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Shiga Kogen Now: Saturday 28th January 2023

  • Jan 28, 2023
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 26, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 23cm
Snowfall at base this season 315cm

Posted on Saturday 28th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


Lots of lovely light snow this morning, and it is still coming down at a moderate to heavy rate with limited visibility and cold temperatures. There is some wind but it doesn't seem to be affecting lifts, though some are delayed opening due to the general conditions we have early on.


Yakebitaiyama were reporting 25cm of fresh snow as of 7:30am. There will be more than that in places (a friend who works on lifts said there's 'up to 50cm in places').


This snow will probably ease off and we might be lucky to get some breaks in the cloud at times tomorrow.



Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season

Data as of Saturday 28th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 315cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (25th January) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 109cm reported on 21 days January 2023 snowfall 200cm reported on 18 days




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