top of page

Geto Kogen Now: Friday 7th February 2020

  • Feb 7, 2020
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 649cm

Posted on Friday 7th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.


After the massive snowfall I reported yesterday, 'just' 14cm this morning.


It is still very cold and cloudy early on with a bit of snow falling as I write this... without much wind.


It should be a great morning to get out and sample the goods!


For the moment cloudy skies forecast for tomorrow.


Official snow depths:


* Top: 365cm

* Base: 240cm


Planned operating lift information - subject to change:


* Number 1 Gondola

* Number 2 Gondola (operates on weekends and holidays only)

* Number 1 pair lift

* Number 2 pair lift

* Quad lift


Courses & Tree Runs - subject to change:


* All of the main official courses are available

* Rabbit, Summit, Beech and Stream tree run course are open

* Extreme and Shooter tree run courses not yet available


Nighta skiing operations


* Weekends and holidays from until 24th February 2020



Geto Kogen Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Friday 7th February 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 649cm Number of days snowfall observed 45 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 177cm 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.


SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.



bottom of page