Shiga Kogen Now: Thursday 22nd January 2026
- Jan 22
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 34cm
Snowfall at base this season 393cm
Posted on Thursday 22nd January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Hello from Shiga Kogen.
It's a cold and snowy mid-winter style morning, I am happy to report.
Lots of fresh snow with much of it being blown around and so one of those mornings where pinning down one number is muzukashii.
Yakebitaiyama was early morning reporting 20cm but there will have been a fair bit more since then (I imagine).
Kumanoyu seems to be saying 30-50cm of fresh.
Sounds good.
We might get a bit of sun tomorrow morning, according to some forecasts, but it should be back to the snow over the weekend.
Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 22nd January 2026 Total snowfall at base 393cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 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 189cm reported on 16 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.