Shiga Kogen Now: Saturday 27th April 2019
- Apr 27, 2019
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 24, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 747cm
Posted on Saturday 27th April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Shiga Kogen.
It feels like winter again. Snow is falling!
Rain later yesterday turned into snow. The roads here in the Hasuike area are wet without a covering of snow, but there is some snow on the cars and resorts are reporting fresh snow on the courses - Kumanoyu are reporting 5cm of fresh snowfall. More of less depending on where you are. It is still snowing lightly and forecast to continue during the day today. Who'd have thought?!
It shouldn't be lasting beyond today though with sun likely tomorrow and slightly warmer conditions.
More lifts and areas opening from today for the Golden Week period which continues through until Monday 6th May. (A few lifts continuing beyond then).
Surely this will be the last snow of the season (right?!)
I'm going to enjoy watching it while I can....
The section of Route 292 road that connects the Yokoteyama area of Shiga Kogen with Kusatsu in Gunma Prefecture is now open - so you can now get to Shiga Kogen via Route 292 in Gunma Prefecture (weather permitting). Be aware that this stretch of road may close if there are icy conditions or snowfall. Please keep that in mind if you plan to use the road and check the latest weather reports.
** NOTE: The road appears to be closed this morning (Saturday) due to the weather conditions
** Planned closing dates - all subject to change, depending on conditions **
Takamagahara Mammoth
Quad lift - until 6th May
Tannenomori Okojo
Open until 6th May
Ichinose Family
Quad and Number 2 pair B - until 6th May
Terakoya
Open until 6th May
Ichinose Diamond
Diamond pair and quad - until 6th May
Kumanoyu
Number 3 quad - until 6th May
Number 2 pair A line - until 12th May
Yokoteyama / Shibutoge
Number 4 pair lift - every Saturday from 1st April
Number 1 Sky A and B - until 6th May
Number 2 Sky - beyond 6th May
Number 3 Sky - beyond 6th May
Shibutoge - beyond 6th May
Okushiga Kogen
Number 6 pair lift - until 6th May
Number 4 pair lift - until 6th May
Number 2 high speed pair - until 6th May
Number 3 high speed pair - until 6th May
Gondola - until 6th May
Yakebitaiyama
Number 4 romance lift - operating when the Number 2 gondola is not operating
Number 1 Gondola - until 6th May
Number 2 high speed lift - until 6th May
Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Saturday 27th April 2019 Total snowfall at base 747cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 77 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (27th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 312cm reported on 23 days February 2019 snowfall 97cm reported on 13 days March 2019 snowfall 106cm reported on 17 days April 2019 snowfall 60cm reported on 6 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.