Shiga Kogen Now: Friday 9th January 2026
- Jan 9
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 36cm
Snowfall at base this season 289cm
Posted on Friday 9th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here.
Hello from a cold Shiga Kogen.
At 3am this morning Yakebitaiyama was reporting 30cm of fresh snowfall since 4pm yesterday. Add to that the snow during the day and we got a pretty large amount. Some proper good snow since yesterday along with a wind that was blowing it about. One of those days.
It's calmer this morning. Still a lot of cloud around but there's clearer skies in some places. The webcam at Kumanoyu is showing some lovely blue sky and very inviting looking runs. Many look untouched, too.
There should be some excellent conditions for those lucky to be around this morning.
Tomorrow should be much busier as it's the start of a long weekend. Monday is Coming of Age day and a national holiday.
We should expect clear skies tomorrow with a return to snow forecast for Sunday.
Shiga Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 9th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 289cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 46cm (on 27th December) November 2025 snowfall 43cm reported on 8 days December 2025 snowfall 161cm reported on 13 days January 2026 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.