Shiga Kogen Now: Saturday 6th April 2013
- Apr 6, 2013
- 3 min read
Updated: Feb 19
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 539cm
Weather overview Cloud, rain in places
Wind Moderate+
Temperature -
Visibility Fair
Posted on Saturday 6th April 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
It's all very limited this morning. Strong winds are seeing to that. Rain as well from here in Kumanoyu where I am at the moment and for tonight rain and those strong winds are forecast to continue. Seems that lots of central Japan is getting much of the same today.
This will fingers crossed ease off later in the day tomorrow and we should be back to calmer weather conditions early in the coming week.
Official resort snow depths as of Saturday 6th April 2013 AM:
Yokoteyama:
180cm
Shibutoge:
180cm
Kumanoyu:
175cm
Sun Valley:
80cm
Maruike:
80cm
Giant:
120cm
Mammoth:
150cm
Ichinose Family:
160cm
Ichinose Diamond:
155cm
Yakebitaiyama:
190cm
Okushiga Kogen:
190cm
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Here are the latest lift operation plans for the resorts around Shiga Kogen, as of Monday 1st April. Please note that they are of course subject to change and in particular snow conditions.
Sun Valley:
Number 1 quad open until April 4th, then April 6th and 7th.
Number 3 lift open morning of April 2nd, April 3rd, and morning of April 4th.
Higashitateyama:
Open on April 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and April 27th until May 6th.
Nishitateyama:
Number 2 triple open on mornings of April 27th until May 6th.
Terakoya:
Open on April 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and April 27th until May 6th.
Mammoth:
Quad open until May 6th.
Number 2 triple lift open until April 7th and then April 25th-27th.
Tanne no mori okujo:
Open until April 2nd and then open on April 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th and April 26th until May 6th.
Ichinose Family:
Quad open until May 6th.
Number 2 Pair A line open April 10th-15th, April 17th-22nd, April 24th-25th.
Number 2 Pair B line open until April 9th and then open April 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 23rd and then April 26t until May 6th.
Ichinose Diamond:
Quad lift open until April 7th and then on April 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and then April 27th until May 6th.
Ichinose Yamanokami:
Open until April 7th and then April 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and then April 27th until May 6th.
Yakebitaiyama:
Number 1 Gondola open until April 7th.
Number 2 Gondola open until April 7th and then April 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and then April 27th until 6th May.
Number 2 high speed lift open until April 7th and then April 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and then April 27th until 6th May.
Number 3 high speed lift open April 5th-7th.
Number 4 romance lift open when the Number 2 Gondola is not running.
Okushiga Kogen:
Gondola until May 6th.
Number 2 and 3 pair lifts until 6th May.
Number 1 pair until April 7th.
Number 4 pair lift until April 7th and then April 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and April 27th until May 6th.
Kumanoyu:
Number 1 pair lift open until May 6th.
Number 2 pair lift open until May 12th.
Number 3 quad lift open April 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st and then April 27th until May 6th.
Yokoteyama & Shibutoge:
Yokoteyama Number 1 Sky lift open until 6th May.
Yokoteyama Number 2, 3 Sky, Shibutoge romance lifts open until late May (basically as long as they can open).
Shiga Kogen Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 6th April 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 539cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 15th January) November 2012 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 193cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 158cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 60cm reported on 6 days April 2013 snowfall 0cm |
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.