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=Geto Kogen Resort=

Geto Kogen Resort (夏油高原スキー場）is an overlooked ski resort located west of Kitakami in Iwate Prefecture. The resort is known for having heavy snowfall, it is frequently the resort with the biggest snowfall in all Japan. Manage by Sadahide Sugawara, the resort is positioning itself to attract customer looking for challenging terrain by opening tree runs and offering ungroomed advance trails. It is located 450km north of Tokyo in Tohoku and it takes 2h30 by Shinkansen from Tokyo Station.

=Skiing=

Geto Kogen has 22 courses serve by 5 lifts, 80 % for intermediary and expert and 20% for beginer. Pair lifts are used for beginner slope and Snowpark. During heavy snow period which usually go from January to mid-March, 50% of the course are left ungroomed. Like Cortina(Japan) or Madarao, a lot of effort has been put on glade skiing, the resort now offer 8 tree run courses and is opening new terrain every year.

=History= Geto Kogen Resort start is operation in 1993. It was co-finance by the transport company Kokusai Kogyo LTD and the former Waka Town, now Kitakani city. In 2002, due to financial difficulty, the management was transferred to the Kamori Kankō doing business in the tourist industry. The company made considerable investment. In 2005, the building was extended with Onsen, a restaurant and lodging facility. The following year, a second Gondola and a quad Lift were built as well as night skiing installation. In 2013, the management was finally transferred to the actual owner of the resort, Cross Project Group. The company is in the Ski Resort and Ski school industry.