Shiga Kogen Now: Sunday 31st March 2013
- Mar 31, 2013
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 539cm
Weather overview Overcast
Wind Light
Temperature -
Visibility Very good
Posted on Sunday 31st March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
A chilly morning though not as much as yesterday. It was a foggy start again earlier on but has cleared up since then leaving us with a more cloudy and overcast morning - grey skies all round. Quite bright though and I see the sun shining through in places.
It should be sunny tomorrow and perhaps rain on Tuesday.
There's some private reserved stuff going on over at Yakebitaiyama today meaning that the Middle Course and Middle Connecting Course are not available (unless you're one of the group of course!)
Nighta operations planned for tonight at the following resort area:
Ichinose Family
Official resort snow depths as of Sunday 31st March 2013 AM:
Yokoteyama:
195cm
Shibutoge:
195cm
Kumanoyu:
190cm
Sun Valley:
100cm
Maruike:
100cm
Giant:
120cm
Mammoth:
150cm
Terakoya:
150cm
Ichinose Family:
170cm
Ichinose Diamond:
170cm
Yakebitaiyama:
190cm
Okushiga Kogen:
190cm
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Here are the latest lift operation plans for the resorts around Shiga Kogen, as of Saturday 30th March. Please note that they are of course subject to change and in particular snow conditions.
Sun Valley:
Number 1 quad open until April 4th, then April 6th and 7th.
Number 3 lift open until March 31st March, morning of April 2nd, April 3rd, and morning of April 4th.
Maruike:
Number 1 triple lift open until April 2nd.
Number 2 pair lift open until March 31st.
Hasuike:
Triple lift open until April 1st.
Ropetow open until March 31st.
Giant:
Open until April 5th.
Happo Bunadaira:
Open until March 31st.
Higashitateyama:
Open daily until March 31st and then open on April 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and April 27th until May 6th.
Nishitateyama:
Number 1 'hoodie', quad open until March 31st.
Number 2 triple open until March 31st and then mornings of April 27th until May 6th.
Terakoya:
Open daily until March 31st and then open on April 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and April 27th until May 6th.
Mammoth:
Quad open until May 6th.
Number 2 triple lift open until April 7th and then April 25th-27th.
Number 3 pair lift open until March 31st.
Tanne no mori okujo:
Open until April 2nd and then open on April 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th and April 26th until May 6th.
Ichinose Family:
Quad open until May 6th.
Number 3 quad open until March 31st.
Number 2 Pair A line open until March 31st and then open April 10th-15th, April 17th-22nd, April 24th-25th.
Number 2 Pair B line open until April 9th and then open April 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 23rd and then April 26t until May 6th.
Ichinose Diamond:
Quad lift open until April 7th and then on April 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and then April 27th until May 6th.
Triple lift open until March 31st.
Moving walkway open until March 31st.
Ichinose Yamanokami:
Open until April 7th and then April 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and then April 27th until May 6th.
Yakebitaiyama:
Number 1 Gondola open until April 7th.
Number 2 Gondola open until April 7th and then April 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and then April 27th until 6th May.
Number 2 high speed lift open until April 7th and then April 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and then April 27th until 6th May.
Number 3 high speed lift open until March 31st and then April 5th-7th.
Number 4 romance lift open when the Number 2 Gondola is not running.
Okushiga Kogen:
Gondola until May 6th.
Number 2 and 3 pair lifts until 6th May.
Number 1 pair until April 7th.
Number 4 pair lift until April 7th and then April 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and April 27th until May 6th.
Number 6 pair lift until 31st March.
Kumanoyu:
Number 1 pair lift open until May 6th.
Number 2 pair lift open until May 12th.
Number 3 quad lift open until March 31st and then April 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and then April 27th until May 6th.
Yokoteyama & Shibutoge:
Yokoteyama Number 1 Sky lift open until 6th May.
Yokoteyama Number 2, 3 Sky, Shibutoge romance lifts open until late May (basically as long as they can open).
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From 7th May onwards, special individual lift tickets are required at Kumanoyu and Yokoteyama - season tickets and all Shiga Kogen tickets not valid. At Kumanoyu they are 3000 yen (children 1500 yen) for a full day and 2000 yen (children 1000 yen) for half day. At Yokoteyama and Shibutoge they are 3000 yen (children free) for a full day and 2000 yen (children free) for half day.
Shiga Kogen Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Sunday 31st March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 539cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 15th January) November 2012 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 193cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 158cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 60cm reported on 6 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.