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Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 6th January 2023

  • Jan 6, 2023
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano


New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 170cm

Posted on Friday 6th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Shiga Kogen.


It started snowing early morning.


Okushiga are reporting 5cm of fresh snow this morning, with Kumanoyu (the other ski area that reports these things) not reporting any at 7am.


At the moment visibility is limited in some areas and decent in others. It's all very grey/white/silver. Weekend visitors might be pleased to hear that we may get to see the sun tomorrow morning. Would be great if we got a layer of fresh before then, though we are not expecting much today.


In ski area news, the Shibutoge pair lift looks like it will be closed for the day. It will be back open by tomorrow.



Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season

Data as of Friday 6th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 170cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (4th January) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 109cm reported on 21 days January 2023 snowfall 55cm reported on 5 days




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