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Shiga Kogen Now: Thursday 2nd January 2020

  • Jan 2, 2020
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 83cm

Posted on Thursday 2nd January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Shiga Kogen.


Just a few cm of fresh snow to report, from the resorts Yakebitaiyama are reporting 5cm. Right now it is snowing lightly in some areas; eased off in others.


I'm taking a look at the forecast. Tomorrow night through Sunday shows potential for decent snowfall. What we are missing is consistent heavy snowfall, rather than small modest numbers.


But still... snow is not deep yet, but most areas of Shiga Kogen are now at least part open. This morning the official site seems to be proclaiming that all areas of Shiga Kogen are inter-connected open, apart from some steeper areas.


It looks like the connection between Hasuike over to Giant is now open. Yey.



Shiga Kogen Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Thursday 2nd January 2020 Total snowfall at base 83cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (28th December) November 2019 snowfall 20cm reported on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 59cm reported on 10 days January 2020 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 days




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