Geto Kogen Now: Thursday 8th January 2026
- Jan 8
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base
16cm
Snowfall at base this season 573cm
Posted on Thursday 8th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Yesterday ended up being a relatively mild day with snow falling in the night and still falling this morning.
Snow is forecast today along with some potentially strong winds.
Looks like a whole lot of fresh snow is on the way Sunday onwards.
Lots of tree run courses are still not open but I can't imagine it will be much longer before they become available if we get that snow.
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Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
220cm (top)
155cm (base)
Planned lift operations (reported by the ski area):
All lifts scheduled to open during peak season
Number 2 gondola operates every Saturday, Sunday and national holiday
Courses (reported by the ski area):
Most main runs now mostly open
Tree run courses scheduled to be open: Heart, Garden, Rabbit
Geto Kogen Now 2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 8th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 573cm Number of days snowfall observed 31 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 213cm observed on 8 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.