Shiga Kogen Now: Wednesday 8th April 2026
- Apr 8
- 2 min read
Updated: May 2
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 680cm
Posted on Wednesday 8th April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Shiga Kogen.
It was fun to see some snow falling yesterday and while you can see that we had some (on roofs, upper trees, etc), it wasn't much. Perhaps up to 5cm in places.
Yakebitaiyama is closed today, but will be back open tomorrow.
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Ski area planned closing dates
All the dates below are the initial planned dates - subject to change depending on weather & snow conditions.
Plans to be open on weekends & holidays only until 6th May:
Takamagahara Mammoth
Terakoya
* 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th April and 29th April to 6th May
Plans to be open daily until 6th May:
Ichinose Family
Kumanoyu
Okushiga Kogen
Yakebitaiyama (* closed 8th, 15th and 22nd April)
Plans to be open daily until mid-May:
Yokoteyama
Shibutoge
Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Wednesday 8th April 2026 Total snowfall at base 680cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 69 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 43cm reported on 8 days December 2025 snowfall 161cm reported on 13 days January 2026 snowfall 337cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 97cm reported on 12 days March 2026 snowfall 32cm reported on 10 days April 2026 snowfall 10cm reported on 3 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.