Shiga Kogen Now: Thursday 7th May 2015
- May 7, 2015
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 21, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 756cm
Posted on Thursday 7th May 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Golden Week is now over as most people go back to work today after the holidays, and we are now left with just a limited selection of areas open - part of Okushiga Kogen, Kumanoyu and Yokoteyama-Shibutoge. More details below.
Some cloud around this morning but blue skies and the sun is out - the fine weather we experienced over Golden Week continues... with the snow melting away quickly, nature is taking hold with lots of plants and flower buds appearing.
We might get a bit of rain before the weekend but fine conditions are expected on Saturday and Sunday.
Okushiga Kogen:
Okushiga Number 2, Okushiga Number 3 open daily until May 10th
Kumanoyu:
Kumanoyu Number 2 pair lift open until May 10th
Yokoteyama-Shibutoge:
Yokoteyama Skylift 2 and 3 and Shibutoge lift open... not known until how long but beyond this weekend!
Shiga Kogen Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Thursday 7th May 2015 Total snowfall at base 756cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 66 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (18th December) November 2014 snowfall 10cm reported on 1 day December 2014 snowfall 257cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 144cm reported on 20 days February 2015 snowfall 214cm reported on 15 days March 2015 snowfall 119cm reported on 12 days April 2015 snowfall 12cm reported on 2 days May 2015 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.