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Rusutsu Resort Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rusutsu Resort is: Mild with light rain (total 7.0mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).
Rusutsu Resort Weather (Days 4-6): Mild at first with light rain (total 6.0mm) on Mon morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -3 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -3 | |
Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
Freezing rain reported from Sapporo at 241 metres elevation only 4 kms NNE of Mt Moiwa ski area but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Mt Moiwa ski area
Continuous light snow reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  | |
clear | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
— | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | -2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
min°C | -3 | -3 | 3 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 |
-10 | -10 | -4 | -9 | -15 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -15 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -20 | |
79 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 98 | 92 | 83 | 68 | 54 | 57 | 74 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 94 | 95 | |
700 | 500 | 1400 | 1300 | 400 | 350 | 350 | 0 | 500 | 600 | 0 | 850 | 1250 | 1650 | 1800 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 4:16 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:10 | — |
Mild with light rain (total 7.0mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).
Mild at first with light rain (total 6.0mm) on Mon morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning).
Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
Freezing rain reported from Sapporo at 241 metres elevation only 4 kms NNE of Mt Moiwa ski area but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Mt Moiwa ski area
Continuous light snow reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 24 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | 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 13 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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