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Rusutsu Resort Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rusutsu Resort is: Light rain (total 3.0mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).
Rusutsu Resort Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 9.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 4 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 5 | |
Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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rain shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | light rain | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 7 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -2 | 0 |
min°C | 0 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -10 | -5 | -7 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -5 |
-5 | -10 | -14 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -16 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -10 | |
93 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 89 | 96 | 87 | 84 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 98 | 83 | 81 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 88 | |
1250 | 500 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 750 | 1050 | 1350 | 550 | 400 | 0 | 250 | 350 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:07 | — |
Light rain (total 3.0mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).
Light rain (total 9.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | 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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