Shiga Kogen Now: Wednesday 27th December 2017
- Dec 27, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 33cm
Snowfall at base this season 249cm
Posted on Wednesday 27th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Shiga Kogen, enjoying a real blast of winter at the moment.
Big flakes of snow falling this morning and it has been building up quickly. It is one of those days when you ask different people and they'll all give you different opinions of how much snow we have got. Strong winds blowing the light snow around doesn't help in that respect!
My measurement is 23cm, though I am hearing anything from 15cm-40cm from different people. Bottom line - a nice new layer and it is still snowing so we are getting more by the hour.
I wouldn't be surprised if some lift operations are affected by these conditions though after just checking places seem to be open as planned for the moment. The only specific things I can confirm at the time of writing is that the Number 2 Gondola at Yakebitaiyama and the Gondola and a few lifts at Okushiga Kogen are affected by the wind and on hold.
Some of the official snow depths are... interesting. (For their comical value! Come on guys, let's try to keep them updated!)
:)
Full on winter and it should be with us for at least another day or more.
Shiga Kogen Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Wednesday 27th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 249cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 38cm (14th December) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 6 days December 2017 snowfall 202cm reported on 17 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.