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Japan New Year's Eve Snow Roundup #295
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 31 December 2025: classic mid-winter conditions bring frequent snowfall to Honshu and Hokkaido.
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Rusutsu Resort at 994 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | |
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max °C | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -12 |
min °C | -13 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -13 | -14 | -14 |
-24 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -20 | -21 | -26 | -27 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -24 | -22 | -22 | |
95 | 90 | 87 | 96 | 88 | 87 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 93 | 92 | 81 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:16 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
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Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
23 km away from Rusutsu Resort
1 hour ago
Intermittent moderate snow reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort Ski Resort from Niseko Hanazono Resort
47 km away from Rusutsu Resort
1 hour agoContinuous light snow reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
Rusutsu Resort Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 110 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 65 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 21 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (7) / good piste (7)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
1.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
3.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Rusutsu Resort Forecast Snowfall
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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 13 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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