Geto Kogen Now: Saturday 3rd January 2026
- Jan 3
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base
1cm
Snowfall at base this season 461cm
Posted on Saturday 3rd January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Quite nice weather this morning actually, with hints of blue sky and some inviting looking slopes.
Ski area reports 5cm on the mountain since yesterday.
We do expect some more snow later, maybe some sun tomorrow but the snow clouds will be back Monday.
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Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
185cm (top)
125cm (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: Heart, Garden, Rabbit
Geto Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 3rd January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 461cm Number of days snowfall observed 26 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 101cm observed on 3 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.