Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | |
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 cm | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
max °C | -4 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
min °C | -4 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -3 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -7 | -13 | -5 | -9 | -10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
chill °C | -13 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -6 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -19 | -5 | -9 | -10 | -3 | -3 | -2 |
Humid % | 95 | 88 | 86 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 96 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 66 | 60 | 81 | 92 | 97 | 97 |
Freeze m | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 750 | 1250 | 2050 |
 | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:16 | — |
Next 4 days weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||
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Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 17 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | 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 23 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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