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Shiga Kogen Now: Tuesday 19th January 2021

  • Jan 19, 2021
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 19cm
Snowfall at base this season 409cm

Posted on Tuesday 19th January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


Morning from Shiga Kogen.


It's snowing and rather windy this morning. It feels like mid winter again... though we are due milder temperatures once again in the run up to the weekend. Up and down!


For now though, it's (very) limited visibility and windy cold conditions for those braving them; but new snow too.


Yakebitaiyama are reporting 20-30cm; Kumanoyu is reporting 15cm.


As for lift operations, there might be a few closures this morning due to the conditions. As is often the case with Shiga Kogen, the information is somewhat fragmented like parts of puzzle that needs to be put together, but I see that Okushiga have some lifts on hold though their gondola is operating. Be aware that some lifts might not be moving.


So tomorrow we'll probably be back to sunshine and clearer conditions. With the fresh snow, conditions should be excellent too.



Shiga Kogen Now 2020-2021 season

Data as of Tuesday 19th January 2021 Total snowfall at base 409cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (31st December) November 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2020 snowfall 216cm reported on 15 days January 2021 snowfall 181cm reported on 12 days




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