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Geto Kogen Now: Thursday 12th December 2024

  • Dec 12, 2024
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 159cm

Posted on Thursday 12th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Geto Kogen.


It has been windy since yesterday afternoon and it is still rather windy this morning. That makes limited visibility and some challenging conditions outside. It is a cold start too.


Just a few cm reported by the ski area on mountain.


Runs open (planned):

All main courses now open with some restrictions (hopefully not affected by wind this morning)

Tree run courses not yet open


Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):

130cm (top)

70cm (base)


Other information:

Night skiing is scheduled for weekends and holidays from 14th December 2024 through 24th February 2025.

The Number 2 Gondola is scheduled to normally only operate on weekends, holidays and over New Year (28th December through 5th January).



Geto Kogen Now 2024-2025 season

Data as of Thursday 12th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 159cm Number of days snowfall observed 14 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 35cm (on 8th December) November 2024 snowfall 48cm observed on 5 days December 2024 snowfall 111cm observed on 9 days




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