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Shiga Kogen Now: Tuesday 21st February 2023

  • Feb 21, 2023
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 26, 2025

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


New snowfall at base 45cm
Snowfall at base this season 498cm

Posted on Tuesday 21st February 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


It's a mid-winter morning with heavy snow, blowing wind, cold temps and limited to poor visibility. Not very friendly conditions out there, but this storm is bringing us a lot of snow and a complete reset.


Some lifts are on hold at the start of the day due to the weather conditions.


At 8am, Yakebitaiyama were reporting about 40cm of new snowfall at base (since last night) with over 50cm higher up. (They were reporting 40cm in the middle of the night, but it's unclear how those line up due to heavy snow since then). A lot. Kumanoyu are also reporting 40cm.


If we get sun tomorrow like forecasts show, should be amazing.



Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season

Data as of Tuesday 21st February 2023 Total snowfall at base 498cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (21st February) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 109cm reported on 21 days January 2023 snowfall 231cm reported on 21 days February 2023 snowfall 152cm reported on 11 days




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