Geto Kogen Now: Tuesday 17th February 2026
- Feb 17
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base
3cm
Snowfall at base this season 1313cm
Posted on Tuesday 17th February 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Several cm of fresh (ski area reporting up to 6cm) with snow falling at times yesterday.
This morning we have some blue sky. Looks good! Nice and bright with good visibility, even with some cloud still hanging on.
We might get fresh snow later tomorrow, but there's what looks like lots of clearer and sunny weather due Friday and through the weekend.
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Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
335cm (top)
250cm (base)
Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area):
1815cm
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: Unclear what the situation is early this morning
Geto Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Tuesday 17th February 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 1313cm Number of days snowfall observed 68 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 192cm observed on 14 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.