Geto Kogen Now: Friday 17th January 2025
- Jan 17, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base
28cm
Snowfall at base this season 670cm
Posted on Friday 17th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Another nearly 30cm of snow since yesterday with over 40cm reported by the ski area.
It was snowing for much of the day yesterday, slowing down overnight.
We expect snow on and off today and perhaps some strong winds too. So much so that lifts/gondola might be affected.
Scheduled ski area operations:
All main courses are open, apart from B2
Early morning reports show tree run courses closed today, presumably due to weather
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
360cm (top)
200cm (base)
Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area):
1245cm
Other information:
Night skiing is scheduled for weekends and holidays through 24th February 2025.
The Number 2 Gondola is scheduled to normally only operate on weekends and holidays.
Geto Kogen Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Friday 17th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 670cm Number of days snowfall observed 42 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 66cm (on 16th January) November 2024 snowfall 48cm observed on 5 days December 2024 snowfall 351cm observed on 22 days January 2025 snowfall 271cm observed on 15 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.