Shiga Kogen Now: Thursday 12th December 2024
- Dec 12, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 76cm
Posted on Thursday 12th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
It's a cold morning here in Shiga Kogen. Brrrrrrrr!
Full on winter temperatures right now and some nice fluffy snow to go with it.
I was saying this before, but I am going to say that we can confidently expect quite a lot more to open up this weekend, especially if we get the snow that is forecast before then.
For this morning, I am finding some conflicting info out there on official site sources, so I don't want to complicate that by guessing. The list below now shows which ski areas in Shiga Kogen are at least part open.
One thing for sure is that the Number 2 gondola at Yakebitaiyama is open from this morning.
Hopefully before too long we'll be at the point where more - and then all - of the region is up and running.
But I'm loving the contrast with the slow and somewhat painful start we got last season...
Currently open ski areas in Shiga Kogen (subject to change):
Ichinose Family
Official snow depth 50cm
Kumanoyu
Official snow depth 50cm
Takamagahara Mammoth
Official snow depth 50cm
Yakebitaiyama
Official snow depth: 60cm
Yokoteyama
Official snow depth 60cm
Shiga Kogen Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 12th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 76cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 17cm (7th December) November 2024 snowfall 24cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 52cm reported on 7 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.