GTA Online snow window ended December 29, 2025 - finish snow tasks now

Rockstar’s seasonal snow returned for a short, concentrated run over the holidays and effectively closed on December 29, 2025. That window locked several time-sensitive activities and rewards behind the presence of snow in-session, turning a handful of popular holiday tasks into true deadlines for players who wanted the exclusive items and events tied to wintry servers.

The most consequential cutoffs were the Yeti Hunt, the snowman collectible spawns, the Gooch timed activity, and the free SuperVolito Carbon helicopter offer. All of those required snow to be active and ceased to be obtainable once snow sessions disappeared after December 29. Other festive incentives that did not depend on snow, such as standard login rewards, continued into January with a final availability date around January 7, giving players extra time to claim those gifts even after snow-dependent content ended.

Treat the evening of December 29 as the cutoff for snow‑locked content. If you missed the snow window, your options for those particular items are effectively closed until Rockstar runs a new snow event in a future year. For players who logged in during the window, the practical approach was to prioritize snow-only tasks first: handle the Yeti Hunt, collect remaining snowmen spawns, and complete the Gooch event while snow was active. After those were finished, move on to visit Weazel Plaza for seasonal interactions and then jump into double‑money playlists to capitalize on the holiday payout boosts before they rotated out.

Community breakdowns from weekly update threads and active r/gtaonline discussions tracked the timing and helped players coordinate sessions across crews and time zones, especially for group tasks like the Yeti Hunt. That community corroboration proved useful for anyone trying to squeeze last-minute runs into the closing hours of snowfall.

The takeaway is clear: if you wanted snow-only rewards from the 2025 holiday run, they were on the clock and needed completion by December 29. Other holiday login rewards and some limited-time payouts remained claimable into early January, but the distinctive snow-based collectibles and free aircraft were tied to that brief winter window. If you missed them this year, set a reminder for the next seasonal rotation and plan to prioritize snow-locked activities early in the event.