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Rusutsu Resort Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rusutsu Resort is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 9.0mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).
Rusutsu Resort Weather (Days 4-6): A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3.0mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -9 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -6 | |
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
Continuous light snow reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  | | |  |  |  | |  | | | |  | |  | |  | |  |  | |
mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | light rain | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | clear | light rain | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | |
max°C | -6 | -6 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
min°C | -6 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
-13 | -14 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -3 | -3 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -12 | -8 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | -3 | |
94 | 91 | 97 | 92 | 88 | 96 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 82 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 89 | 75 | 93 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 800 | 1100 | 1300 | 400 | 300 | 0 | 300 | 550 | 850 | 1150 | 1500 | 1500 | 1450 | 1450 | 1250 | |
 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 4:10 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — |
A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 9.0mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).
A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3.0mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
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
Continuous light snow reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 20 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 17 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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