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Shiga Kogen Now: Monday 30th January 2017

  • Jan 30, 2017
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 22, 2025

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


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 690cm

Posted on Monday 30th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


We almost avoided rain up here in Shiga Kogen - but not quite. Rain earlier on turned into sleet and is now snowing. A fairly wet and heavy kind of snow, but it's much better than rain so we'll take it. With the forecasts telling us to expect temperatures to drop and the chance of heavy snow overnight tonight, I am hoping that in my report tomorrow I might be able to talk of a decent amount of fresh snowfall on the ground.


Fairly regular snowfall seems to be lined up on the forecast through the week as well with a return to much colder conditions.



Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season

Data as of Monday 30th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 690cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 70cm (15th January) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 215cm reported on 18 days January 2017 snowfall 448cm reported on 23 days




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