Shiga Kogen Now: Monday 3rd May 2021
- May 3, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 25, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 702cm
Posted on Monday 3rd May 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Hello from Shiga Kogen.
Fresh snow in Golden Week! It has been really odd weather these last few days but the most important thing to say is that I can see fresh snow. And it's actually pretty cold.
Kumanoyu and Yakebitaiyama don't seem to be reporting the fresh stuff, but I have just measured 3cm and there is more than that in places. Though the main roads are clear. I imagine this will be the last snow of the season but it has given us a brief 'fresh' look which is always great to see.
The following ski areas are part open:
- Kumanoyu
- Yokoteyama / Shibutoge
- Terakoya
- Okushiga Kogen
- Ichinose Family
- Takamagahara Mammoth
- Yakebitaiyama
They plan to keep going until Wednesday.
Fine weather is forecast for tomorrow.
Kumanoyu and Yokoteyama plan to remain open beyond that date. I'll update you on the situation later in the week.
Shiga Kogen Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Monday 3rd May 2021 Total snowfall at base 702cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (31st December) November 2020 snowfall 12cm reported on 4 days December 2020 snowfall 216cm reported on 15 days January 2021 snowfall 233cm reported on 17 days February 2021 snowfall 216cm reported on 18 days March 2021 snowfall 17cm reported on 5 days April 2021 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day May 2021 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day |
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.