Geto Kogen Now: Wednesday 22nd April 2026
- Apr 22
- 2 min read
Updated: May 2
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base
0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1442cm
Posted on Wednesday 22nd April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Rain eased off yesterday but strong wind meant the ski area closed around 2pm. Not great!
Fine this morning, but still windy.
You can actually notice that there's less snow this morning.
Cloudy skies forecast for tomorrow and hopefully less wind, with a return to clearer skies on Friday.
Other ski areas around Japan announcing closing earlier than planned. I wonder if/when we might get such an announcement...
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Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
155cm (top)
50cm (base)
Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area):
2011cm
Planned lift operations:
Number 1 gondola and Number 2 pair lift
The planned closing date is Wednesday 6th May [subject to snow]
Courses (reported by the ski area):
The ski area is part open and options gradually getting more limited
A1, A4, A5, A6, B1 are all at least part open
Other runs closed
Geto Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Wednesday 22nd April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 1442cm Number of days snowfall observed 83 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 216cm observed on 17 days March 2026 snowfall 86cm observed on 10 days April 2026 snowfall 19cm observed on 2 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.