Shiga Kogen Now: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
- Jan 23, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 505cm
Posted on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Original morning report
Morning from Shiga Kogen.
Moderate snowfall as we approach 9am and the kind that feels like it is going to be building up nicely.
Bit of a wind. Cold, but not crazy cold.
But yes, it feels like this might be the start of the storm we're all expecting lots from.
Anyway for now there's 12cm to report...
Hopefully lots more over the next few days. The forecast is still good for lots of snow.
And I will of course let you know.
Update early afternoon: Kusatsu Shirane eruption
It is starting to make international news so you might be hearing about this.
There was a volcanic eruption at Mt Shirane this morning and with an associated avalanche there have been some injuries over at the Kusatsu Kokusai ski resort.
Mt Shirane and the Kusatsu Kokusai ski resort are geographically close Shiga Kogen, though not connected. The nearest ski resort area of Shiga Kogen is Yokoteyama in the southern area. There does not seem to be any disruption over on this Shiga Kogen side of the mountain. And with the wind blowing from a westerly direction, any ash or rocks have been going over towards Kusatsu rather than Shiga Kogen. I did not feel anything either.
Anyway, thoughts with anyone involved in this situation and I hope to bring you further information in my report tomorrow.
Shiga Kogen Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 23rd January 2018 Total snowfall at base 505cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 47cm (4th January) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 6 days December 2017 snowfall 276cm reported on 21 days January 2018 snowfall 182cm reported on 17 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.