Shiga Kogen Now: Monday 27th February 2017
- Feb 27, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 22, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 999cm
Posted on Monday 27th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
We did in the end get a bit of fresh snow yesterday but this morning we are back to blue skies and sunshine with a bit of cloud.
Not really much else to report... may be a snow shower here or there tonight and tomorrow but generally calm weather and a chance of sun over the next few days. Next snowfall due Thursday.
The weekend crowds are gone and things are quieter.
Oh yes, I heard that the weather folk have announced their 6 month forecast. What's most important to us of course is what happens in March and April and the forecast generally seems to be for temperatures to be a bit higher than average. That's all very vague of course, but thought I would just share it.
We'll take it day by day here right through until May!
Official snow depths numbers reported by different areas of Shiga Kogen:
Please note that these numbers are the official numbers that ski resorts publish.
Also that they often don't update daily and don't reflect the amount of fresh snow falling!
Giant
250cm
Higashitateyama
280cm
Ichinose Family
280cm
Ichinose Diamond
280cm
Kumanoyu
340cm
Maruike
220cm
Nishitateyama
280cm
Okushiga Kogen
290cm
Sun Valley
220cm
Takamagahara Mammoth
290cm
Terakoya
280cm
Yakebitaiyama
320cm
Yokoteyama
320cm
Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Monday 27th February 2017 Total snowfall at base 999cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 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 |
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.