Shiga Kogen Now: Wednesday 9th January 2019
- Jan 9, 2019
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 42cm
Snowfall at base this season 257cm
Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Snow storm. 30-40cm of fresh snow both seen and reported by some resorts around the area. There's more than that in places. Blown around by moderate to strong winds. Whiteout. It actually started off with pretty wet kind of snow last night but has turned into better quality stuff this cold morning.
It's a day to sit out for most people. And if you decided to go out in this lot, you may find limited options as a fair few lifts are still not moving as of 9:15am and may well not get open today. Extra caution needed in this kind of weather.
I'm going to sit it out - try to fight it with the snow blower at times - and wait until the sun shines tomorrow. That is going to be superb.
In the meantime, the more snow the better I say. Come on, bring it on.
The below information is manually checked for each report.
Official snow depth numbers are as reported by the ski resorts themselves.
Giant
- Official snow depth: 90cm
Hasuike
- Official snow depth: 70cm
Hoppo Bunadaira
- Official snow depth: 90cm
Higashitateyama
- Official snow depth: 110cm
Ichinose Diamond
- Official snow depth: 110cm
Ichinose Family
- Official snow depth: 120cm
Ichinose Yamanokami
- Official snow depth: 110cm
Kumanoyu
- Official snow depth: 100cm
Maruike
- Official snow depth: 70cm
Nishitateyama
- Official snow depth: 90cm
Okushiga Kogen
- Official snow depth: 175cm
Sun Valley
- Official snow depth: 80cm
Takamagahara Mammoth
- Official snow depth: 120cm
Tannenomori Okojo
- Official snow depth: 120cm
Terakoya
- Official snow depth: 110cm
Yakebitaiyama
- Official snow depth: 170cm
Yokoteyama
- Official snow depth: 95cm
Shiga Kogen Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 257cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (9th January) November 2018 snowfall 3cm reported on 2 days December 2018 snowfall 169cm reported on 16 days January 2019 snowfall 85cm reported on 7 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.