Rusutsu Resort Ski Area
Ski resort · Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Rusutsu Resort Ski Area is a ski resort in Hokkaido Prefecture (Japan) with 31 km of runs and 18 lifts. You can ski between 422 m and 988 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 566 m. Its longest run is イゾラグランドコース, Isola Grand (3.0 km) and the steepest, Across B, reaches 62% on its toughest stretch.
See Rusutsu Resort Ski Area on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 31 km
- Lifts
- 18
- Elevation
- 422–988 m
- Vertical drop
- 566 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue9.8 km
- Red17 km
- Black3.6 km
The steepest runs at Rusutsu Resort Ski Area
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Across B Black62% · 32°
- ジャイアントコース, Giant Black52% · 27°
- エリートコース, Elite Black51% · 27°
- ダイナミックコース, Dynamic Black45% · 24°
- ヘブンリーリッジAコース, Heavenly Ridge A Black42% · 23°
The longest runs
- イゾラグランドコース, Isola Grand Red3.0 km
- ヘブンリー・ビュー・コース, Heavenly View Red2.6 km
- フリコ沢コース, Furikozawa Blue2.2 km
- レインボーコース, Rainbow Blue2.2 km
- イーストヴィヴァルディ, East Vivaldi Red2.0 km
Lifts
14 chairlifts · 4 gondolas.
When to go to Rusutsu Resort Ski Area
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 710 m (the resort's mean elevation is 705 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Rusutsu Resort Ski Area
- Niseko United25 km · 59 km of runs
- Niseko Moiwa27 km · 6.9 km of runs
- Sanlaiva28 km · 5.4 km of runs
- Kiroro Resort38 km · 25 km of runs
- Sapporo Kokusai Skiing Resort40 km · 12 km of runs
- Sapporo Bankei Ski Area44 km · 9.6 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rusutsu Resort Ski Area?
- In Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The nearest resort is Niseko United, 25 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Rusutsu Resort Ski Area have?
- 31 km: 9.8 km of blue runs, 17 km of red runs, 3.6 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Rusutsu Resort Ski Area?
- You can ski between 422 m and 988 m: a vertical drop of 566 m.
- How many lifts does Rusutsu Resort Ski Area have?
- 18: 14 chairlifts, 4 gondolas.
- What is the steepest run at Rusutsu Resort Ski Area?
- Across B (black), at 62% (32°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Rusutsu Resort Ski Area?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Rusutsu Resort Ski Area?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.