Rusutsu saw 220cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, up 16% on last winter. That puts it 19th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
0
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
15cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 14 Dec 2025.
76cm
deepest basemeasured on 8 Mar 2026.
57cm
snowiest monthDecember 2025 stole the show.
37cm
best weekseven days from 3 Mar 2026.
94%
of a typical winter's snowfall. Right about average.
Snow reliability
64/100
GoodTypically about 116 ski days a season, declining by 8 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The 19th snowiest of the last 31 winters.
Snowfall by month
December was an early-season standout, with 26% of the season's snow.
Modelled base-altitude snowfall from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), EM Snow archive. The grid sits near resort base, not the summit, so treat totals as a valley-level estimate.