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Shiga Kogen Now: Saturday 1st April 2017

  • Apr 1, 2017
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 1139cm

Posted on Saturday 1st April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


A bit of fresh snowfall is a good way to start April!


Yes, there's some cm on the ground and I see Kumanoyu are reporting 5-10cm of fresh this morning. And it is snowing right now.


Visibility generally poor this morning.


Tomorrow the forecast tells us to expect sunshine and clear skies... should be a good day.


Nishitateyama, Hasuike and Kidoike areas are now closed with a few more closing for the season at the end of tomorrow.


Still, most areas remain open for the weekend and there's definitely no shortage of snow!



Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Saturday 1st April 2017 Total snowfall at base 1139cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 88 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 485cm reported on 24 days February 2017 snowfall 272cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 136cm reported on 19 days April 2017 snowfall 4cm reported on 1 day




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