Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 9th December 2016
- Dec 9, 2016
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 22, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 50cm
Posted on Friday 9th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
The skies cleared up yesterday after the snowy start and this morning we are enjoying fine sunny weather (after a more cloudy start).
The news today is that Yokoteyama has part opened and Kumanoyu and Yakebitaiyama have both opened up a bit more course area.
Slowly more is opening but we could do with a really 'heavy' snow even to kick things off in style. Could this weekend provide that? It's looking quite promising with snow forecast from tonight in this northern region of Shiga Kogen and through the weekend.
Fingers crossed!
Areas of Shiga Kogen currently open:
Ichinose Family
The Number 2 pair A lift is operating with the lower main course area (400m) open.
Kumanoyu
The Number 2 lifts are operating with a 1300m long run open.
Takamagahara Mammoth
The Number 2 triple lift and Number 3 pair lift are operating with the lower part of the slopes open.
Yakebitaiyama
The Number 2 high speed lift and Number 4 pair lifts are operating with the South Course and Karamatsu Course open.
Yokoteyama
The Number 1 Sky B and Number 2 Sky pair lifts are operating.
Shiga Kogen Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Friday 9th December 2016 Total snowfall at base 50cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 11cm (24th November and 8th December) November 2016 snowfall 27cm reported on 5 days December 2016 snowfall 23cm reported on 4 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.