Shiga Kogen Now: Saturday 2nd May 2026
- May 2
- 2 min read
Updated: May 6
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 680cm
Posted on Saturday 2nd May 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Shiga Kogen.
It's still windy this morning, but clearer and sunny.
Yesterday Yakebitaiyama was closed due to the horrid weather, and they also announced that they won't be re-opening. So 30th April was effectively the last day of the season for that ski area.
Rain and strong southerly winds really eat up the snow.
(But have said all that, there was actually a bit of snow falling overnight. No cm to report, at least around the main areas).
Okushiga Kogen and Kumanoyu both still plan to be open until Wednesday. If there's any change to that, I'll let you know. Yokoteyama and Shibutoge plan to continue beyond that. As far as I can tell, they are all planning on being open this morning.
*** Update: Okushiga Kogen lifts on hold. Other lifts might also be affected.
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Plans to be part open daily until 6th May:
Kumanoyu
Okushiga Kogen
Plans to be part open daily until mid-May:
Yokoteyama
Shibutoge
Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 2nd May 2026 Total snowfall at base 680cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 69 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 337cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 97cm reported on 12 days March 2026 snowfall 32cm reported on 10 days April 2026 snowfall 10cm reported on 3 days May 2026 snowfall 0cm |
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.