Shiga Kogen Now: Wednesday 5th January 2022
- Jan 5, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 26, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 45cm
Snowfall at base this season 434cm
Posted on Wednesday 5th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Shiga Kogen.
It's still snowing! And the winds are still blowing. Not quite as much as they were, but it's still a bit wild outside.
Both Yakebitaiyama and Kumanoyu are reporting 40cm of fresh snow. I have measured more than that and there's way more than that in places where wind has been playing about with it.
Basically: a lot.
The conditions mean that some lifts are struggling to open, but hopefully things will calm down later this morning.
Tomorrow will be calmer and might even be bright and clear.
Needless to say, snow conditions should be excellent.
Shiga Kogen Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Wednesday 5th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 434cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 65cm (1st January) November 2021 snowfall 58cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 239cm reported on 17 days January 2022 snowfall 137cm reported on 5 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.