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Geto Kogen Now: Friday 24th April 2020

  • Apr 24, 2020
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 937cm

Posted on Friday 24th April 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.


This morning the report was updated with information for today but... it turns out that today Geto Kogen has announced that they are closing.


They have said that they will be closed 'until 6th May', which was the original target closing date. They appear to be keeping open the possibility of being open beyond that, depending on how the situation develops over the coming weeks. In terms of snow, there is still officially over 3m of it out there. I will let you know nearer the time if that is the case.


For now, though, that is the season.


I thank you for reading and hope that we can meet again later in the year, when the excitement of the upcoming winter season can perhaps clear some of the memories of what is going on right now.


Take care and see you on the other side of summer.


Update: Friday 24th April was the last day of the season.



Geto Kogen Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Thursday 23rd April 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 937cm Number of days snowfall observed 75 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 80cm (on 6th February) November 2019 snowfall 88cm observed on 4 days December 2019 snowfall 207cm observed on 16 days January 2020 snowfall 177cm observed on 19 days February 2020 snowfall 289cm observed on 18 days March 2020 snowfall 106cm observed on 13 days April 2020 snowfall 70cm observed on 5 days




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