Shiga Kogen Now: Thursday 1st January 2026
- Jan 1, 2026
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 206cm
Posted on Thursday 1st January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Happy new year!
Cloudy start this morning with a few gaps at times. It has been snowing lightly but nothing really significant. The snow clouds kept well to the north of where we are.
We should be getting some over the next few days, though I don't dare to say clearly what we should expect.
At the moment we have some cloud with blue sky in places
The situation feels difficult to read!
Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 1st January 2026 Total snowfall at base 206cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 46cm (on 27th December) November 2025 snowfall 43cm reported on 8 days December 2025 snowfall 161cm reported on 13 days January 2026 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day |
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.