Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 31st January 2020
- Jan 31, 2020
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 180cm
Posted on Friday 31st January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Morning!
We have fresh snow. Yakebitaiyama are reporting 5cm. Kumanoyu are reporting 10cm.
(Why do Japanese ski resorts always seem to report snowfall in units of 5cm? I can never get my head round that. What does an actual 7.5cm end up as? 5cm or 10cm? Actually I think I know the answer to that one...!)
Anyway it started later in the day yesterday and has been snowing this morning too - though there's also some breaks in the clouds and even some sun shining through in places. No offense, lovely sun, but we'd like you to take a break while the snow continues please!
Having said that, there is some moderate snow coming down over at the Okushiga Kogen area right now. So there's varying conditions this morning depending on which part of Shiga Kogen you are in.
Heavier snow is due overnight tonight; hopefully across the entire region.
Almost all courses and connections at Shiga Kogen are now open with just a few minor exceptions.
Shiga Kogen Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Friday 31st January 2020 Total snowfall at base 180cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 20cm reported on 5 days December 2019 snowfall 59cm reported on 10 days January 2020 snowfall 101cm reported on 13 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.