Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 18th December 2015
- Dec 18, 2015
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 36cm
Posted on Friday 18th December 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
There's 5cm or so of fresh snow to report this morning from Shiga Kogen... probably more in higher areas. It was still snowing this morning but not as much as would like and it feels like it is clearing up now this morning. The forecast tells us to expect some more snow overnight tonight and it should be keeping very cold.
There hasn't been enough snow to suddenly let everywhere open, but the Yokoteyama is once again open this morning.
Resort areas that are currently open:
Ichinose Family
Number 2 Pair A line and Number 2 Pair B line lifts are operating
Courses open:
Ichinose Family Front course (lower part)
Kumanoyu
Kumanoyu Number 2 Pair AB line is operating
Kumanoyu Number 2 Beginners Course is open (600m)
Takamagahara
Takamagahara Number 2 triple lift is operating
The lower course area is open
Yakebitaiyama
Yakebitaiyama Number 2 high speed and Yakebitaiyama Number 4 romance lifts are operating
Part of the South Course (960m) and Karamatsu Course (850m) are open
Yokoteyama
Yokoteyama Number 1 Sky B Line, Yokoteyama Number 2 Sky and Yokoteyama Number 5 lifts are operating.
Shiga Kogen Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Friday 18th December 2015 Total snowfall at base 36cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 8cm (4th December) November 2015 snowfall 7cm reported on 3 days December 2015 snowfall 29cm reported on 7 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.