Japan Resorts Near 5 Meters (16.4 Feet) Of Snow; England On For 7th Coldest January Since 1659; The World Is Burning Less; America, Prepare; + Hemisphere-Wide Freeze Incoming

The COLD TIMES are returning: prepare accordingly.

Japan Resorts Near 5 Meters (16.4 Feet) Of Snow

Japan's ski resorts are experiencing one of their snowiest starts to a season on record, with several resorts reporting snow depths exceeding 400 cm (13 feet).

ARAI Snow Resort in Myoko City, Niigata is currently leads with 486 cm (16 ft), owing to an extra 53 cm (1.74ft) over the past 24-hours.

In total, some 30 ski areas across the country are reporting snow depths above 300 cm. Resorts in Niigata, Nagano, and Yamagata dominate the list.

Aomori Prefecture, Japan

While Japan is no stranger to heavy snow, this season stands out.

Several resorts have already surpassed their average peak season snow depths, and conditions rival some of the heaviest winters on record, particularly at ARAI, Charmant Hiuchi, Tengendai Kogen, and Hakuba Happo-One—to name just four.

The snowy conditions are forecast to persist; historically, Japan sees its heaviest snowfall from mid to late January.

"Juhyo", or "snow monsters", occur when unique frost formations form on trees. Aomori is one of the few places you can view them.

England On For 7th Coldest January Since 1659

After asserting that ‘very cold winters were highly unlikely now due to gLoBaL wArMiNg,’ the UK's Met Office has some explaining to do: January 2025 is proving not only very cold but historical so.