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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #298
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 21 January 2026: Japan leads global snowfall again, with 1m (40") in 72 hours on Hokkaido and heavy, cold powder spreading into Honshu.
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Rusutsu Resort at 794 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | |
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max °C | -11 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -7 |
min °C | -12 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -15 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -14 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -10 | -7 | -8 |
-20 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -22 | -18 | -21 | -20 | -15 | -13 | -16 | |
93 | 97 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 84 | 95 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 4:35 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:42 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).
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Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
20 km away from Rusutsu Resort
5 hours ago
Snow falling heavily in Niseko Grand Hirafu. Cold temperatures. There is knee-deep fresh snow. Some lifts are open. Good snow on the pistes. Off-piste has fresh snow. from Niseko Grand Hirafu
Rusutsu Resort Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 270 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 215 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 32 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (7) / good piste (7)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
3.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Rusutsu Resort at the specific elevation of 794 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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- 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.
Visitor Reviews of Rusutsu Resort
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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