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Rusutsu Resort at 594 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 20 Oct 2026
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cloudy | heavy rain | light rain | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | cloudy | clear | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | |
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 cm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | 11 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
max °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
min °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
chill °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -1 | -3 |
Humid % | 58 | 99 | 98 | 94 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 60 | 55 | 63 | 54 | 71 | 94 | 87 | 52 | 73 |
Freeze m | 3150 | 3050 | 3050 | 1400 | 750 | 700 | 700 | 2500 | 2850 | 3350 | 3350 | 3500 | 3250 | 2750 | 1550 | 1050 |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:38 | — |
Next 4 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 26.0mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
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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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Week 3 of October 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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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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