Shiga Kogen Now: Monday 31st March 2014
- Mar 31, 2014
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 655cm
Posted on Monday 31st March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
We got rained on yesterday, but... it turned into snow for a while and there's just a thin layer to show for it and snow on the roads. It is still snowing lightly too, but feels like it is going to ease off and indeed the forecast has us down for some sunny conditions later today and tomorrow too.
It's the last day of the season for a number of resort areas and lifts today as noted below.
Maruike:
Until 31st March
Hasuike:
Until 31st March
Nishitateyama:
Until 31st March
Higashitateyama:
Until 31st March
Sun Valley:
Number 2 lift - closed
Number 3 lift - until 31st March
Number 1 lift - until 6th April
Tannenomori:
Number 8 quad lift - until 3rd April and then 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th April; 26th April until 6th May
Giant:
Until 6th April
Happo Bunadaira:
Bunadaira quad - until 31st March
Happo quad - until 6th April
Ichinose Diamond:
Diamond triple lift - until 4th April
Diamond quad lift - until 6th April; then on weekends and 26th April until 6th May.
Connecting - until 31st March
Ichinose Family:
Ichinose Number 2 Pair A - until 31st March
Ichinose Number 3 quad - until 31st March
Ichinose Number 2 Pair B - until 6th May
Ichinose quad - until 6th May
Ichinose Yamanokami:
Until 6th April and then weekends and 26th April until 6th May
Terakoya:
Quad lift - until 31st March and then weekends and 26th April until 6th May
Pair lift - until 31st March and then weekends and 26th April until 6th May
Mammoth:
Number 3 pair lift - until 31st March
Quad lift - until 6th April and then weekends and 26th April until 6th May
Triple lift - until 6th April and then weekdays until 25th April; and then 3rd-6th May
Kidoike:
Until 31st March
Okushiga Kogen:
Number 6 pair lift - until 30th March
Number 1 pair lift - until 6th April
Number 4 pair lift - until 6th April and then 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th April and 26th April until 6th May
Number 2 and 3 pair lifts - until 6th May
Gondola - until 6th May
Yakebitaiyama, Yokoteyama and Kumanoyu are yet to announce details.
Yokoteyama is usually able to remain open until late May.
Shiga Kogen Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Monday 31st March 2014 Total snowfall at base 655cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 71 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (19th January; 15th and 16th February) November 2013 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 145cm reported on 18 days January 2014 snowfall 188cm reported on 21 days February 2014 snowfall 208cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 113cm reported on 14 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.