Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 343cm Weather overview Fine Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Saturday 9th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Late report today - apologies! It has been a fine day here though. About 10-15cm of snow on the slopes by early this morning and while the forecast for the day was cloud and snow at times, it has cleared up to be a fine day. Blue skies up there this afternoon and as we fast approach evening it is still nice and bright. Dark will be upon us quickly now though. There has been a moderate wind in places through the day but all areas have been open as normal. The forecast for tomorrow is cloud with a chance of sun and snow showers. So, take your pick! A higher chance of the snow in the evening and into Monday by the looks... Nighta operations planned for tonight at the following resort areas: Ichinose Family Ichinose Diamond Yakebitaiyama Kumanoyu Shiga Kogen Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 9th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 343cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 15th January) November 2012 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 193cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 22cm reported on 7 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 333cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Moderate to strong Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Friday 8th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . Cold morning here in Shiga Kogen, back to what we are used to mid winter. Lots of snow falling as well. And windy too. It's a real cold, blustery mid-winter kind of morning out there. And more of it I say. It is good for us to get a considerable amount of snow today, so bring it on. Visibility is poor this morning and so care needed all round. Make sure you know where you're going. Some lifts may be affected by the conditions. Kumanoyu have a temperature of 13C this morning but I think that might well actually be -13. ;) Tomorrow should be clearer and so with the new snow from today should be good. Tomorrow is also the first day of a three day long weekend in Japan and one of the more popular weekends of the season - so it will get busy! Nighta operations planned for tonight at the following resort areas: Ichinose Family Ichinose Diamond Shiga Kogen Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 8th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 333cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 15th January) November 2012 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 193cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 12cm reported on 6 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 323cm Weather overview Cloud and blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Monday 4th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . A sprinkling of new snow overnight in Shiga Kogen and light snow falling now here in the central Maruike area. But at the same time, increasingly more blue sky showing as the clouds seem to be intent on moving on. The sun is out. Looks like it will be a fine day here. After that very warm day yesterday, temps are back down well into the minus and it is much more like what we expect. A good chill in the air. We'll be back to something warmer tomorrow but may get a bit of snowfall at the same time. After that back down to cold cold from Tuesday through into the weekend with a mix of clearer weather and sometimes snow showers. A decent amount of fresh snow would be very welcome at the moment to freshen up the conditions out there. Groomers look very nice this morning though. Nighta operations planned for tonight at the following resort areas: Ichinose Family Shiga Kogen Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 4th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 323cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 15th January) November 2012 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 193cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 2cm 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 322cm Weather overview Cloud and blue sky Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Excellent Posted on Sunday 3rd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report can be found here . A sprinkling of new snow overnight in Shiga Kogen and light snow falling now here in the central Maruike area. But at the same time, increasingly more blue sky showing as the clouds seem to be intent on moving on. The sun is out. Looks like it will be a fine day here. After that very warm day yesterday, temps are back down well into the minus and it is much more like what we expect. A good chill in the air. We'll be back to something warmer tomorrow but may get a bit of snowfall at the same time. After that back down to cold cold from Tuesday through into the weekend with a mix of clearer weather and sometimes snow showers. A decent amount of fresh snow would be very welcome at the moment to freshen up the conditions out there. Groomers look very nice this morning though. Nighta operations planned for tonight at the following resort areas: Ichinose Family Shiga Kogen Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 3rd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 322cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 35cm (on 15th January) November 2012 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 126cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 193cm reported on 19 days February 2013 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 Madarao region of Nagano New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 1010cm Weather overview Clear and sunny Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted at 9:35am on Tuesday 26th March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Madarao Now report can be found here . Lovely conditions again this morning at Madarao. Just a bit of new snowfall - resort reporting 5-10cm - and lovely clear blue skies. Very nice. Very quiet too, not many people here to enjoy it. I'm sure the people who are here today though will have a fine day, with the new snow a bonus. Perhaps clouding over later on in the day. The resort plans to be open until Sunday 31st March. Madarao Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 26th March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 1010cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 62 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (24th December and 18th January) November 2012 snowfall 0cm December 2012 snowfall 223cm reported on 14 days January 2013 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days February 2013 snowfall 355cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 80cm 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 Madarao. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 633cm Weather overview Snow Wind Moderate to strong Temperature - Visibility Variable Posted on Sunday 17th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . What a weekend this is turning out to be. This morning Kagura say they got another 50cm. I'm not up there to confirm that with my own eyes, but I'll go with it. So, added to the 40-50cm from yesterday, I make that up to 1m in the last 2 days. That's impressive. What's more.... it's all going to be open! Get on up there, it's going to be renamed Paradise today I reckon. OK, so that might be cheesy, but you know what I'm getting at. That official snow depth curiously is not moving again today. I always get the feeling that Kagura don't want that number to rise above 4m. (Watch it do that by tomorrow, now I have said that!) Here at base in Naeba, it's more like 15cm on the ground, though the resort is reporting 20cm. Still, a nice new layer of snow to add to what we got yesterday and so conditions are good. It is still snowing early on this morning but the forecast tells us to expect conditions to clear up, it might even end up sunny by this afternoon. ---- Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 300cm Kagura - 380cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 17th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 633cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 283cm observed on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 128cm observed on 11 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 Naeba. