Geto Kogen Now: Monday 14th December 2020
- Dec 14, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 88cm
Posted on Monday 14th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Morning everyone.
Happy to report that it is snowing again and it looks like it should be set in for the week. The numbers will be added. The base will be built, for proper this time.
And hopefully Geto Kogen will be able to get open soon!
A message from SnowJapan
We hope this message finds you and yours well.
As the 2020-2021 season here in Japan gets started, we wanted to post a few general thoughts as well as answer a few common questions.
Coronavirus in Japan
Compared to many countries, Japan appears to have managed to keep its number of (official confirmed) cases relatively low and without any major ‘lockdowns’. Still, coronavirus has overwhelmingly been the major issue of the year and has had a profound impact on many people and businesses. Hospitality and tourism are two of the areas that have been hit particularly hard hit, with the Go To campaign providing a certain amount of relief for some.
In recent weeks, the number of confirmed cases announced in the country every day has increased to around 2500-3000, in what is being labelled the third wave. Let us all hope that we might soon see a decrease in the numbers again and do what we can to help that happen.
How ski areas in Japan are dealing and measures being taken
Correct information on coronavirus is of course important and we encourage everyone to keep up to date with information from trusted sources.
We also encourage people intending to visit a ski area in Japan to take on all relevant advice and requests being asked of visitors. While there is understandably a sense of unease along with a bunch of unknowns as we start the winter season, most ski areas in Japan plan to be opening and are implementing various measures to try and minimise the potential for infections.
Actual measures and requests vary but generally include limiting the number of people riding gondola cabins, ropeways and multiple-person ski lifts; wearing masks and face coverings; using hand sanitisers; practising social distancing and avoiding queues.
Some ski areas are resting various ski lifts for the season, though in many such cases that will not affect the amount of terrain that is available to skiers and snowboarders.
There are a small number of ski areas that have decided to not open at all this winter – some citing coronavirus, some citing a lack of snowfall in recent years… some mentioning both.
Geto Kogen Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Monday 14th December 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 88cm Number of days snowfall observed 7 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 55cm (on 12th November) November 2020 snowfall 73cm observed on 3 days December 2020 snowfall 15cm observed on 4 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.