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Shiga Kogen Now: Wednesday 20th January 2016

  • Jan 20, 2016
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 235cm

Posted on Wednesday 20th January 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


It's stormy again here in Shiga Kogen with more snow once again. Strong winds have blown it all around but on average I would say about 20cm of fresh.... and it is really coming down now as I sit here writing this. Great stuff. Not the kind of weather where I want to venture out on the slopes as it's heavy snow and gusty winds. It does look like some lifts are open with others on hold due to the conditions.


The last three days though has seen lots of snow fall and was just what we all needed. More numbers expected to add up before tomorrow and then regular snow through until Sunday when heavy snow is again on the forecast.


This is more like it!


Once the storm clears conditions should be really great.



Shiga Kogen Now 2015-2016 season

Data as of Wednesday 20th January 2016 Total snowfall at base 235cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (18th January) November 2015 snowfall 7cm reported on 3 days December 2015 snowfall 105cm reported on 17 days January 2016 snowfall 123cm reported on 11 days




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