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By: M.K SKI channel 【栗山未来/公式】 · 17 Dec
Japan · Nagano
Shiga Kogen
志賀高原スキー場
19 / 100 Powder Score
No Snow Weather Cloudy Official site Lift tickets (official) 2026/27 adult day ticket ¥9,500 at the window (checked 19 Oct)
The 2026/27 season is planned to open on 5 Dec (the resort’s announcement; it moves with the snow). The snowfall below is a model figure and does not mean the slopes are skiable.
This season is planned to run until 5 May (the resort’s announcement).
Base depth
1cm
Snow 48h
0cm
Next 72h
0cm
A weather-model figure, worked out the same way for every ski area, and lower than what actually falls. Use it to compare ski areas, not against the resort’s own totals. How we measure →
- Snow 24h
- 0 cm
- Next 24h
- 0 cm
- Temperature
- −4°C
- Max wind
- 14 km/h
- Elevation
- 1,330–2,307 m
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 1 cm. The average for these dates is under 10 cm, so we do not give a percentage yet. The average is over twelve winters on the same weather model. Across Japan →
Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 12:15
7-day outlook
| Date | Weather | Snow (cm) | Low / high (°C) | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | Snow | 0 | −4 to −1 | 13 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | −5 to 1 | 14 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Clear | 0 | −3 to 8 | 7 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 1 to 10 | 8 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 3 to 11 | 6 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Cloudy | 0 | 5 to 12 | 10 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Drizzle | 0 | −1 to 6 | 11 |
Score breakdown
Fresh (48h) 0/40
Forecast (24h) 0/25
Snow quality 11/20
Wind 8/10
Base 0/5
The five add up to the 100-point Powder Score: more fresh snow, more on the way and colder air all push it up. How we measure
Shiga Kogen is not one mountain but a cluster of separate ski areas spread across a high plateau, and one all-mountain ticket covers the lifts and gondolas at every one of them. The whole area lies inside Joshinetsu Kogen National Park and was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1980. Sources: shigakogen-ski.or.jp, shigakogen.gr.jp, mext.go.jp (sources read 11 Oct 2026; reviewed by the editor)
Runs and lifts
Counted from the marked runs and lifts on the map, within 0.9 km of the centre of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Marked runs
20
Lifts
6
Mapped length
8.1km
By difficulty
Easy 14
Intermediate 4
Advanced 1
Lift types
- Chairlift3
- Gondola2
- Drag lift1
Source: OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Difficulty uses the European grades, which do not map onto North American green / blue / black.
Live cameras
On the mountainAll Shiga Kogen cameras (tourism association) ↗Operated by: 志賀高原観光協会On the mountainIchinose Tanne-no-Mori Okojo ↗Operated by: 志賀高原観光協会On the mountainHasuike crossing ↗Operated by: 志賀高原観光協会Roads nearby国道18号 ↗From the resort: 19.8 kmOperated by: 関東地方整備局 長野国道事務所
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Shiga Kogen webcams & snow report — all 10 ski areas →
Videos
Videos remain the copyright of whoever filmed them. JAPANSNOWLINE stores no video and plays everything through the standard YouTube player.
How much snow it gets
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Seasonal snowfall
255cm
per season
Worst of 12 winters
197cm
The middle winter of the 12: 246 cm. The best: 337 cm.
World rank
692
of 3,069 worldwide
Rank in country
185
of 397 in Japan
Elevation rank
18
Highest to lowest, of 397 in Japan. The centre point sits at 1,700 m, 934 m above the national median.
Quality rank
44
of 397 in Japan
Temp when snowing
−8.8°C
Japanese median: −3.6°C
Rain days
10%
Japanese median: 16%
Days over 5 cm
14%
Japanese median: 15%
Wind when snowing
18km/h
Average daily peak, 10 m above ground across a model grid cell; not the wind on ridges or lift tops
Dryness 77
Frequency 41
Freedom from rain 74
Calm when snowing (model grid) 96
The tick marks the median across every Japanese ski area we measure. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score leaves out how much snow falls (it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind).
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km in a straight line. Ski areas in the same weather-model cell (about 30 km across) get the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiga Kogen Higashidateyama Ski Area | 1.8 km | 333 cm | 333 |
| Shiga Kogen Terakoya Ski Area | 2.8 km | 333 cm | 333 |
| Shiga Kogen Ichinose Family Ski Area | 2.8 km | 333 cm | 333 |
| Shiga Kogen Ichinose Yamanokami Ski Area | 3.1 km | 333 cm | 333 |
| Shiga Kogen Kumanoyu Ski Area | 4.3 km | 333 cm | 333 |
Compare side by side with Shiga Kogen Higashidateyama Ski Area and Shiga Kogen Terakoya Ski Area →
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
The most snow falls in January. March brings 72% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 57 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
63cmDec
79cmJan
55cmFeb
57cmMar
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 255 cm, and 7 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2025/26 with 197 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 337 cm (1.7 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan the leanest winter was 2015/16; here it was a different one.
337
214
321
227
249
243
225
272
209
295
267
197
14/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/26
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Hot springs nearby, as analysed
6 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 82.9 °C).
