Shiga Kogen Now: Tuesday 18th December 2018
- Dec 18, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 51cm
Posted on Tuesday 18th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good morning.
Fresh snow on the ground to report. Depending on where you are, with resorts that report saying 5-10cm and I am measuring 9cm. It's colder and feels more winter like.
Earlier on the snow was still falling and very cloudy but right now the sun is shining through and we are enjoying some clearer conditions.
Perhaps some more snow tomorrow but as we approach the weekend some milder conditions are due once again so we'll need to keep an eye on that.
The below information is manually checked for each report.
Official snow depth numbers are as reported by the ski resorts themselves.
Ichinose Family
- Official snow depth: 30cm
- A 600m stretch of course is open
- Ichinose Number 2 pair lift A / B
Kumanoyu
- Official snow depth: 35cm
- A 1300m course area is open
- The Number 2 pair lift is operating
Okushiga Kogen
- Official snow depth: 20cm
- The Number 1 lift is operating
Takamagahara Mammoth
- Official snow depth: 35cm
- The lower part of the main course is open, 300m in length
- The Takamagahara Number 2 triple lift is operating
Yakebitaiyama
- Official snow depth: 40cm
- 2500m Panorama - South Course
- 850m Karamatsu Course
- 1000m Beginner Course
- Number 2 Gondola
- Number 2 high speed lift
- Number 4 romance lift
Yokoteyama
- Official snow depth: 20cm
- Part of the Yokoteyama Number 1, A Course, C Course and Yokoteyama Queen Number 5 courses
- Yokoteyama Number 1 Sky B lift
- Yokoteyama Number 4 pair lift
- Yokoteyama Number 5 lift
Other areas of Shiga Kogen are not yet open at time of writing.
Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Tuesday 18th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 51cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (15th December) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 48cm reported on 9 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.