Geto Kogen Now: Saturday 18th January 2025
- Jan 18, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base
53cm
Snowfall at base this season 723cm
Posted on Saturday 18th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Morning from Geto Kogen and another good haul of snow, over 60cm reported by the ski area and over half a metre lower. Excellent.
It was falling through the day yesterday with some very limited visibility on the upper slopes.
Snow still falling but it might stop and clearer skies (along with milder conditions) are forecast for tomorrow.
There's hardly any further snow lined up on forecasts tomorrow through at least mid-week.
Scheduled ski area operations:
All main courses are open, apart from B2
Unclear what tree runs will be open today (early morning checks)
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
360cm (top)
253cm (base)
Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area):
1295cm
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 Saturday 18th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 723cm Number of days snowfall observed 43 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 324cm 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.