Geto Kogen Now: Wednesday 19th February 2025
- Feb 19, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base
38cm
Snowfall at base this season 1139cm
Posted on Wednesday 19th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Morning from Geto Kogen.
Another 0.5m of snowfall reported by the ski area this morning and just under 40cm lower down.
It is a cold and snowy/foggy kind of morning with limited visibility.
There was some tragic news yesterday as someone lost their life out on the mountain.
I have not spoken with anyone directly involved yet; rather, hearing about it on the (local and national) news and locals, and do not feel it appropriate to bring the discussion here.
But, of course, thoughts with everyone involved.
And a reminder of the very real dangers out there in the snow.
As a general comment, if you see ropes and signs saying no entry, they are there for a good reason. Geto Kogen has been much more progressive than many ski areas in Japan regarding the opening of official tree runs for people to enjoy and I feel should be commended for that.
Anyway, take care out there.
Scheduled ski area operations:
All courses should be available except B2
Tree run courses open: All should be open apart from Rookie 1, Rookie 2, Extreme and Cascade.
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
420cm (top)
310cm (base)
Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area):
2022cm
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 Wednesday 19th February 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 1139cm Number of days snowfall observed 68 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 392cm observed on 24 days February 2025 snowfall 348cm observed on 17 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.