Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 5th December 2025
- Dec 5, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 76cm
Posted on Friday 5th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good snowy news once again this morning as the early season shapes up nicely - for now, anyway. (Don't want to jinx it!)
Today the Takamagahara Mammoth and Ichinose Family ski areas are going to be part open and join in the fun.
With Yokoteyama and Kumanoyu both also part open, there are now 4 different ski areas in Shiga Kogen part open.
Yakebitaiyama is also planning on being part open from tomorrow.
And the Opening Festival will be held at Ichinose Family tomorrow.
A whirlwind of activity!
Full details of what is open tomorrow once things calm down... we expect clearer skies and sunshine over the weekend.
Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 5th December 2025 Total snowfall at base 76cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 19cm (on 19th November) November 2025 snowfall 43cm reported on 8 days December 2025 snowfall 33cm 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.