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Rusutsu Resort at 994 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 15 Aug 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 21.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°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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some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 |
max °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
min °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
chill °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Humid % | 52 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 79 | 85 | 97 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 89 |
Freeze m | 4650 | 4650 | 4800 | 4900 | 4900 | 5050 | 4950 | 4800 | 4800 | 4650 | 4550 | 4800 | 4700 | 4600 | 4650 | 4550 |
 | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
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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 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August 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
Cottages at Rusutsu by Mike Banks
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Rusutsu Resort at the specific elevation of 994 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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- Rueben from Australia writes:
Rusutsu used to offer a great family ski environment with no apres. Over the years it has increasingly gotten busier with bus loads of rude Europeans and ugly Australians doing day trips from Niseko which was really noticeable in 2014. Where once you could get fresh tracks lasting days it is now tracked within 1/2 day. For those chasing a quieter resort their are better options. In comparison to other international resorts it still can offer an excellent trip. Everyone just needs to relax a little and take a leaf from the locals and have some respect for others.
Visitor Reviews of Rusutsu Resort
Rueben from Australia writes:
Rusutsu used to offer a great family ski environment with no apres. Over the years it has increasingly gotten busier with bus loads of rude Europeans and ugly Australians doing day trips from Niseko which was really noticeable in 2014. Where once you could get fresh tracks lasting days it is now tracked within 1/2 day.
For those chasing a quieter resort their are better options.
In comparison to other international resorts it still can offer an excellent trip. Everyone just needs to relax a little and take a leaf from the locals and have some respect for others.
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