Shiga Kogen Now: Thursday 27th April 2017
- Apr 27, 2017
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 22, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1157cm
Posted on Thursday 27th April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Hello and good morning from Shiga Kogen.
It's keeping cold.
And guess what, there was even a bit more snow falling last night. It doesn't feel like late April.
This morning it's generally cloudy, though forecasts do talk of clearer skies due for today. We can perhaps expect changeable weather conditions over the next few days. Please do keep an eye on the forecast page.
As we head into Golden Week and the end of April, the official snow depth at some of the resort areas is still around the 2m mark.
Impressive.
A few more ski lifts will be opening up for the weekend - for more details on what plans to be open for Golden Week see below. I believe it is up-to-date and correct but of course subject to change.
Anyway, have a good first-bit-of-Golden-Week.
During the winter season, the section of the Route 292 main road that connects Shiga Kogen (from Yokoteyama) with Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture is closed due to all the snow. That section of road has now re-opened which means that you can now get to Shiga Kogen via Gunma Prefecture from the east - either for spring skiing and snowboarding or just for sightseeing. The road has had to be 'cut out' of the snow meaning that in places there are impressive snow walls on either side.
Official snow depths numbers reported by different areas of Shiga Kogen:
Please note that these numbers are the official numbers that ski resorts publish.
Ichinose Family
170cm
Kumanoyu
220cm
Okushiga Kogen
160cm
Yokoteyama
200cm
Late season planned opening dates for Shiga Kogen resort areas (subject to change):
Takamagahara Mammoth
The quad lift plans to be operating until from 29th April until 7th May
Tannenomori Okojo
The quad lift plans to be operating from 29th April until 7th May
Ichinose Family
The Ichinose quad lift and Ichinose Number 2 pair B lifts plan to be operating until Sunday 7th May
Terakoya
The Terakoya lifts plan to be operating from 29th April until Sunday 7th May
Ichinose Diamond
The Ichinose Diamond quad lift plans to be operating from 29th April until Sunday 7th May
Okushiga Kogen
The Okushiga Kogen Number 4 pair lift plans to be operating from 29th April and 7th May
The Okushiga Kogen Gondola, Number 2, 3, and 6 pair lifts plan to be operating until Sunday 7th May
Kumanoyu
The Kumanoyu Number 1 pair lift plan to be operating until Sunday 7th May
The Kumanoyu Number 2 pair A and B lifts plan to be operating until Sunday 14th May
The Kumanoyu Number 3 quad lift plans to be operating from 29th April until 7th May
Yokoteyama & Shibutoge
The Yokoteyama Number 1 Sky A and B lifts plan to be operating until Sunday 7th May
The Yokoteyama Number 2 and 3 Sky lifts plan to be operating until late May
The Yokoteyama Number 4 pair lift plans to be operating until Sunday 7th May (may be closed on certain days)
The Shibutoge lift plans to be operating until late May
Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Thursday 27th April 2017 Total snowfall at base 1157cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 90 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 215cm reported on 18 days January 2017 snowfall 485cm reported on 24 days February 2017 snowfall 272cm reported on 21 days March 2017 snowfall 136cm reported on 19 days April 2017 snowfall 22cm 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.