Shiga Kogen Now: Wednesday 28th February 2024
- Feb 28, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 30cm
Snowfall at base this season 499cm
Posted on Wednesday 28th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Morning from Shiga Kogen.
Yesterday, the snow that fell all day with strong winds blowing it all around making measurements difficult.
Here's what the ski areas are saying this morning:
Kumanoyu: 50cm fresh snow
Yakebitaiyama: 30cm fresh since closing yesterday (and more during the day); up to 70cm in some wind-blown
Okushiga Kogen: 70cm of snow over the last few days
I'm going with 30cm from a few samples around my place, but again I must stress that there is going to be real variations today. But, zoom out, the great news is all this new snow.
More snow is due into the weekend. It has been a very good end to the month. Let's hope March can keep that up!
(Top tip: ignore most of the official snow depth numbers, they never seem that bothered to update them)
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
All of the ski areas in Shiga Kogen are open.
Ichinose Family
Official snow depth: 110cm
Kumanoyu
Official snow depth: 185cm
Okushiga Kogen
Official snow depth: 120cm
Takamagahara Mammoth
Official snow depth: 155cm
Yakebitaiyama
Shiga Kogen Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Wednesday 28th February 2024 Total snowfall at base 499cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (16th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 95cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 259cm reported on 21 days February 2024 snowfall 113cm reported on 14 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.