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Geto Kogen Now: Saturday 7th March 2020

  • Mar 7, 2020
  • 2 min read

Updated: Sep 26, 2025

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


New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 818cm

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


Good morning.


The sun is shining through a break in the clouds early morning.


Yesterday we had some stormy conditions for a while though it cleared up for the evening.


Resulting in 15cm or so of fresh snow at base.


So it should be a good day and we are expecting clearer skies over the weekend with temperatures getting milder.


Official snow depths:


* Top: 320cm

* Base: 160cm


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:


* All of the main official courses are available

* The resort usually makes a final decision on tree run courses before 9am

* Generally, all tree runs apart from Extreme are opening



Geto Kogen Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Saturday 7th March 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 818cm Number of days snowfall observed 62 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 57cm observed on 5 days




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