Geto Kogen Now: Thursday 19th February 2026
- Feb 19
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base
19cm
Snowfall at base this season 1332cm
Posted on Thursday 19th February 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
We're back to snow again this morning, with around 20cm of fresh to report.
Nice.
It has been windy overnight (WNW) with the snow being blown around. The day should see a continuation of snow and windy kind of conditions.
Tomorrow and beyond should be calmer and clearer - there's not much chance of snow on the weekly forecast beyond today.
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Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
350cm (top)
265cm (base)
Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area):
1835cm
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 except B2, B3, C1 and C5
Tree run courses scheduled to be open: Hopefully open as normal today
Geto Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 19th February 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 1332cm Number of days snowfall observed 69 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 211cm 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.