Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 24cm Snowfall at base this season 178cm Posted on Monday 23rd December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . It is cold and snowy this morning. Yakebitaiyama is reporting 50cm of snowfall very early this morning. And there is going to be more than that by now! I'm not seeing that much, but we can be happy in the knowledge that there has been a lot of snow across the mountains, with more to come. To think that this time last year ski areas were worried they might not be open for New Year! Shiga Kogen Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Monday 23rd December 2024 Total snowfall at base 178cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (22nd December) November 2024 snowfall 24cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 154cm reported on 16 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 35cm Snowfall at base this season 154cm Posted on Sunday 22nd December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Snow, snow, snow! Lots of it this morning. Early morning Yakebitaiyama was reporting 35cm of fresh and that is what I am recording today, too, as of 9am. (Unfortunately, this season (so far), Kumanoyu is not reporting a snowfall number like it used to. Hopefully they might get back doing that...) Anyhow, lots of lovely fresh snowfall around, but some windy conditions too and limited visibility this morning. Some lifts might be affected by the weather conditions. It might not let up (for any prolonged period) until Tuesday, so it seems reasonable to expect some big numbers. Still a few individual areas not yet open but perhaps they can by Wednesday, which happens to be Christmas Day. What a way to be celebrating it! Snow depths as reported by the ski areas themselves (they often don't change as much as you would think!) Ichinose Family Official snow depth 70cm Kumanoyu Official snow depth 80cm Nishidateyama Official snow depth 70cm Okushiga Kogen Official snow depth 70cm Takamagahara Mammoth Official snow depth 50cm Yakebitaiyama Official snow depth: 80cm Yokoteyama Official snow depth 80cm Shiga Kogen Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Sunday 22nd December 2024 Total snowfall at base 154cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (22nd December) November 2024 snowfall 24cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 130cm reported on 15 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 70cm Posted on Tuesday 10th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. We have had some varied weather this morning, ranging from snow clouds to patches of blue sky. There should be more snow falling during the day tomorrow and then again across the weekend. Currently open ski areas in Shiga Kogen (subject to change): Ichinose Family Number 2 pair lift A Number 2 pair lift B 600m ski run Official snow depth 50cm Kumanoyu Number 2 pair lift(s) 600m ski run Official snow depth 30cm Takamagahara Mammoth Number 2 triple lift 300m ski run Official snow depth 50cm Yakebitaiyama Number 4 romance lift 970m ski run Official snow depth: 50cm Yokoteyama Number 4 pair lift Number 5 pair lift Number 2 Sky lift Number 3 Sky lift Official snow depth 60cm Shiga Kogen Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Tuesday 10th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 70cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 17cm (7th December) November 2024 snowfall 24cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 46cm reported on 5 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 14cm Snowfall at base this season 68cm Posted on Monday 9th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. And what a fine morning it is, too. The snow clouds have faded away and while it is generally cloudy still, there is some moody sunlight shining through (though that may be temporary). We might get more of that into tomorrow, but more snow is Yakebitaiyama is reporting 20cm of snowfall since yesterday. I'm guessing there's going to be more than that in places. Conditions are really good and I would guess that the ski areas that plan to open at the weekend will be able to do so. There will surely be quite a few more lifts and runs open come Saturday. All this almost erases the memories of this time last year and the really late start some places had. (Check the archives to re-live it...) Shiga Kogen Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Monday 9th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 68cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 17cm (7th December) November 2024 snowfall 24cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 44cm reported on 4 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 54cm Posted on Sunday 8th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . It's snowing and we are told to expect a fair amount of it today. This is very good! Clearer skies are forecast for tomorrow and Tuesday. Currently open ski areas in Shiga Kogen (subject to change): Ichinose Family Number 2 pair lift A Number 2 pair lift B 600m ski run Official snow depth 40cm Kumanoyu Number 2 pair lift(s) 600m ski run Official snow depth 20cm Takamagahara Mammoth Number 2 triple lift 300m ski run Official snow depth 50cm Yakebitaiyama Number 4 romance lift 970m ski run Official snow depth: 50cm Yokoteyama Number 4 pair lift Official snow depth 30cm Shiga Kogen Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Sunday 8th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 54cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 17cm (7th December) November 2024 snowfall 24cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 30cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 17cm Snowfall at base this season 42cm Posted on Saturday 7th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Hello from Shiga Kogen on a snowy Saturday morning. Five ski areas in Shiga Kogen are now part open, as below. Many more plan to open from next weekend and with the snowfall we should get this weekend and into next weekend, I think we can feel positive about the chances of that happening. Monday and Tuesday currently forecast to be clearer with some sunshine. It should keep pretty cold too, which is great to see. Currently open ski areas in Shiga Kogen (subject to change): Ichinose Family Number 2 pair lift A Number 2 pair lift B 600m ski run Official snow depth 40cm Kumanoyu Number 2 pair lift(s) 600m ski run Official snow depth 20cm Takamagahara Mammoth Number 2 triple lift 300m ski run Official snow depth 50cm Yakebitaiyama Number 4 romance lift 970m ski run Official snow depth: 50cm Yokoteyama Number 4 pair lift Official snow depth 30cm Shiga Kogen Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Saturday 7th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 42cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 17cm (7th December) November 2024 snowfall 24cm reported on 8 days December 2024 snowfall 18cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 7cm Posted on Tuesday 19th November 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Greetings from a suitably cold and snowy Shiga Kogen. It actually feels nice and wintery this morning. I can record some cm of snowfall this morning. Yokatta! Probably going to get clearer conditions mid week before some more snow later Friday into Saturday (hopefully). No announcements from ski areas just yet. Provisional ski area opening dates: