IwateGeto Kogen Ski Resort

What Geto Kogen is famous for - Heavy Snow!!

The Bismarck pizza from the Piric ctan cafe. It is topped with an onsen egg. Reminded me of the Aussie pizza.

The Oni burger from Soft Burger. Was trying to work out what was "demon" about this burger and realised "oni" meant fried onions. 🤦‍♂️

Geto's mountain information boards are updated by ski patrollers throughout the day. You can check it to see which tree runs are open or closed, how much fresh snow each course has and the state of grooming for each course.

Fantastic view from the Summit! The short hike up is worth it for a photo even if you are not dropping in.

Geto has a first tracks ticket. Only 30 are sold every morning and it’s first come first served. You get to be the first on the gondola which opens at 9am. It’s normally 1000 Yen and 1500 Yen if it has snowed more than 30cm.

This is my vote for the best ski resort food in Japan.The Lobster Ramen served in Geto is from Takemoto Shoten a famous ramen stall in Akita. Awesome shrimp broth. Nothing left in the bowl. Brings back Ichigen vibes.

In case you left your powder board at home and it is dumping. Rent powder boards and skis for the day for 4100 Yen from the Powder Terrace.

This is very cool. The Powder Terrace lets you rent and test drive powder skis and boards. They have the whole Gentemstick collection, Maverick Figures, Korua Shapes and bondinga from Salomon. For powder skis you can choose from K2 and Majesty ski collection.

It was Japan's National Foundation Day and there was a cultural dance performance known as Onikenbai - Demon Sword Dance with Taiko drumming and flutes.

Colorado based Icelantic and Wapan skis at Shop Jaja. Dig the locally designed Japanese style graphics on the Wapans.

Nice selection of Bakery and Templeton snowboards at Shop Jaja.

My guide demonstrating how deep the snow was in the tree run area. Geto runs resort tours around the resort's tree runs. Well worth it on a day like this when it's almost white out conditions in one of the heaviest storms of the season.

The Gentem Demo Shack at the Powder Terrace. Full range of sexy looking Gentemsticks on display. The guys will give you advice on which model would suit your riding and you can take the boards out for a demo.

The apres starter fridge at Camp 88. Nothing fancy, reasonably priced chu-his, high balls and beer.

You can rent all the backcountry gear you need at Geto. They have backpacks, beacons, probes, poles, snowshoes. The gear looked pretty new. I did see quite a few snowboarders using poles to traverse the flat section at the top.

Camp 88's dry room. Lots of gear, but you can usually find a space.

There is a tuning waxing station just outside Camp 88. Someone left a clothes iron there in case you need to wax.

The buffet meals at Camp 88 were pretty good. Apart from the staples like salad, burdock, miso soup and rice, they try to keep things fresh by changing the main dishes. Tonight we had chicken karaage and croquettes.

The beef tendon curry with onsen egg. It sounded a lot better than it tasted. The beef tendon wasn't braised in the curry just thrown together when you order.

Geto has a free shuttle bus from the East exit of Kitakami station. Takes about 50 mins to get to the ski resort. Its a large bus with luggage space on the bottom. It gets pretty packed with people having to sit in the middle, but the driver will call up another bus if needed.