Shiga Kogen Now: Sunday 21st May 2023
- May 21, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 28, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 584cm
Posted on Sunday 21st May 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Hello from Shiga Kogen on this last day of the season.
The Shiga Kogen ski season started (on 9th November 2022) and ended with that Number 4 lift and run at the Yokoteyama ski area. Considering the much-talked-about lower-than-average snowfall season, that's pretty impressive.
It has been a curious season, and in many ways, it has been a return to something like normality after the bleaker backdrop of the covid years. Of course, there are still lots of masks around in Japan, but there are also more people everywhere (that's my guess rather than confirmed stats). And there were definitely more friendly visitors from overseas.
It wasn't a bumper season in terms of snowfall, but that doesn't mean there wasn't good/great snow – I certainly got to enjoy a fair amount of that, and I hope you did too if you visited. Shiga Kogen benefits from being high up, so it is colder and less susceptible to rain when it is doing that lower down in the valleys.
Still, let's hope that we get more snow next year. We always want more, don't we?!
This is the last Shiga Kogen report of the season. There’s lots to do and see in Shiga Kogen when there is no snow, even if it is just escaping the unbearable summer heat of the cities!
I'll be back with you in November with any pre-season news. In the meantime, stay safe and thanks for reading.
Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Sunday 21st May 2023 Total snowfall at base 584cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 67 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 186cm reported on 15 days March 2023 snowfall 42cm reported on 6 days April 2023 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days May 2023 snowfall 0cm |
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.