph or more at the summit: enough to stop most chairlifts.

Calmest 9–15 Nov

Dry powder

26%of the snow

Drier than 22% of resorts

Snow that fell on days that stayed below -5°C23°F at the summit: light and dry. The rest is heavier.

Driest 4–10 Jan

Every winter since 1950/51

See all 76 winters, day by day

Average winter

80.355 cm32 in

Snowiest winter

1.6 m63 in

1983/84

Leanest winter

27 cm11 in

2006/07

Change since 1950/51

+1.2°C+2.2°F

80.355 cm32 in

Mizuho Highland

Village

491 m1,611 ft

Summit

1,213 m3,980 ft

Vertical drop

722 m2,369 ft

Pistes

14 km9 mi

Lifts

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Snow at Mizuho Highland, answered

When is the best time to ski Mizuho Highland?

Historically the best week for fresh snow at Mizuho Highland is 25–31 Jan: in 5 of the last 20 winters at least 10 cm of new snow fell at the summit that week (25% odds), 7 cm on average. The next best weeks are 8–14 Feb and 4–10 Jan.

Which month has the most reliable snow at Mizuho Highland?

January, with an average 23% chance of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in any given week at the summit. November is the least reliable month of the season at 0%.

How high is Mizuho Highland?

The village sits at 491 m (1,611 ft) and the top lift reaches 1,213 m (3,980 ft), a vertical drop of 722 m (2,369 ft). The resort has about 14 km of pistes and 5 lifts.

Does it snow in the village at Mizuho Highland?

In the best week (25–31 Jan) the village gets 10 cm or more of fresh snow in 15% of winters, against 25% at the summit. The average village temperature that week is 1°C (33°F).

Every week of the season, in numbers

Odds of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in the week, and average fresh snow, at Mizuho Highland
Week	Summit odds	Summit snow	Village odds	Village snow
2–8 Nov	0%	0 cm	0%	0 cm
9–15 Nov	0%	0 cm	0%	0 cm
16–22 Nov	0%	0 cm	0%	0 cm
23–29 Nov	0%	0 cm	0%	0 cm
30 Nov – 6 Dec	5%	2 cm	0%	1 cm
7–13 Dec	5%	2 cm	0%	1 cm
14–20 Dec	16%	5 cm	16%	4 cm
21–27 Dec	5%	5 cm	5%	3 cm
4–10 Jan	20%	5 cm	15%	4 cm
11–17 Jan	20%	5 cm	20%	4 cm
18–24 Jan	25%	5 cm	5%	3 cm
25–31 Jan	25%	7 cm	15%	5 cm
1–7 Feb	20%	5 cm	0%	2 cm
8–14 Feb	25%	7 cm	25%	5 cm
15–21 Feb	15%	5 cm	5%	3 cm
22–28 Feb	0%	3 cm	0%	1 cm
1–7 Mar	0%	2 cm	0%	1 cm
8–14 Mar	5%	4 cm	0%	1 cm
15–21 Mar	0%	2 cm	0%	0 cm
22–28 Mar	0%	1 cm	0%	0 cm
29 Mar – 4 Apr	0%	0 cm	0%	0 cm
5–11 Apr	0%	0 cm	0%	0 cm
12–18 Apr	0%	0 cm	0%	0 cm
19–25 Apr	5%	1 cm	0%	0 cm
26 Apr – 2 May	0%	0 cm	0%	0 cm