Shiga Kogen Now: Sunday 9th December 2012
- Dec 9, 2012
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 31, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 21cm
Weather overview Snow
Wind
Moderate
Temperature -
Visibility
Fair
Posted on Sunday 9th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
It has been snowing since yesterday in the region, though not quite as much as we were expecting with the forecast like it was. Probably 15cm or so since my report on Friday.
We have a few more resort areas opening up now, though snow depth is still around just 30-40cm around the resorts. The latest from around the resorts is as below, subject to change at short notice!
Sun Valley - 1 lift
Mammoth - 2 lifts
Ichinose Family - 2 lifts
Ichinose Diamond - 1 lift
Yakebitaiyama - 2 lifts
Okushiga Kogen - 3 lifts
Kumanoyu - 3 lifts
Yokoteyama - 6 lifts
Shiga Kogen Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Sunday 9th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 21cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (9th December) November 2012 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 19cm reported on 2 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.