Geto Kogen Now: Thursday 12th February 2026
- Feb 12
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base
16cm
Snowfall at base this season 1309cm
Posted on Thursday 12th February 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
The snow stopped in the afternoon yesterday.
This morning we have some very light snow falling as this report is being made, and it is fairly bright. I can see some light blue sky.
Might get windy later but generally we should get some more clear skies over the next few days... mild, too.
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Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
370cm (top)
285cm (base)
Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area):
1807cm
Planned lift operations (reported by the ski area):
All lifts scheduled to open during peak season
The Number 2 gondola operates on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays
Night skiing until 8pm on weekends and holidays through 23rd February (Number 1 pair lift)
Courses (reported by the ski area):
All main runs open
Tree run courses scheduled to be open: All seem to be scheduled to open
Geto Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 12th February 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 1309cm Number of days snowfall observed 66 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 77cm (on 5th December) November 2025 snowfall 54cm observed on 5 days December 2025 snowfall 306cm observed on 18 days January 2026 snowfall 761cm observed on 31 days February 2026 snowfall 188cm observed on 12 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Geto Kogen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.