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Australia's 2026 Season Starting With Fresh Snow
Mother Nature has delivered across the Australian Alps with near perfect timing for the start of the 2026 snow season tomorrow at most of the country's leading resorts, Saturday 6 June.
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Rusutsu Resort at 594 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 05 Jun 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 70.0mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 30.0mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | mod. rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 |
min °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | |
70 | 77 | 95 | 97 | 90 | 90 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 95 | 79 | 62 | 83 | |
3700 | 3250 | 3100 | 2850 | 3200 | 3200 | 2950 | 2900 | 3100 | 2650 | 2050 | 1850 | 1650 | 1950 | 2400 | 2500 | |
 | — | 3:59 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:13 | — |
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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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Snow History
Week 1 of June 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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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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