Rusutsu
Hokkaido · Japan
Rusutsu is a ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan. It averages around 1,400 cm of snow a season on a Sea-effect snowpack. The season typically runs Dec-Apr.
Voted Japan's Best Ski Resort 2025 (World Ski Awards); renowned tree skiing
10-day forecast
1 cm total · no fresh snow forecast
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 200 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Wednesday, Oct 21 — Lean (1). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 994 m
- Base
- 200 m
- Vertical
- 594 m
- Terrain
- 42 courses, 3 peaks
- Avg annual snow
- 1,400 cm
- Typical season
- Dec-Apr
- Snow climate
- Sea-effect
- Type
- Lift-served
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