Global Weekly Snow Roundup #331
Weekly Global Snow News, updated 10 September 2026: South America reaches 4.7m (16ft) snow depths, while New Zealand thrives, Australia struggles and summer skiing resumes in the Alps.
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Rusutsu Resort at 594 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 10 Sep 2026
Next 4 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
max °C | 12 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
min °C | 11 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
chill °C | 11 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Humid % | 59 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 60 | 56 | 73 | 78 | 69 | 84 | 51 | 56 | 67 |
Freeze m | 3300 | 3250 | 3300 | 3350 | 3400 | 3550 | 3600 | 3750 | 3850 | 3600 | 4000 | 3850 | 3600 | 3900 | 3850 | 3200 |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
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Rusutsu Resort Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 4 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 2 of September has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Photos of Rusutsu Resort
Mt Yotei from Rusutsu by Mike Banks
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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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Visitor Reviews of Rusutsu Resort
Overall 3.8 Based on 23 votes and 12 reviews
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- Sean from Australia writes:
This place doesn't compare to Niseko. Less snow, still the same crowds; why bother.
Visitor Reviews of Rusutsu Resort
Sean from Australia writes:
This place doesn't compare to Niseko. Less snow, still the same crowds; why bother.
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