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| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 河原小屋丸池河原小屋 | 0.6 km | 67.4℃ hot | 6.6 neutral | simple |
| 発哺館下 | 1.3 km | 82.9℃ hot | 5.7 mildly acidic | simple |
| 木戸池木戸池1号 | 2.3 km | 42.3℃ hot | 7.2 neutral | simple |
| 熊の湯 | 3.6 km | 46.2℃ hot | 6.4 neutral | — |
| 硯川 | 3.7 km | 68℃ hot | — | sulphur |
These are analyses of hot spring sources, not a list of baths you can visit. They date from 1910 to 2005, many from decades ago, so today’s temperature and chemistry may differ. Names are as recorded in Japanese. Temperature and pH bands follow Japan’s standard for analysing hot springs.
Source: processed from the hot spring analysis data in the Geothermal Information Database (GRES-DB), Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
Worth seeing nearby
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
Show the list
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shiga Highlands志賀高原 | Nature | 1.4 km |
| Jigokudani Monkey Park地獄谷野猿公苑 | Park | 3.8 km |
| Shibu-tōge渋峠 | Nature | 6.4 km |
| Mount Kusatsu-Shirane草津白根山 | Nature | 8.3 km |
| Nozori Dam野反ダム | Landmark | 12.6 km |
| Kusatsu Onsen草津温泉 | Hot spring town | 13.5 km |
Chosen from the places most read about on Wikipedia, favouring those with an English article. Based on the Japanese Wikipedia lists of sights in each prefecture, as compiled in travel-log-data (CC BY-SA 4.0). English names from Wikidata (CC0). The content of this section is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coordinates: 36.7167, 138.5000
Getting there
- By train
- Nagano Station (JR); also Yudanaka Station (Nagano Electric Railway): about 70 minutes on the Nagaden express bus for Shiga Kogen from the East Exit of Nagano Station to Yamanoeki; from Yudanaka Station, about 30 minutes on the local bus to Yamanoeki. Check operating days and times on the official site (timetables change by season). There are no taxis based in Shiga Kogen
- By car
- nearest interchange is Shinshu-Nakano IC (Joshin-etsu Expressway)
- Winter roads
- the Shiga-Kusatsu Kogen Route (Route 292 to the Gunma side) is scheduled to be closed for winter from 13:00 on 11 November 2026 to 10:00 on 21 April 2027, so you cannot drive in from Kusatsu
Source: shigakogen.gr.jp · checked 7 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
Going with children
- Kids’ area
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Childcare
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Parking
- Yes (details in Japanese on the official site)
- Rental
- Not checked
Checked on the official site (21 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
Places to stay nearbyPR
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
50 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 12 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 志賀山温泉 ホテル ベルグ | ¥13,750 | 3.67／5 50 reviews | 0.4 km | 長野電鉄線・湯田中駅~バスにて40分・蓮池下車/上信越道・信州中野ICより40分 |
| 丸池温泉 ホテル五郎兵衛 | ¥5,180 | 4.06／5 88 reviews | 0.6 km | JR長野駅より志賀高原急行バス70分、 蓮池ひろば / 山の駅 停下車徒歩4分 |
| 志賀レークホテル | ¥9,100 | 3.69／5 167 reviews | 0.6 km | 長野 |
| 志賀山温泉 ホテルアルペンブルク | ¥18,000 | 3.00／5 15 reviews | 0.6 km | 志賀高原山の駅よりゴンドラでホテルへ ゴンドラ運行時間外は送迎 |
| 志賀高原 白い温泉 渓谷の湯 | ¥21,700 | 4.81／5 177 reviews | 0.6 km | 信州中野ICお車30分 ナビは0269-34-2207でご設定下さい/JR長野駅バス70分志賀高原山の駅下車、送迎有り |
| クラブウィンダム白樺荘 志賀高原(旧:ホテル白樺荘<志賀高原>) | ¥7,500 | 4.29／5 299 reviews | 0.8 km | 上信越自動車道長野道、信州中野ICより国道292経由25km。JR長野駅から直通バス70分、蓮池ひろばバス停から徒歩2分 |
| 温泉ホテルイタクラ | ¥14,850 | — | 0.8 km | 長野電鉄 湯田中駅/上信越道 信州中野ICより車で約40分 |
| 志賀スイスイン | ¥4,000 | 3.62／5 44 reviews | 1.0 km | 長野電鉄 湯田中駅より車にて約40分 |
| サンシャイン志賀 | ¥10,000 | 3.67／5 64 reviews | 1.0 km | 発哺温泉バス停/信州中野IC(上信越道)〜40分 |
| ホテル アストリア<長野県> | ¥8,600 | 4.23／5 49 reviews | 1.1 km | 長野電鉄湯田中駅から志賀高原までバス。 |
| 西発哺温泉ホテル | ¥13,200 | 5.00／5 78 reviews | 1.2 km | 信州中野ICからR292、約40分 |
| 北アルプスを望む露天風呂の宿 ひがしだて | ¥15,000 | 4.47／5 128 reviews | 1.2 km | JR長野駅より高速バスで80分 / 上信越道 信州中野ICより38km 東京・金沢方面からアクセス良好 |
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Places to stay on the map
2 places within 12 km of the slopes, as mapped on OpenStreetMap, many of them small inns and pensions. Many are not on booking sites — open the name for the website or the map.
Nearest: 3.9 km
Show the nearest places
Nearest first
- Jigokudani Onsen Korakukan 3.9 km
- 天川荘 5.9 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
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