As soon as there is enough snow: Kumanoyu (delayed) Yokoteyama (delayed) 30th November: Ichinose Family Takamagahara Mammoth 7th December: Yakebitaiyama 14th December: Giant Hasuike Higashidateyama Hoppo Bunadaira Maruike Nishidateyama Terakoya Shiga Kogen Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Tuesday 19th November 2024 Total snowfall at base 7cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 3cm (19th November) November 2024 snowfall 7cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 763cm Posted on Friday 26th April 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. Some pretty rough weather around Wednesday but the Route 292 connecting us with Gunma is now open. That means you can get to the base of Shibutoge, too. A fine morning and it will be warming up too. Hopefully we will have some fairly nice weather over Golden Week, though some forecasts show the chance of some light rain at times. Ski area planned closing dates Below are the planned closing dates of ski areas in Shiga Kogen. In the late season, ski areas often scale back operations and/or may be closed on weekdays or on certain days. All the dates below are the planned dates and they are subject to change due to snow conditions. Plans to be open until 6th May: Ichinose Family (daily) Yakebitaiyama (daily) Okushiga Kogen (daily) The following ski areas plan to be open only 27th April until 6th May: Terakoya Takamagahara Mammoth Plans to be open daily until 12th May: Kumanoyu Plans to be open daily until late May: Yokoteyama Shibutoge Shiga Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Friday 26th April 2024 Total snowfall at base 763cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 77 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (21st March) November 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 95cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 259cm reported on 21 days February 2024 snowfall 115cm reported on 15 days March 2024 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days April 2024 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 763cm Posted on Tuesday 7th May 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. Golden Week is over and today it's 'back to work' for many. It's a grey, cloudy and damp morning. A bit windy, too. Just two ski lifts are still operating in Shiga Kogen: the Yokoteyama Number 4 pair and the Shibutoge pair lift. Open from 7:30am until 3:00pm. They will keep going for basically as long as they are able to! Operating ski lifts (scheduled and subject to change) Yokoteyama Number 4 pair lift Shibutoge Number 1 romance pair lift Shiga Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Tuesday 7th May 2024 Total snowfall at base 763cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 77 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (21st March) November 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 95cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 259cm reported on 21 days February 2024 snowfall 115cm reported on 15 days March 2024 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days April 2024 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day May 2024 snowfall 0cm Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 763cm Posted on Friday 17th May 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . It's Friday, 17th May 2024, and the last day for the ski lift of the season at Yokoteyama, wrapping up the season in Shiga Kogen. This morning, after some rain last night, we have a mix of blue sky and cloud, and it is a bit windy. Fairly chilly, too. While Yokoteyama couldn't quite make it until Sunday 19th, it did well to make it into mid-May in this particular season of 'interesting' snowfall patterns. You can review the archive reports, data, and analysis pages to relive the season at any time. The Yuzawa Now report said something similar last week, but with only very little snow now left in some higher areas, the peak of the winter season now seems a very long time ago. Indeed, many sections of Shiga Kogen closed back at the end of March. And in about six months, we'll be getting excited about the 2024-2025 snow season, and it will all start up again! Hopefully, the upcoming summer heat in Japan won't be too brutal, and come October we'll be hearing forecasts for heavy snow. That's all I've got for now. Thanks for reading the reports, and see you in November! Shiga Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Friday 17th May 2024 Total snowfall at base 763cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 77 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (21st March) November 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 95cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 259cm reported on 21 days February 2024 snowfall 115cm reported on 15 days March 2024 snowfall 259cm reported on 19 days April 2024 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day May 2024 snowfall 0cm Previous report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 29cm Snowfall at base this season 265cm Posted on Sunday 14th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . What a beautiful Sunday morning it is. Cold too! So we enjoyed some good snowfall yesterday and here is the new snowfall that ski areas are reporting this morning: Okushiga Kogen: 40cm Yakebitaiyama: 30cm Kumanoyu: 20cm With the snow of the last two days, there's a really good new layer of snow across the mountains. That might not be reflected in snow depth data (below), but it's there! And there is more due across the coming few days, too, potentially heavy at times. Shiga Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 14th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 265cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 95cm reported on 13 days January 2024 snowfall 138cm reported on 8 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 16cm Snowfall at base this season 74cm Posted on Friday 22nd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . It is a cold morning. And there's some snow too. Varied amounts depending on where you are, but I measured 16cm. Yakebitaiyama ski area reports 20cm of fresh snowfall and Kumanoyu is reporting 30cm, which is good to hear. The most so far this season, for sure. Ski area operations seem to be unchanged early on but that might change during the day and I expect more openings to happen tomorrow. Especially if we get more snow by then (we are told to expect it). Sounds good. The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report. Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update. All information is subject to change. Ichinose Family 2 ski lifts operating (Number 2 pair AB) Official snow depth: 20cm Kumanoyu 3 ski lifts operating (Number 2 pair AB, Number 3 quad) Official snow depth: 25cm Takamagahara Mammoth 1 ski lift operating (Number 2 triple) Official snow depth: 30cm Yakebitaiyama 2 ski lifts operating (Number 2 rapid and Number 4 romance) Official snow depth: 30cm Yokoteyama 2 ski lifts operating (Number 4 pair and Number 1 Sky B) Official snow depth: 30cm Shiga Kogen Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Friday 22nd December 2023 Total snowfall at base 74cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (22nd December) November 2023 snowfall 32cm reported on 8 days December 2023 snowfall 42cm reported on 9 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com