Shiga Kogen Now: Monday 23rd March 2015
- Mar 23, 2015
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 707cm
Posted on Monday 23rd March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Fresh snow and cold conditions. Feels a bit like winter again. Yakebitaiyama posting a temperature of -10C.
And a big change from the weather of the last few days.
A few cm on the top of cars that have been here overnight and snow is continuing to fall from the skies now.
Snow hopefully is going to be falling at least into tomorrow and some strong winds possible tomorrow too.
Planned night floodlit skiing at Shiga Kogen resort areas:
Ichinose Family:
Every day until March 29th
Ichinose Diamond:
Every Saturday until March 28th
Kumanoyu:
Every Saturday until March 28t
PLANNED RESORT CLOSING DATES
Open until Tuesday 31st March
Hasuike
Kidoike
Nishitateyama
At least part open until Wednesday April 1st
Maruike:
Number 2 pair lift open until March 31st, Number 1 triple lift open until April 1st)
At least part open until Sunday April 5th
Bunadaira:
The Bunadaira quad lift will be open until March 29th; the quad open until April 5th
Giant
Higashitateyama
Sun Valley:
The Housaka Number 3 lift will be open until March 31st
At least part open until Sunday April 12th
Ichinose Yamanokami:
Open daily until April 5th and then open on April 11th and 12th
At least part open until Wednesday May 6th
Ichinose Diamond:
The Diamond triple lift will be open until April 3rd.
The Diamond quad lift will be open until March 31st, and then open on April 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th and from April 25th until May 6th.
Ichinose Family:
The Ichinose Number 3 quad will be open until 29th March.
The Ichinose Quad and Ichinose Number 2B pair lifts will be open daily until May 6th.
Takamagahara Mammoth:
The Takamagahara Number 3 pair lift will be open until March 31st.
The Takamagahara Number 2 triple lift will be open until April 5th.
The Takamagahara Quad will be open daily until April 12th, and then open on April 18th, 19th, and from April 25th until May 6th.
Okushiga Kogen:
The Okushiga Number 6 lift will be open until March 31st.
The Okushiga Number 1 pair lift will be open until April 5th.
The Okushiga Number 4 pair lift will be open until April 5th, and then on April 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th and 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 daily until April 5th; and then on April 11th, 12th and April 25th until May 6th
Terakoya:
Both lifts open daily until March 31st.
After that, they will be open on April 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th and then April 25th until May 6th
Yakebitaiyama:
Open until April 5th and then on April 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th and then April 25th until May 6th
The Yakebitaiyama Gondola will run until April 5th.
Beyond Wednesday 6th May
Kumanoyu:
Kumanoyu Number 3 quad open until April 5th and then on April 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th and 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
Shiga Kogen Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Monday 23rd March 2015 Total snowfall at base 707cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 62 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 82cm reported on 10 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.