Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 14th December 2018
- Dec 14, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 26cm
Posted on Friday 14th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Shiga Kogen.
It's good old mid-winter like cold and blowy snowy morning here. The wind is blowing the snow around and so somewhat difficult to give a number but I think 10cm is fair (and what my mostly wind-protected measuring areas is showing).
For now the only change in terms of resort operations that I can confirm is that at Yakebitaiyama the Karamatsu course and Number 2 lift are now open.
With more snow due today and into tomorrow, I expect news of more lifts and courses opening from tomorrow - though just at the moment I don't have anything confirmed to report.
The below information is manually checked for each report.
Official snow depth numbers are as reported by the ski resorts themselves.
Ichinose Family
- Official snow depth: 30cm
- A 370m stretch of lower course is open
- The Ichinose Number 2 pair lift A is operating
Kumanoyu
- Official snow depth: 25cm
- A 600m course area is open
- The Number 2 pair lift is operating
Takamagahara Mammoth
- Official snow depth: 25cm
- The lower part of the main course is open, 300m in length
- The Takamagahara Number 2 triple lift is operating
Yakebitaiyama
- Official snow depth: 30cm
- The 960m long South Course and 850m long Karamatsu Course are open
- The Number 2 high speed lift and 4 romance lift are operating
Yokoteyama
- Official snow depth: 15cm
- Part of the Yokoteyama Number 1 and Yokoteyama Queen Number 5 course area is open
- The Yokoteyama Number 1 Sky B lift and Yokoteyama Number 5 lift are operating
Other areas of Shiga Kogen are closed at time of writing.
Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Friday 14th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 26cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 10cm (14th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 23cm reported on 6 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.