Rusutsu Resort

Hokkaido Prefecture, JP — size M · 31 km of trails · 566 m vertical · 18 lifts · very heavy snowfall

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Japan
Tokyo — town, pop. 9,733,276Osaka — town, pop. 2,753,862Nagoya — town, pop. 2,332,176Sapporo — town, pop. 1,973,832Fukuoka — town, pop. 1,612,392Rusutsu ResortTokyoOsakaNagoyaSapporoFukuoka
Hokkaido Prefecture
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Within 30 km
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Season: Dec 5 – Apr 4

26/27 Passes

PassWhat it grantsBlackouts
Epic Pass5 consecutive daysno blackout dates
Epic Local5 consecutive daysno blackout dates

The mountain

Trails
31 km — size M
Vertical
566 m
Summit
988 m
Base
422 m
Lifts
18
Trees
1.1 km, 3.5% of mapped runs — ナチュラルコース, 林間コース
Region
Rusutsu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Typical Snowfall

Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Very heavy

Measured, JMA station
701 cm — 喜茂別 AMeDAS, 7.2 km away, 441 m below mid-mountain; 10-season mean, peak base 145 cm
Powder days
6 a season — days with 20 cm or more; measured at 喜茂別
Snow-day share
69% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; measured at 喜茂別
Longest snowy stretch
15 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; measured at 喜茂別
Operator published
1300 cm — the resort's own figure
Model climatology
254 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid

The Season

Snow on the ground model
50100150 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunplanned season
Snowfall, season to date model
50010001500 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunplanned season

middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26planned season

Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×5.12 to the resort's published average
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.

Character

Of the 8 Japanese resorts of 25–60 km, Rusutsu Resort has the least beginner terrain: 32% is novice or easy, where the others sit near 55%. That is 10 km of it. 31 km of trails, in the largest tenth of Japanese resorts on a pass, where the median has 11 km. Its lift fleet runs to 4 gondolas among 18.

Terrain

  • easygreen9.8 km · 10 runs
  • intermediatered17.4 km · 12 runs
  • advancedblack3.6 km · 5 runs

Japanese grading.

Lifts

  • 4gondolas
  • 14chairlifts

Nearby

ResortDistanceTrailsSnowfallPasses
Niseko United24 km59 kmvery heavyIkon Pass, Ikon Base, Mountain Collectivecompare
Mount Racey Ski Resort93 km11 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass
Furano Ski Resort134 km26 kmmoderateIkon Pass, Ikon Basecompare
Kamui Ski Links150 km18 kmheavyIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass

Written about it

FAQ

Is Rusutsu Resort on the Epic Pass?
Yes. The Epic Pass grants 5 consecutive days at Rusutsu Resort for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
Is Rusutsu Resort on the Epic Local?
Yes. The Epic Local grants 5 consecutive days at Rusutsu Resort for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
How much snow does Rusutsu Resort get?
Rusutsu Resort has very heavy snowfall by our banding.
What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
Nothing within 160 km shares a pass with it.

Sources

Pass terms
Epic
Mountain figures
OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
Season dates and live status
skiresort.info
Snow on the ground
Open-Meteo

Data (ODbL) · Method

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