Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 14th January 2022
- Jan 14, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 26, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 60cm
Snowfall at base this season 554cm
Posted on Friday 14th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Phew, I am able to get to the computer at last.
It has been pretty crazy since yesterday. It's cold, it's snowy, it's windy and visibility is very limited.
Kumanoyu are this morning reporting 100cm of fresh snowfall over 24 hours. (100cm!!)
Yakebitaiyama are reporting 50-70cm overnight.
This is the biggest snow haul of the season so far, and it's still coming down. The wind has been blowing it all about and so it's one of those days when it's difficult to put a number on it. I usually look at three spots and I think 70cm is probably representative, but like Kumanoyu are reporting there's more than that in places.
The weather should be much calmer tomorrow and we might get some sunshine.
Weather might be calmer, but snow conditions are going to be wild. (In a good way). :)
Official snow depth numbers (as reported by ski areas)
Don't worry that some don't increase sometimes on days like this - people are probably busy shovelling snow....
Higashidateyama
Official snow depth: 200cm
Ichinose Family
Official snow depth: 180cm
Kumanoyu
Official snow depth: 250cm
Maruike
Official snow depth: 180cm
Nishidateyama
Official snow depth: 180cm
Okushiga Kogen
Official snow depth: 250cm
Takamagahara Mammoth
Official snow depth: 180cm
Yakebitaiyama
Official snow depth: 240cm
Yokoteyama/Shibutoge
Official snow depth: 230cm
Shiga Kogen Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Friday 14th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 554cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 65cm (1st January) November 2021 snowfall 58cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 239cm reported on 17 days January 2022 snowfall 257cm reported on 11 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.