Shiga Kogen Now: Wednesday 18th January 2017
- Jan 18, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 22, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 559cm
Posted on Wednesday 18th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Stunning morning here in Shiga Kogen.
The sun is out.
There's blue skies all around.
And we have very large amounts of top quality fresh snow everywhere.
It sounds almost perfect doesn't it?
And it may very well be today. Certainly up there with one of the best.
I do hope some of you can get here to enjoy Shiga Kogen at its best...
(Forecast has a bit of snow tonight then more going into Saturday and then entering the new week. Regular top-ups on the way!)
Official snow depths numbers reported by different areas of Shiga Kogen:
Most of ski lifts and courses in Shiga Kogen are now open.
Please note that these numbers are the official numbers that ski resorts publish.
Giant
230cm
Higashitateyama
230cm
Ichinose Family
220cm
Ichinose Diamond
260cm
Kumanoyu
260cm
Maruike
170cm
Nishitateyama
220cm
Okushiga Kogen
250cm
Sun Valley
170cm
Takamagahara Mammoth
220cm
Terakoya
200cm
Yakebitaiyama
220cm
Yokoteyama
250cm
Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Wednesday 18th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 559cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 215cm reported on 18 days January 2017 snowfall 317cm reported on 15 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.