Geto Kogen Now: Friday 9th April 2021
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 1856cm
Posted on Friday 9th April 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Geto Kogen Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Geto Kogen.
We have fresh snow!
4-5cm of it across the mountain down to base. And it is quite cold too. Feels like winter. The forecast for the day is a mostly cloudy day with some light snow at times with some clearer skies again tomorrow probably.
Things are going to start getting back to spring from Sunday, so the best time to enjoy things is NOW. For the lucky folk who can, of course.
Official snow depth ('groomed depth', as reported by the ski area):
Top: 300cm
Base: 175cm
Planned operating lifts:
Number 1 Gondola
Number 1 pair lift
Planned open courses (subject to change):
Main courses:
- All main courses open
Tree Run courses:
- Heart, Summit, Beach and Stream are set to potentially open today
- They will open after checking and depending on conditions
- Other tree run courses are now closed
Geto Kogen Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Friday 9th April 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1856cm Number of days snowfall observed 67 days Most snowfall observed on 1 day 105cm (on 2nd January) November 2020 snowfall 73cm observed on 3 days December 2020 snowfall 482cm observed on 17 days January 2021 snowfall 685cm observed on 23 days February 2021 snowfall 594cm observed on 20 days March 2021 snowfall 18cm observed on 3 days April 2021 snowfall 4cm observed on 1 day |
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.