Shiga Kogen Now: Saturday 19th February 2022
- Feb 19, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 26, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 961cm
Posted on Saturday 19th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
The snow eventually eased off yesterday, perhaps continuing for longer than expected, and there has been no more overnight.
It's cloudy but quite bright morning here. There's quite a few cars coming up Route 292 at the start of the day.
Snow on the forecast from later tonight again!
Official snow depth numbers (as reported by ski areas)
Higashidateyama
Official snow depth: 240cm
Ichinose Family
Official snow depth: 250cm
Kumanoyu
Official snow depth: 295cm
Maruike
Official snow depth: 200cm
Nishidateyama
Official snow depth: 220cm
Okushiga Kogen
Official snow depth: 270cm
Takamagahara Mammoth
Official snow depth: 210cm
Yakebitaiyama
Official snow depth: 280cm
Yokoteyama/Shibutoge
Official snow depth: 290cm
Shiga Kogen Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Saturday 19th February 2022 Total snowfall at base 961cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 65cm (1st January) November 2021 snowfall 58cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 239cm reported on 17 days January 2022 snowfall 426cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 238cm reported on 16 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.