Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 32cm Snowfall at base this season 272cm Posted on Wednesday 25th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . It's a bit wild at the moment. And very cold with it. Lots of snow, lots of snow being blown about by the wind, very cold and limited visibility. I have just measured in a few places and got different readings ranging from 20cm to almost 50cm. Unfortunately none of the ski areas are putting out a number this morning, so I can't report on that. It's one of those days where it is difficult (and not uniformly representative) to say just one number. Fine quality snow, for sure. Once things calm down it's going to be excellent out there. The weather is halting a number of lifts and the situation might be changing by the moment. If you are determined to head out in this weather, check before putting on your gear. Shibutoge is reporting a temperature of -25C this morning! The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report. Ichinose Family - Official snow depth: 110cm Kumanoyu - Official snow depth: 120cm Okushiga Kogen - Official snow depth: 120cm Takamagahara Mammoth - Official snow depth: 100cm Yakebitaiyama - Official snow depth: 140cm Yokoteyama - Official snow depth: 120cm Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Wednesday 25th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 272cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (25th January) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 109cm reported on 21 days January 2023 snowfall 157cm 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 28cm Snowfall at base this season 161cm Posted on Wednesday 4th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Quite a lot of snow to report this morning. Yakebitaiyama are reporting over 30cm and Okushiga Kogen are reporting 30-40cm. Sounds good. (Nothing from Kumanoyu yet). It is still snowing and quite heavily in places too. Quite windy too and it feels cold out there. While all official snow depth numbers often seem low here, a few areas still stuck on 20cm seems... a bit silly. So I'm not posting those. There's more snow around than those numbers show. If you like seeing the sun, tomorrow might be a good one for you as it looks like the snow clouds should have (at least largely) dispersed. Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Wednesday 4th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 161cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (4th January) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 109cm reported on 21 days January 2023 snowfall 46cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 125cm Posted on Monday 2nd January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Greetings from Shiga Kogen. Stormy conditions this morning with snow falling and a wind blowing. Not a massive amount of snow on the ground to report, and the wind may be a factor there. We are due a few days of mostly snow clouds over the region, so should be getting regular topups. Feels cold out there. People here for the New Year are making their way back home now so it should be starting to get less busy. Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Monday 2nd January 2023 Total snowfall at base 125cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 17cm (26th December) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 109cm reported on 21 days January 2023 snowfall 10cm 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 115cm Posted on Friday 30th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Light snow falling this morning. There wasn't as much snow overnight as we were told to expect. Yakebitaiyama are reporting 5-10cm of fresh snow and Kumanoyu are reporting 5cm. There's a likelihood of clear skies over the weekend before more snow forecast for the night of 1st January. According to the official site this morning, the only ski area of Shiga Kogen that remains closed is Terakoya. You get to Terakoya via Ichinose Family or Higashidateyama, and they are both now open, so not sure what the deal is with Terakoya. I'll let you know if I find out anything... Apart from Terakoya, all of the ski areas are open with most of the main runs now available. The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report. Ichinose Family - Official snow depth: 50cm Kumanoyu - Official snow depth: 60cm Nishitateyama - Official snow depth: 30cm Okushiga Kogen - Official snow depth: 70cm Takamagahara Mammoth - Official snow depth: 50cm Yakebitaiyama - Official snow depth: 60cm Yokoteyama - Official snow depth: 70cm Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Friday 30th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 115cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 17cm (26th December) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 109cm reported on 21 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 109cm Posted on Thursday 29th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Light snow this morning with just a dustin. Kumanoyu reporting 0cm. Heavy snow due tonight so looking forward to reporting on that tomorrow. Today sees the start of the season for Nishidateyama and Higashidateyama lifts as more people turn up for the New Year period. Can't see signs of the Terakoya lifts opening yet, though you'd think they would be opening if they could... Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Thursday 29th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 17cm (26th December) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 103cm reported on 20 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 108cm Posted on Tuesday 27th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Not a whole lot of snow since the report yesterday and none overnight. This morning while there is still a lot of clouds, it is feeling quite bright in places and we might get some sun today. And very likely get it tomorrow when it will be a little warmer too. Not too much, please. After that, colder temps and more snow is due back with us around Thursday and Friday. Ski areas in Shiga Kogen that are not open yet: - Hasuike - Higashidateyama - Hoppo Bundadaira - Tannenomori Ojojo - Terakoya Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Tuesday 27th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 108cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 17cm (26th December) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 102cm reported on 19 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 104cm Posted on Monday 26th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . It looked like we might have missed out on the storm yesterday during the day, but it came in overnight and gave us more snow. This morning it is snowing and there is still a gusty wind blowing snow about. Certainly outside my place anyway! There's varying amounts of new snow as well - partly due to just where it has fallen and also the wind factor. But I'm guessing generally 10-20cm and perhaps more in places. The Sun Valley quad is up and running now. While the Shiga Kogen area is not yet fully open and fully connected, there's lots to play in now. Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Monday 26th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 104cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 17cm (26th December) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 98cm reported on 18 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 73cm Posted on Saturday 24th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Can't see much out there, poor visibility. I can see that it is snowing, though, and coming down hard at times too. And being blowing around. It should be continuing through tomorrow. Maruike and Nishitateyama are both part open this morning, and also the Shiga Kogen Resort Gondola (which is classified as being part of the Giant area). Looks like a lift at Okushiga Kogen should also be open this morning. There may be a chance that some lifts are affected by the conditions this morning. I don't think anyone will be complaining about getting snow though. Lots of it, please. 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. Giant - 1 ski lift operating (Shiga Kogen Resort pulse gondola) - Official snow depth: 20cm Ichinose Family - 3 ski lifts operating (Ichinose Quad, Number 2 pair AB) - Official snow depth: 25cm Kumanoyu - 2 ski lifts operating (Number 2 pair AB) - Official snow depth: 35cm Maruike - 1 ski lift operating (Number 1 triple) - Official snow depth: 20cm Nishitateyama - 1 ski lift operating (Quad) - Official snow depth: 20cm Okushiga Kogen - 1 ski lift operating (Number 1 pair being prepared) - Official snow depth: 50cm Takamagahara Mammoth - 1 ski lift operating (Number 2 triple) - Official snow depth: 50cm Yakebitaiyama - 2 ski lifts operating (Number 2 quad and Number 4 romance pair) - Official snow depth: 50cm Yokoteyama - 5 ski lifts operating (all but Number 1 Sky A, Number 3 Sky and Shibutoge) - Official snow depth: 50cm Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Saturday 24th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 73cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (24th December) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 67cm 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 6cm Posted on Saturday 26th November 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Good morning from Shiga Kogen. A week has passed and there hasn't been much to report. A few days feeling terrible after an injection didn't help! Thankfully, I am feeling something like normal this morning. So anyway, there was a thin layer of snow yesterday morning but it didn't last long and it's a fine and sunny morning again this morning. Quite windy too... and mild. Kumanoyu is still on standby. There is snow on the upper areas with patchy snow and the ground showing at base. A small part of Yokoteyama is still open for people in need of early turns. I choose to be patient, though it looks like we are going to have to be patient for a while longer with not much snow lined up on immediate forecasts. From what I gather, lots of ski areas around Japan that planned to open this weekend are not able to due to a lack of snow. It's still November, so there is no need to panic! Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Saturday 26th November 2022 Total snowfall at base 6cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (16th November) November 2022 snowfall 6cm 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 7cm Posted on Thursday 1st December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Some light snow to report this morning giving everywhere a 'just about' white look, with maybe a few cm or more higher up. The road outside my place is already clear and dry, though, and it is just cloudy for the moment. It's fairly cold too, so various snow making machines are up early and working hard. Yokoteyama appears to be planning on re-opening from 1pm today. Kumanoyu are making snow this morning too and saying that they will open 'at the earliest' on Saturday. If things go well and subject to change, of course. Shiga Kogen Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Thursday 1st December 2022 Total snowfall at base 7cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (16th November) November 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 2 days December 2022 snowfall 1cm 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 1111cm Posted on Sunday 22nd May 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Original report & photos from 22nd May: Hello from Shiga Kogen. Some dull weather at the moment some sprinklings of rain earlier. Let's have some sunshine please! The Shibutoge lift plans to continue beyond that until 5th June. They sure like their long and late seasons at that area! This is my last report of the season. It will be updated once there is confirmed news about the last day of the season for the Shibutoge lift. Be sure to check out all the archive reports and interesting data using the above links. Thanks for reading. The reports will be back later in the year. *** Update on 23rd May: Yokoteyama closed for the season at the end of 22nd May. Shibutoge will definitely be open until 5th June, and they are hinting that they may even be open beyond that! *** Update on 23rd June: Today (Friday 23rd June) is the last day of the season for Shibutoge. It has been a long one (197 days for Shibutoge!) See you all in November when it all starts up again. Shiga Kogen Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Sunday 22nd May 2022 Total snowfall at base 1111cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 80 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 65cm (1st January) November 2021 snowfall 58cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 239cm reported on 17 days January 2022 snowfall 426cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 334cm reported on 22 days March 2022 snowfall 48cm reported on 10 days April 2022 snowfall 6cm reported on 3 days May 2022 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 1111cm Posted on Saturday 30th April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . I had to get a report posted today because there is some snow to report! Yes, while the calendar says 30th April, yesterday night definitely didn't feel like it. and there has been snow. Kumanoyu are reporting 3cm. Roads are pretty clear of snow now with it just remaining on the sides but it sure looks nice to have some fresh white, even if it just a token bonus. You know what, though, we might get some more tomorrow when it rains at lower elevations. Clearer skies are forecast from Monday onwards. The section of the Route 292 road connecting Shiga Kogen with Gunma Prefecture is now open. *** Golden Week holidays and beyond *** At least part open until 5th May: Takamagahara Mammoth Ichinose Family Terakoya Ichinose Diamond Yakebitaiyama Okushiga Kogen Open until 15th May: Kumanoyu Open until mid-May: Yokoteyama Open until 5th June: Shibutoge Shiga Kogen Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 30th April 2022 Total snowfall at base 1111cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 80 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 65cm (1st January) November 2021 snowfall 58cm reported on 4 days December 2021 snowfall 239cm reported on 17 days January 2022 snowfall 426cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 334cm reported on 22 days March 2022 snowfall 48cm reported on 10 days April 2022 snowfall 6cm 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