Shiga Kogen Now: Thursday 29th January 2026
- Jan 29
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 497cm
Posted on Thursday 29th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
It's quite bright at the moment but snowing in places.
Possible heavier snow overnight tonight with snow expected to continue falling until tomorrow night or Saturday morning.
Keeping cold.
Lots of large school trips around!
Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 29th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 497cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 43cm reported on 8 days December 2025 snowfall 161cm reported on 13 days January 2026 snowfall 293cm 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.