Shiga Kogen Now: Saturday 9th December 2017
- Dec 9, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 22, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 81cm
Posted on Saturday 9th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Brrrrr, it's really cold here this morning!
A nice 8cm of fresh snow on the ground to report too.
Things are clearing up and there's some sun shining down now.
It's going to be a good day.
The Okushiga Kogen area opens from today and they have their Number 2 and Number 3 lifts operating from the hotel base area.
No other major changes as far as I can tell early this morning, apart from the quad at Takamagahara starting up for the season.
So, a bit more opening up but still limited. And, but, some nice early season conditions to enjoy.
Currently the following areas of Shiga Kogen are part open:
- Ichinose Family
- Takamagahara Mammoth
- Yakebitaiyama
- Okushiga Kogen
- Kumanoyu
- Yokoteyama
None of the above resorts are 'linked up'/connected.
Shiga Kogen Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Saturday 9th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 81cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (20th and 21st November) November 2017 snowfall 47cm reported on 6 days December 2017 snowfall 34cm reported on 6 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.