Shiga Kogen Now: Wednesday 14th January 2026
- Jan 14
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 341cm
Posted on Wednesday 14th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good morning.
It's a cold one and snow is falling and it is still quite windy. Fairly bright so visibility generally looks ok.
Yakebitaiyama ski area was reporting 5cm of fresh snow very early this morning and there will be more since then.
We might get some clearer skies again at times tomorrow.
Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Wednesday 14th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 341cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 46cm (on 27th December) November 2025 snowfall 43cm reported on 8 days December 2025 snowfall 161cm reported on 13 days January 2026 snowfall 137cm reported on 10 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.