Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 30th December 2022
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 26, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 115cm
Posted on Friday 30th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Light snow falling this morning. There wasn't as much snow overnight as we were told to expect. Yakebitaiyama are reporting 5-10cm of fresh snow and Kumanoyu are reporting 5cm.
There's a likelihood of clear skies over the weekend before more snow forecast for the night of 1st January.
According to the official site this morning, the only ski area of Shiga Kogen that remains closed is Terakoya. You get to Terakoya via Ichinose Family or Higashidateyama, and they are both now open, so not sure what the deal is with Terakoya. I'll let you know if I find out anything...
Apart from Terakoya, all of the ski areas are open with most of the main runs now available.
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Ichinose Family
- Official snow depth: 50cm
Kumanoyu
- Official snow depth: 60cm
Nishitateyama
- Official snow depth: 30cm
Okushiga Kogen
- Official snow depth: 70cm
Takamagahara Mammoth
- Official snow depth: 50cm
Yakebitaiyama
- Official snow depth: 60cm
Yokoteyama
- Official snow depth: 70cm
Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Friday 30th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 115cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 17cm (26th December) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 109cm 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.