Geto Kogen Now: Friday 6th February 2026
- Feb 6
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base
8cm
Snowfall at base this season 1210cm
Posted on Friday 6th February 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Some more snow overnight and some rather full-on winter conditions this morning. Moderate snow and wind. It's unclear if lifts might be affected this morning and/or what might happen with tree run areas.
Not so cold early morning and due to get colder as the day progresses.
We should be getting more snow into next week, hopefully with wind being less prominent.
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Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
333cm (top)
243cm (base)
Cumulative snowfall this season (reported by the ski area):
1633cm
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 now open
Tree run courses scheduled to be open: Unclear what might happen this morning
Geto Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 6th February 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 1210cm Number of days snowfall observed 60 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 89cm observed on 6 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.