Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 15th April 2022
- Apr 15, 2022
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 26, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1109cm
Posted on Friday 15th April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
The fine warm and sunny weather lasted until Wednesday. Temperatures have dropped somewhat since yesterday. It has been raining and some roads are looking damp but as I write this it isn't. There may be some light rain during the day and into tomorrow. We might even be treated to some light snow in some higher elevations. It's going to feel quite chilly again too. (A typhoon over to the east there is going to be affecting weather patterns beyond my comprehension).
We can hope that the weather will settled down by later tomorrow and there's a chance of a sunny start to Sunday.
Route 292 is the national road that goes through Shiga Kogen from Nakano city in the north to Kusatsu Town in Gunma Prefecture. The section of the road between close to Yokoteyama ski area (in Shiga Kogen) and Kusatsu is closed every year through the winter season. Last year it closed for the winter on 12th November.
The road is going to be opening up again from Friday 22nd April. At 10am.
Once that road is open, you can get to Shiga Kogen via Gunma Prefecture.
Official snow depth numbers and lift operations for today
Subject to change - more ski areas (and lifts) will be opening for the weekend
Ichinose Family
Official snow depth: 250cm
Lifts: Ichinose Quad
Kumanoyu
Official snow depth: 240cm
Lifts: Number 1 pair, Number 2 pair AB
Okushiga Kogen
Official snow depth: 240cm
Lifts: Gondola and Number 2, 3 and 6 pair
Yakebitaiyama
Official snow depth: 230cm
Lifts: Number 1 Gondola
Yokoteyama & Shibutoge
Official snow depth: 160cm
Lifts: Most lifts are operating
Open until 5th May:
Takamagahara Mammoth (WEEKENDS ONLY)
Ichinose Family
Terakoya (WEEKENDS ONLY)
Ichinose Diamond (WEEKENDS ONLY)
Yakebitaiyama
Okushiga Kogen
Open until 15th May:
Kumanoyu
Open until mid-May:
Yokoteyama
Open until 5th June:
Shibutoge
Shiga Kogen Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Friday 15th April 2022 Total snowfall at base 1109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 79 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 426cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 334cm reported on 22 days March 2022 snowfall 48cm reported on 10 days April 2022 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 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.