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Rusutsu Resort Resort Guide

The Rusutsu Resort resort summary is: Rusutsu Resort has 18 lifts within its 169 Hectares of terrain that is suitable for all levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 400m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 37 trail at Rusutsu Resort.

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Rusutsu Resort Resort Guide

The Rusutsu Resort resort summary is: Rusutsu Resort has 18 lifts within its 169 Hectares of terrain that is suitable for all levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 400m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 37 trail at Rusutsu Resort.

Vertical:

Top: 994m
Arrow
400m
Bot: 594m

Best for:

Advanced level skier
Intermediates/
Advanced

Trails:

37
30%
40%
30%

Hectares of Ski:

169
Snowmaking: —

Rusutsu Resort Lifts:

  • drag lift icon1
  • ski lift icon13
  • cablecar icon4
Total lifts = 18
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Photo credit: Mike Banks

Visiting Rusutsu Resort

Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Rusutsu Resort.

  • Season opens
    2 Dec 2022
  • Season closes
    2 Apr 2023
  • Accommodation
    —
  • Restaurants | Bars
    20 | —
  • Nearest Airport
    New Chitose (Sapporo)
  • Nearest Train Station
    Kutchan
  • Tourist Office Website
    www.rusutsu.co.jp/
  • Tourist Office Phone
    0136-46-3331

Rusutsu Resort Features

The terrain at Rusutsu Resort includes::

  • Halfpipes
    1
  • Terrain Parks
    1
  • X-Country
    —
  • Ski Hire
    —

What's it like at Rusutsu Resort resort?

Rusutsu Resort is Hokkaido's largest independently operated resort (although smaller than the combined area of the Niseko resorts) and arguably home to the island's best lift system. Most chairlifts at Rusutsu Resort are detachable quads making for quick laps. This hill offers a little something for everyone with moderate terrain for beginners, wide open cruisers for intermediates and an endless selection of gladed, off-piste powder for experts. There is a fair amount of accommodation at the base of Rusutsu Resort but very little in terms of night life or restaurant selection. If you are looking for this, Hirafu village in nearby Niseko is your best bet about 30-40 minutes away. The resort offers a bus and lift ticket package from Sapporo and there are a number of operators in Niseko that can provide transfers and lift tickets to Rusutsu Resort.

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    Interactive Rusutsu Resort trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.

    Rusutsu Resort Live Weather

    ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
    Top Lift: 2.1 m
    -5
    25
    		part cloud
    Bottom Lift: 0.8 m
    0
    20
    		part cloud

    When's the snowiest month to visit Rusutsu Resort?

    DecemberAverage: 6.2 snow days per week
    The snowiest week in Rusutsu Resort is week 4 of December. There are typically 6.2 snowy days during this week with 41 cm of snowfall. Check out the Rusutsu Resort Snow History graphs below.

    What's the snow currently like in Rusutsu Resort?

    A summary of the current snow conditions in Rusutsu Resort. View more information on the Rusutsu Resort detailed snow report page.

    Last 7 Days Snow Accumulation
    • Piste Condition
      Spring snow
    • Off-piste Condition
      —
    Rusutsu Resort snow depths: updated 24 March 2023
    Upper snow depth:
    		205 cm
    Lower snow depth:
    		75 cm

    Visitor Reviews of Rusutsu Resort

    Overall: 3.8 Based on 13 votes and 12 reviews

    • Snowsure 4.6
    • Variety of pistes 3.8
    • Off-piste 4.4
    • Scenery 3.9
    • Apres-Ski 3.0
    • Vote

    Russ from Australia writes:

    Love this place.
    If you want a party atmosphere go to Niseko. We just came from there...
    If you want less lines, more piste and off-piste to yourself, no attitude when going under the orange rope from crew, check this place out.
    Lift ticket works out to be $50 AUD a day. Once you get it head straight to Mt Isola and ride it until you get bored. Mt Isola is the signature on piste run, but to be honest it's all about the tree runs.
    Reds are pretty tame for an intermediate boarders/skiers, blacks are very short.
    If you have lots of money stay at the resort. If not, there are a few (but not ample) places to stay within a 10 minute walk.
    Make sure you check out the row of little restaurants right next to the hotel, you'll save stacks of money and eat great food. Pirate man was our favourite.
    If you wanted a holiday without Aussies, choose another location, Australians are everywhere!
    Enjoy but don't tell your mates.

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