Shiga Kogen Now: Sunday 4th January 2026
- Jan 4
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 236cm
Posted on Sunday 4th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
First up, worth noting that yesterday Okushiga Kogen was reporting 50-60cm of fresh snowfall. Nice.
It was snowing earlier on lightly, but has since been clearer with some blue sky and sun.
We should see more snowfall tomorrow.
Back to work for lots of people tomorrow, too, so it'll be a 'normal' Monday.
The official site still showing old data from last season, so the numbers below are not updated this morning.
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Official snow depths:
Ichinose Family
Official snow depth 70cm
Kumanoyu
Official snow depth 70cm
Takamagahara Mammoth
Official snow depth 50cm
Okushiga Kogen
Official snow depth: 70cm
Shibutoge
Official snow depth 100cm
Yakebitaiyama
Official snow depth: 80cm
Yokoteyama
Official snow depth 60cm
Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Sunday 4th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 236cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 46cm (on 27th December) November 2025 snowfall 43cm reported on 8 days December 2025 snowfall 161cm reported on 13 days January 2026 snowfall 32cm reported on 4 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.