This is what a bad season looks like at Shiga Kogen from a guest perspective. Thanks to Bjorn and Fabio from Germany.
The 2019/2020 was a fairly poor season for many of the resorts in Japan due to it being very warm season with lower snowfall than usual. However, we did not experience this in our area as we have set up our ski business at the base of Japan’s highest and largest ski resort, Shiga Kogen with a 6-month season. Because of this elevation the snow we got we kept as our temperatures were almost always below 0 centigrade, whereas the rest of the more westernised resorts that get much media attention were above freezing level a good part of the season. This is the first time we have had to use this trump card of the highest lift elevation resort in 8 years of operating in our area as the seasons are usually very good in Japan, but it was definitely good to have that card this season. We did not experience any of the cancellations due to poor snow coverage that the more high-profile western type resort did in Japan. So, it is very important when booking a snow holiday, you look at the elevation of the resorts you are going to. It is essential as it will make the difference between a very average ski trip and an awesome one.