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Shiga Kogen Now: Sunday 22nd May 2022

  • May 22, 2022
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 26, 2025

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


New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1111cm

Posted on Sunday 22nd May 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


Original report & photos from 22nd May:


Hello from Shiga Kogen.


Some dull weather at the moment some sprinklings of rain earlier. Let's have some sunshine please!


The Shibutoge lift plans to continue beyond that until 5th June. They sure like their long and late seasons at that area!


This is my last report of the season. It will be updated once there is confirmed news about the last day of the season for the Shibutoge lift.


Be sure to check out all the archive reports and interesting data using the above links.


Thanks for reading. The reports will be back later in the year.


*** Update on 23rd May:


Yokoteyama closed for the season at the end of 22nd May. Shibutoge will definitely be open until 5th June, and they are hinting that they may even be open beyond that!


*** Update on 23rd June:


Today (Friday 23rd June) is the last day of the season for Shibutoge. It has been a long one (197 days for Shibutoge!)


See you all in November when it all starts up again.



Shiga Kogen Now 2021-2022 season

Data as of Sunday 22nd May 2022 Total snowfall at base 1111cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 80 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 65cm (1st January) November 2021 snowfall 58cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 239cm reported on 17 days January 2022 snowfall 426cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 334cm reported on 22 days March 2022 snowfall 48cm reported on 10 days April 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 3 days May 2022 snowfall 0cm




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