a cheeky hike, maybe over night or two from mt ibuki (highest recorded snow fall on earth) to mt okuibuki (highest snow fall in japan's ski fields) The greatest 24-hour snowfall and snow depth ever measured on earth occurred in February 1927 when 230 cm/90.6” fell at Mt. Ibuki, Shiga Prefecture on February 14, 1927. This storm brought the snow depth at the site to a world-record 465.4”.