Rusutsu Resort Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rusutsu Resort is: Mild at first with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Mon night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).
Rusutsu Resort Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 21.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | 2 |  | |||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | 2 | |
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | |  |  |  |  | |  | |  |  |  |  | |  | |
mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | mod. rain | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
min °C | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
-4 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | -1 | 1 | -3 | |
99 | 99 | 93 | 95 | 74 | 62 | 82 | 76 | 70 | 92 | 94 | 97 | 100 | 58 | 65 | 68 | |
1750 | 1050 | 800 | 500 | 600 | 1000 | 950 | 1200 | 1650 | 1450 | 1500 | 2350 | 1950 | 1950 | 1750 | 2000 | |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:13 | — |
Mild at first with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Mon night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).
Heavy rain (total 21.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat night).
Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
Rain and snow or hail reported from Sapporo at 241 metres elevation only 4 kms NNE of Mt Moiwa ski area but it is probably falling as rain apart from near the top of the ski area from Mt Moiwa ski area
Some clouds at Kiroro Resort today. Calm. Well above freezing today. No new snow. Only some lifts are open. The pistes are wet. Off-piste is slushy. from Kiroro Resort
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 28 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Rusutsu Resort at the specific elevation of 994 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 23 votes and 12 reviews
Rusutsu used to offer a great family ski environment with no apres. Over the years it has increasingly gotten busier with bus loads of rude Europeans and ugly Australians doing day trips from Niseko which was really noticeable in 2014. Where once you could get fresh tracks lasting days it is now tracked within 1/2 day. For those chasing a quieter resort their are better options. In comparison to other international resorts it still can offer an excellent trip. Everyone just needs to relax a little and take a leaf from the locals and have some respect for others.
Rueben from Australia writes:
Rusutsu used to offer a great family ski environment with no apres. Over the years it has increasingly gotten busier with bus loads of rude Europeans and ugly Australians doing day trips from Niseko which was really noticeable in 2014. Where once you could get fresh tracks lasting days it is now tracked within 1/2 day.
For those chasing a quieter resort their are better options.
In comparison to other international resorts it still can offer an excellent trip. Everyone just needs to relax a little and take a leaf from the locals and have some respect for others.
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