Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 24th April 2026
- Apr 24
- 2 min read
Updated: May 2
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 680cm
Posted on Friday 24th April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Some parts of Shiga Kogen actually got some snow yesterday/last night and I can see a slight dusting. Looks like upper areas like Yokoteyama might have even got several new cm.
From tomorrow we'll be experiencing some warmer temps again.
Along with Takamagahara Mammoth ski area, Terakoya ski area was planning on being open weekends and golden week... but it has also announced that it is now closed for the season.
The list below has been updated - all are now part open.
Update:
Sunday 26th April is going to be the last day of the season for skiing at Ichinose Family.
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Plans to be part open daily until 6th May:
Kumanoyu
Okushiga Kogen
Yakebitaiyama
Plans to be part open daily until mid-May:
Yokoteyama
Shibutoge
Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 24th April 2026 Total snowfall at base 680cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 69 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 43cm reported on 8 days December 2025 snowfall 161cm reported on 13 days January 2026 snowfall 337cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 97cm reported on 12 days March 2026 snowfall 32cm reported on 10 days April 2026 snowfall 10cm reported on 3 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.