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 30cm Snowfall at base this season 618cm Weather overview Snow Wind Moderate to strong Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Saturday 16th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Snow bonanza! Kagura is proudly reporting 40-50cm of fresh white fluffy stuff this morning. Hurray! But as perhaps expected, the strong winds that we are experiencing this morning are affecting resort operations. Tashiro Ropeway is closed and Kagura is only open from the Mitsumata Ropeway to the Kagura Number 1 Romance lift. Here in Naeba we have around 30cm of snow, and the top lifts and Gondolas here are also on hold due to wind. Booo! It can't be helped of course, and while there will certainly be disappointed people today, it just means that the goodies will be on offer to the people who turn up tomorrow. Tomorrow should be calmer and we might even get some sun if the clouds clear up soon enough. Don't worry about the official snow depths not changing much (or at all in the case of Kagura). The new snow is most definitely here, honest! Very cold too this morning, one of the coldest this season I reckon. Brrrr... ---- Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 230cm Kagura - 380cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 16th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 618cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 283cm observed on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 113cm observed on 10 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 Naeba. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 511cm Weather overview Light snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility OK Posted on Wednesday 6th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Last night the forecast said we could perhaps expect up to 15cm of snow overnight and before 9am this morning. It's not 9am yet, but that's definitely a miss. We just got a slight sprinkling. Kagura resort reporting 1-2cm. Right now light snow falling, and a temperature of -3C. Moderate winds here and stronger up top preventing Tashiro area to open again today, and similarly Kagura restricted to the Kagura part up to the top lift. Naeba haven't published any intentions for the day yet and so hopefully the Gondola can be working and we get open as normal. I need to get up to Niigata today and so get this report off early. So hopefully snow during today, tomorrow might start off clear before more snow on Friday. Clearer Saturday and then more snow from Sunday. Changing day by day by the looks of things. ---- Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 260cm Kagura - 370cm The top lift at Kagura is now open (though might not be operating today due to wind). Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 6th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 511cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 283cm observed on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 6cm observed 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 Naeba. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 508cm Weather overview Light snow Wind Moderate Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Sunday 3rd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . I got rained on for a bit yesterday but the less I think about the better. We don't like the R word, it should not be part of what happens between December and April. Anyway, 3cm of snow outside on the lower slopes this morning in Naeba. Kagura say up to 10cm. Seems like wind means both the Gondolas here in Naeba are on hold at the moment, but the Prince Number 2 gondola is scheduled to start it's day at 10:20am. (Exactly!) Doesn't feel windy here at base but stronger winds high up apparently. Today if you finish up at Tashiro and are one of the first xxx people, you might be lucky enough to get some free 'tonjiru' soup. What more could you want!? Starts at 2pm at Tashiro base, so that's quite early for those of us wanting a full day out in the snow. Limited supplies. So some difficult decisions required. Snow or soup? Tomorrow will be a bit warmer again, but back to cold and hopefully continued cold from Tuesday. ---- Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 260cm Kagura - 370cm The top lift at Kagura is now open! Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 3rd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 508cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 283cm observed on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 3cm observed 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 Naeba. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 302cm Weather overview Clear and sunny Wind Light Temperature - Visibility Good Posted on Monday 7th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . There's 5-10cm of new snow at Kagura and 5cm or so here in Naeba this morning since yesterday, and those clouds have moved on and made way for the sun which is out up above us shining down. Tomorrow and Wednesday may be similar with clear skies forecast. Next snow? Look to Wednesday or Thursday. All resort areas open and the only news really is that Naeba plans to get the Splash Bowl run open for 'limited time' today. Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 150cm Kagura - 320cm Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 7th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 302cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 80cm observed 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 Naeba. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 50cm Snowfall at base this season 282cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Friday 4th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes. 60-80cm is what Kagura are reporting this morning. That's new snowfall since yesterday, not the snow depth! Here in Naeba, it's 40cm-60cm. I'd say there was a good half metre where I was this morning. Took a bit of effort to get the door open. The current weather conditions are affecting the lifts a bit though - the Dragondola connecting Naeba with Tashiro is closed, and at Mitsumata just from the Ropeway to Kagura Number 1 pair lift is open. You know what that means? We get some more snow today and tomorrow is just going to be heaven out there. The sun might well be out tomorrow as well. I know I'd be lining at the front of the queue for the first lift... if I didn't have to post another report to tell you about it tomorrow morning. Oh yes. (Ignore the official snow depth just increasing by 0cm at Kagura and 10cm at Naeba... that's just silly!) Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 150cm Kagura - 270cm All runs at Naeba open apart from Splash Bowl. Top area may be closed at times. Daishamen lift closed today. Some lifts opening late as the resorts cope with snow The Dragondola is closed today due to conditions. Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 4th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 282cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 60cm observed 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 Naeba. 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 Naeba region of Niigata New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 232cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Varied Temperature - Visibility Poor Posted on Thursday 3rd January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Naeba Now report can be found here . Snow! About 10cm here in Naeba and Kagura reporting 10-15cm, it might not be mad deep yet but snow is due to be falling all day today. Lots of snow hopefully in the next two days. Bring it on. Poor visibility out there this morning as the snow comes down. It's cold too, -8 here at base in Naeba. Official resort snow depth: Naeba - 140cm Kagura - 270cm All runs at Naeba open apart from Splash Bowl. Top area may be closed at times. Naeba Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 3rd January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 232cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 60cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 219cm observed on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 10cm observed 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 Naeba. 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