Rusutsu Resort Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rusutsu Resort is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).
Rusutsu Resort Weather (Days 4-6): A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
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| Top Lift: | 2.0 m | -3 |  | |||
| Bottom Lift: | 1.4 m | -1 | |
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | |||||||||||||
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heavy snow | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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10 | — | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
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max °C | -3 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -8 |
min °C | -4 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -10 |
-11 | -10 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -8 | -12 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -12 | -7 | -7 | -10 | |
97 | 78 | 96 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 77 | 82 | 91 | 86 | 78 | 84 | 81 | 87 | 96 | |
350 | 450 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | |
 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
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Snowing at a moderate rate in Teine Olympia. from Teine Olympia
| Top snow depth: | 195 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 140 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 9 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 6 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.9 | 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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