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Rusutsu Resort Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rusutsu Resort is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).
Rusutsu Resort Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 9.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -6 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -2 |  |
Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
Freezing rain reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Rain and snow or hail reported from Sapporo at 241 metres elevation only 4 kms NNE of Mt Moiwa ski area Ski Resort from Mt Moiwa ski area
Continuous light 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
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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heavy snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
max°C | -3 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
min°C | -4 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -7 | -6 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
-12 | -15 | -18 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -13 | -14 | -12 | -5 | -5 | -10 | -9 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -6 | -2 | -4 | |
97 | 94 | 96 | 93 | 94 | 97 | 87 | 89 | 96 | 95 | 98 | 98 | 85 | 81 | 94 | 83 | 83 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 82 | |
400 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 750 | 1050 | 1250 | 500 | 400 | 0 | 300 | 450 | 0 | 850 | 1200 | 1350 | |
 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — |
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).
Light rain (total 9.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).
Latest snow reports near Rusutsu Resort:
Freezing rain reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Niseko Hanazono Resort
Rain and snow or hail reported from Sapporo at 241 metres elevation only 4 kms NNE of Mt Moiwa ski area Ski Resort from Mt Moiwa ski area
Continuous light 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
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Overall 3.8 Based on 13 votes and 12 reviews
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.
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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