Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 12th April 2019
- Apr 12, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 745cm
Posted on Friday 12th April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Shiga Kogen.
A bit more snow being reported by Kumanoyu (5cm) since yesterday but mostly it is just cloudy this morning. It was cold overnight and roads coming up to the area are icy.
Conditions are really rather good especially when you consider the date. It should be a good weekend and I would expect quite a few people to be turning up to take advantage. As you would!
Fine sunny weather is forecast for tomorrow with perhaps some rain/snow later in the day on Sunday. It does look like after that we can expect temperatures to start rising a bit - full on spring just around the corner perhaps?
The section of Route 292 that connects the Yokoteyama area of Shiga Kogen with Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture (the Shiga Kusatsu Kogen Route) will be opening from 10:00am on Friday 19th April.
That section of road is closed during the winter. It opening means that you will be able to get to Shiga Kogen from the south (Kusatsu) as well as from the north-west.
The high snow walls along the road are usually very impressive and are definitely worth a look.
** Planned closing dates - all subject to change, depending on conditions **
Takamagahara Mammoth
Quad lift - 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Tannenomori Okojo
13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Ichinose Family
Quad and Number 2 pair B - until 6th May
Terakoya
13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Ichinose Diamond
Diamond pair and quad - 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Kumanoyu
Number 1 pair - until 14th April
Number 3 quad - 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Number 2 pair A line - until 12th May
Yokoteyama / Shibutoge
Number 4 pair lift - every Saturday from 1st April
Number 1 Sky A and B - until 6th May
Number 2 Sky - beyond 6th May
Number 3 Sky - beyond 6th May
Shibutoge - beyond 6th May
Okushiga Kogen
Number 6 pair lift - 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Number 4 pair lift - 12th, 13th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Number 2 high speed pair - until 6th May
Number 3 high speed pair - until 6th May
Gondola - until 6th May
Yakebitaiyama
Number 4 romance lift - operating when the Number 2 gondola is not operating
Number 1 Gondola - until 6th May
Number 2 high speed lift - until 6th May
Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Friday 12th April 2019 Total snowfall at base 745cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 76 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (27th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 312cm reported on 23 days February 2019 snowfall 97cm reported on 13 days March 2019 snowfall 106cm reported on 17 days April 2019 snowfall 58cm reported on 5 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Shiga Kogen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.