Shiga Kogen Now: Monday 18th March 2019
- Mar 18, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 663cm
Posted on Monday 18th March 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Shiga Kogen.
It's another cold start to the day with a little fresh snow as well. Yakebitaiyama are reporting 10cm.
With the sun out and clear blue skies, it is going to warm up pretty quickly and the next few days looks like warmth and sunshine will be what we generally get.
More info has been added below to the planned closing dates.
The below information is manually checked for each report.
Official snow depth numbers are as reported by the ski resorts themselves.
Giant
- Official snow depth: 180cm
Hasuike
- Official snow depth: 140cm
Hoppo Bunadaira
- Official snow depth: 180cm
Higashitateyama
- Official snow depth: 190cm
Ichinose Diamond
- Official snow depth: 205cm
Ichinose Family
- Official snow depth: 205cm
Ichinose Yamanokami
- Official snow depth: 205cm
Kumanoyu
- Official snow depth: 190cm
Maruike
- Official snow depth: 140cm
Nishitateyama
- Official snow depth: 180cm
Okushiga Kogen
- Official snow depth: 210cm
Sun Valley
- Official snow depth: 150cm
Takamagahara Mammoth
- Official snow depth: 205cm
Tannenomori Okojo
- Official snow depth: 205cm
Terakoya
- Official snow depth: 210cm
Yakebitaiyama
- Official snow depth: 215cm
Yokoteyama
- Official snow depth: 200cm
** Planned closing dates - all subject to change, depending on conditions **
Giant
Hasuike
Higashitateyama
Hoppo Bunadaira
Maruike
Nishitateyama
Sun Valley
Until 31st March
Takamagahara Mammoth
Number 2 triple and Number 3 pair - until 31st March (weekends only)
Quad lift - until 7th April; 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Tannenomori Okojo
Until 31th March; 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Ichinose Family
Number 3 quad - until 24th March (closed Tuesdays)
Number 2 pair A - until 31st March
Quad and Number 2 pair B - until 6th May
Terakoya
Until 31st March; 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Ichinose Diamond
Yamanokami Number 2 pair - until 7th April
Diamond pair and quad - until 7th April; 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Kumanoyu
Number 1 pair - until 14th April
Number 3 quad - until 31st March; 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Number 2 pair A line - until 12th May
Yokoteyama / Shibutoge
Number 6 lift - already closed
Number 5 lift - until 29th March
Number 4 pair lift - every Saturday from 1st April
Number 1 Sky A and B - until 6th May
Number 2 Sky - beyond 6th May
Number 3 Sky - beyond 6th May
Shibutoge - beyond 6th May
Okushiga Kogen
Number 6 pair lift - until 31st March and then 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Number 1 pair lift - until 7th April
Number 4 pair lift - until 7th April and then 12th, 13th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 21st April; 27th April until 6th May
Number 2 high speed pair - until 6th May
Number 3 high speed pair - until 6th May
Gondola - until 6th May
Yakebitaiyama
Number 3 - until 24th March
Number 2 Gondola - until 7th April
Number 4 romance lift - operating when the Number 2 gondola is not operating
Number 1 Gondola - until 6th May
Number 2 high speed lift - until 6th May
Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Monday 18th March 2019 Total snowfall at base 663cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 66 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (27th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 312cm reported on 23 days February 2019 snowfall 97cm reported on 13 days March 2019 snowfall 82cm reported on 12 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.