Rusutsu Resort Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rusutsu Resort is: A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3.0mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).
Rusutsu Resort Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.0 m | -4 |  | |||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.0 m | -1 | |
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 |
min °C | -4 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
-12 | -14 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -8 | -8 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -5 | |
95 | 97 | 65 | 51 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 75 | 95 | 95 | 99 | 98 | 74 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 51 | |
800 | 400 | 650 | 1050 | 950 | 1300 | 1750 | 1850 | 1750 | 2450 | 3050 | 1050 | 900 | 850 | 850 | 950 | 1400 | |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — |
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3.0mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).
Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).
Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
Snowing in Orofure. from Orofure
Rain and snow or hail reported from Sapporo at 241 metres elevation only 4 kms NNE of Mt Moiwa ski area but it is probably falling as rain apart from near the top of the ski area from Mt Moiwa ski area
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 6 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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Overall 3.8 Based on 23 votes and 12 reviews
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.
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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