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Shiga Kogen Now: Thursday 16th January 2020

  • Jan 16, 2020
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 155cm

Posted on Thursday 16th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


Morning!


Fresh snow, yippee!!!


Kumanoyu are reporting 10cm. Yakebitaiyama are saying 20cm. My good friend (who I do love but sometimes has been known to.... 'elaborate'...) is saying up to 30cm.


I myself have measured 16cm, so that is what goes on the report.


It was really coming down nicely at times and was still snowing early on, but the clouds have been clearing and the sun is out now. Those long lasting storms are something we are still just hoping to see.


Still, conditions should be very good this morning as the mountains have all had a nice new layer to play with. I'm excited to go out and sample the goods myself.


Not a whole lot on the radar for the coming week, so let's make the most of it. As long as it keeps cold conditions should keep.


Almost all courses and connections at Shiga Kogen are now open with just a few exceptions.



Shiga Kogen Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Thursday 16th January 2020 Total snowfall at base 155cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 20cm reported on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 59cm reported on 10 days January 2020 snowfall 76cm reported on 9 days




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