Shiga Kogen Now: Thursday 23rd April 2015
- Apr 23, 2015
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 21, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 756cm
Posted on Thursday 23rd April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Fine and clear sunny skies this morning in Shiga Kogen.
Apart from the chance of a bit of rain tomorrow and more cloud, we're hoping for more like today over the coming weekend.
The section of Route 292 that connects Shiga Kogen with Gunma Prefecture opens tomorrow morning (Friday 24th) with - if I am not mistaken - a bit of a ceremony planned at 10am. After that, you can drive through between Shiga Kogen and Kusatsu in Gunma.
Ichinose Diamond:
The Diamond quad lift will be open from April 25th until May 6th.
Ichinose Family:
The Ichinose Quad and Ichinose Number 2B pair lifts will be open daily until May 6th.
Takamagahara Mammoth:
The Takamagahara Quad will be open on from April 25th until May 6th.
Okushiga Kogen:
The Okushiga Number 4 pair lift will be open from April 25th until May 6th.
The Okushiga Number 2 pair lift and Okushiga Number 3 pair lift and Gondola will all be open daily until May 6th.
Tannenomori Okujo:
Open from April 25th until May 6th
Terakoya:
Open from April 25th until May 6th
Yakebitaiyama:
Open from April 25th until May 6th
Beyond Wednesday 6th May
Kumanoyu:
Kumanoyu Number 3 quad open from April 25th until May 6th
Kumanoyu Number 1 and 2 pair lifts open until May 6th and beyond
Yokoteyama-Shibutoge:
Probably open until at least the end of May and possibly beyond
Shiga Kogen Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Thursday 23rd April 2015 Total snowfall at base 756cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 66 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (18th December) November 2014 snowfall 10cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 257cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 144cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 214cm reported on 15 days March 2015 snowfall 119cm reported on 12 days April 2015 snowfall 12cm reported on 2 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.