Geto Kogen Now: Friday 16th January 2026
- Jan 16
- 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 799cm
Posted on Friday 16th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
We did have snow falling yesterday but it was the kind that didn't amount to much (in terms of cm).
Light snow is falling now. It might built up a bit more today and tomorrow.
It is relatively mild at the moment. A cold front with some heavy snow is lined up in the first part of the new week.
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Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
265cm (top)
200cm (base)
Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area):
1082cm
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
Courses (reported by the ski area):
All main runs now open
Tree run courses scheduled to be open: Heart, Shooter, Alta, Garden, Rabbit
Geto Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 16th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 799cm Number of days snowfall observed 39 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 439cm observed on 16 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.