Shiga Kogen Now: Tuesday 20th March 2018
- Mar 20, 2018
- 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 852cm
Posted on Tuesday 20th March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
It's great to see a bit of fresh snowfall here in Shiga Kogen this morning. A bit wet as it's relatively mild, but snow all the same. And there may be a bit more snow for us to get before we arrive at the weekend. Fingers crossed everyone.
It is snowing right now.
'Planned closing dates' information for resorts in Shiga Kogen. Basically:
- all ski areas in Shiga Kogen plan to be at least part open until the end of March;
- a bunch of resorts will be open on specific dates (usually weekends and Golden Week) once we get into April;
- the remaining resorts will be open daily until 6th May and beyond that (they will close when there's not enough snow left to ski or board!)
Shiga Kogen Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 20th March 2018 Total snowfall at base 852cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 76 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (18th February) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 6 days December 2017 snowfall 276cm reported on 21 days January 2018 snowfall 326cm reported on 25 days February 2018 snowfall 189cm reported on 19 days March 2018 snowfall 14cm reported on 5 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.