Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 30th December 2016
- Dec 30, 2016
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 22, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 25cm
Snowfall at base this season 239cm
Posted on Friday 30th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Another happy report for you this morning from Shiga Kogen where we have another solid (at least) 25cm of snow since yesterday. I have spoken to a few people from around different areas, with one (the overly-positive one!) saying 45cm. Bottom line - another decent amount of fresh on the ground.
I can't quite believe that a few areas have their official snow depth still stuck on 40cm - Hasuike on 20cm! - but there you go. I suppose it's good that they don't 'over-report', just wish they wouldn't 'under-report' either! I'll try not to go on about that too often, promise. ;)
I'm in a good mood and looking forward to some fine skiing today. It's cold out there, extra layers recommended.
It's getting busy now for New Year. Conditions should be very good so it will be a happy bunch of people who are here. The forecast predicts calmer, clearer and not as cold conditions for over the New Year, and some good looking snowfall around Tuesday.
Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Friday 30th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 239cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (24th December) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 212cm reported on 17 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.