The stormy conditions we were subjected to yesterday are passed and it's the calm after said storm now.

The winds were pretty hairy yesterday at times. Glad that they have calmed down. Not done the conditions out on the slopes any favours at all. I am hearing that in particular the connecting course between Ichinose Family and Takamagahara is now no longer open.

Some changes to lift operations.

The biggest news is that Yokoteyama and Shibutoge lifts will all be closed come 1st May. Yokoteyama is usually the place that remains open the longest and often until late May. This season though the Yokoteyama lifts will close next weekend and the Shibutoge lift on 1st May.

Other resorts that planned to be open until 8th May haven't made any announcements, but it would not be surprising for them to not manage to be open until that date.

If you want a late season slide, the sooner the better is highly recommended!

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Planned late season dates for Shiga Kogen resort areas:

Please note that the below dates are all subject to change and of course dependant on snow conditions.
There's a good chance that any dates mentioning May may not be possible.
We'll try to keep this up-to-date with every new report.

Takamagahara Mammoth
The quad lift plans to be operating until Sunday 8th May (* Saturdays and Sundays only until 28th April).

Ichinose Family
The Ichinose quad lift plans to be operating until Sunday 8th May.
The Ichinose Number 2 pair B lift plans to be operating until Sunday 8th May.

Terakoya
The Terakoya lifts plan to be operating until Sunday 8th May (* Saturdays and Sundays only until 28th April).

Okushiga Kogen
The Okushiga Kogen Number 6 pair lift plans to be operating until Sunday 24th April.
The Okushiga Kogen Number 2 and 3 pair lifts plan to be operating until Sunday 8th May.
The Okushiga Kogen Number 4 pair lift plan to be operating until Sunday 8th May (* Saturdays and Sundays only until 28th April).
The Okushiga Kogen Gondola lift plans to be operating until Sunday 8th May.

Kumanoyu
The Kumanoyu Number 2 pair A and B lifts plan to be operating until Sunday 8th May.
The Kumanoyu Number 3 quad lift plans to be operating on 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th April and from 29th April until 8th May.

Yokoteyama & Shibutoge
The Yokoteyama Number 2 and 3 Sky lifts plan to be operating until Sunday 24th April.
The Shibutoge lift plans Sunday 1st May.

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All other areas of Shiga Kogen not mentioned above are now closed.

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6 day snow and weather forecasts:

Ichinose Family 6-day snow and weather forecast
Okushiga Kogen 6-day snow and weather forecast
Yokoteyama 6-day snow and weather forecast