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Rusutsu Resort Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rusutsu Resort is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
Rusutsu Resort Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.5 m | -8 |  | |||
| Bottom Lift: | 1.0 m | -5 | |
Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
Continuous light snow reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort Ski Resort from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Continuous light snow reported from Sapporo at 241 metres elevation only 4 kms NNE of Mt Moiwa ski area Ski Resort from Mt Moiwa ski area
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light rain | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | light snow | light snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 11 | — | — | |
max °C | -5 | -7 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -3 |
min °C | -5 | -8 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -8 |
-12 | -16 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -14 | |
94 | 78 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 96 | 76 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 97 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 750 | 1100 | 1700 | 1500 | 1200 | 2100 | 750 | 0 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:05 | — |
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
Continuous light snow reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort Ski Resort from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Continuous light snow reported from Sapporo at 241 metres elevation only 4 kms NNE of Mt Moiwa ski area Ski Resort from Mt Moiwa ski area
| Top snow depth: | 145 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 95 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 30 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Rusutsu Resort at the specific elevation of 594 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Rusutsu Resort. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.
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Overall 3.8 Based on 13 votes and 12 reviews
This place doesn't compare to Niseko. Less snow, still the same crowds; why bother.
Sean from Australia writes:
This place doesn't compare to Niseko. Less snow, still the same crowds; why bother.
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