Shiga Kogen Now: Saturday 4th January 2014
- Jan 4, 2014
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 166cm
Posted on Saturday 4th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
It's snowing nicely this morning in Shiga Kogen. Bit of a wind but not enough to affect lift operations as far as I can tell, and more importantly a layer of new snow -not deep but it's coming down and hopefully will be for the day. Due to the snow being blown about, more in some places than others, visibility is generally not so good this morning.
We are expecting the snow to clear up by tomorrow and might get to see the sun. A few days of calmer, clearer weather? That's what the local forecast is telling us at the moment. Further snow due later in the week.
Still bustling here, this being the last bit of new year. Monday should get back to being much quieter.
Official snow depth data:
Sun Valley:
110cm
Maruike:
110cm
Hasuike:
110cm
Giant:
100cm
Higashitateyama:
90cm
Hoppo Bundaira:
100cm
Takamagahara Mammoth:
120cm
Nishitateyama:
120cm
Ichinose Family:
120cm
Terakoya:
120cm
Ichinose Diamond:
120cm
Yakebitaiyama:
130cm
Okushiga Kogen:
110cm
Kumanoyu (skiers only):
105cm
Yokoteyama:
100cm
Shiga Kogen Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Saturday 4th January 2014 Total snowfall at base 166cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (22nd December) November 2013 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 145cm reported on 18 days January 2014 snowfall 20cm reported on 2 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.