Geto Kogen Now: Friday 2nd January 2026
- Jan 2
- 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 460cm
Posted on Friday 2nd January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Another good showing of snow since yesterday as the new year starts well.
The ski area reports nearly another 60cm.
It eased off overnight and this morning it is just cloudy. We might even get some sun.
The snow shouldn't be far off though over the coming days.
And hopefully more tree runs will be available soon.
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Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
200cm (top)
140cm (base)
Planned lift operations (reported by the ski area):
All lifts scheduled to open during peak season
Number 2 gondola operates 27th December through 4th January and every Saturday, Sunday and national holiday
Courses (reported by the ski area):
Most main runs now open though some with remaining restrictions
Some tree run courses scheduled to be open: Garden, Rabbit, possibly Heart
Geto Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 2nd January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 460cm Number of days snowfall observed 25 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 100cm 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.