Shiga Kogen Now: Thursday 26th January 2023
- Jan 26, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 26, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 11cm
Snowfall at base this season 283cm
Posted on Thursday 26th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
The snow has eased off and the wind has calmed down. It is still very cold and keeping the snow in top conditions.
Kumanoyu this morning are reporting 10cm of fresh snow and Yakebitaiyama are reporting 15cm (after reporting 60cm yesterday). There might well be more than that in places again due to the wind yesterday.
We have mixed conditions across the region this morning. It is still snowing lightly in places (Okushiga, for example), and in others it is quite bright and even sunny. We do expect a bit more snow today and then perhaps a lot more come tomorrow night. If that happens, there should be a good fresh layer ready for people coming for the weekend.
Please note that the official snow depth numbers below are the official snow depth numbers, as published by ski areas themselves. I check official websites each morning and update the information on this page.
In other areas of the site (for example the ski area listing pages), the information is automatically updated once a day - but it is still originating from ski areas.
New snowfall does not always mean that the snow depth numbers will change, for a number of reasons. Those reasons include where the numbers are recorded (groomed compacted areas, for example), disappearing/melting snow, or simply ski areas failing to update information regularly, etc. Some ski areas go for days on end without updating their snow depth numbers... even when there has been fresh snow.
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Ichinose Family
- Official snow depth: 110cm
Kumanoyu
- Official snow depth: 130cm
Okushiga Kogen
- Official snow depth: 150cm
Takamagahara Mammoth
- Official snow depth: 100cm
Yakebitaiyama
- Official snow depth: 160cm
Yokoteyama
- Official snow depth: 160cm
Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Thursday 26th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 283cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (25th January) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 109cm reported on 21 days January 2023 snowfall 168cm reported on 16 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.