Rusutsu Resort

Address: 13 Izumikawa, Rusutsu-mura, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido

Phone number: 0136-46-3111

Business period: Saturday, November 2024, 11 to Sunday, March 23, 2025 (planned)

Business hours: 9:00-20:00 (until 3:30 at the beginning of the season and on March 17th)

access :
Car >> About 90 minutes by car from Sapporo city or New Chitose Airport.
Bus >> About 120 minutes by free bus "Rusutsu" from Kamori Building ③ near Sapporo Station. *Advance reservations required
Bus >> About 120 minutes from New Chitose Airport by paid bus "Big Lands". *Advance reservations required

Lift fee:
25-hour ticket: Adults 33,000 yen, Junior and Senior High School students 27,500 yen, Children 16,500 yen, Seniors 27,500 yen
Top-up 5-hour ticket: Adults 6,100 yen, Junior and Senior High School students 5,000 yen, Children 2,800 yen, Seniors 5,000 yen
*Both tickets can be used in one-hour increments.
*25-hour tickets are discounted when purchased online.
*The 5-hour top-up ticket can only be charged by those who have purchased a 25-hour ticket or a 25-hour advance ticket + 5 (30-hour ticket). It cannot be purchased with a new IC card.

URL: https://rusutsu.com

Spectacular views as you ride through some of Hokkaido's driest powder
Big resorts where it's easy to win THE DAY

Rusutsu Resort is located in the southwest of Hokkaido and boasts an abundant amount of snowfall and the extremely light dry powder that can only be found inland. The snow that falls is carried by the wind and is extremely light, with only 5% moisture content. The constant snowfall means a high chance of encountering powder, and the rate of sunny days is also high. You can enjoy the best powder rides while taking in the beautiful sight of Mt. Yotei towering against the blue sky. The slopes, which are made up of three mountains, have a total run distance of 3 km and 42 courses. On the map it looks mind-bogglingly large, but by making full use of the four gondolas and 37 lifts, you can efficiently travel to the courses you want to visit.

There are 11 ungroomed runs in each area, so the secret to enjoying Rusutsu's powder is to know the characteristics of each run. If you like powder riding on steep slopes, try the "Super East Run (East Mt.)" with a maximum gradient of 40 degrees, or the "Rusutsu No. 35 Run (Mt. Isola)" with a maximum gradient of 0.1 degrees. The "Isola A Run (Mt. Isola)" with a 1km run is very challenging. In addition, West Mt. has a "Forest Run" where you can enjoy tree runs, and it is so wide that it is hard to decide where to ski. If that's you, you can use "Mountain Guiding". It is a program for experts, but a guide who knows Rusutsu inside and out will show you the best spots of the day. Groomed runs are also one of Rusutsu's specialties. The runs are so beautifully maintained that you can't see the joins, and you can enjoy carving without losing your edges no matter how fast you go. I highly recommend the first track at Mt. Isola, where you can ski earlier than normal hours!

If you want to relax from the powder snow in the morning to the night skiing, you can stay at a hotel on the premises. It's a 90-minute drive from Sapporo, so you can stay in Sapporo and enjoy the towns of Hokkaido while you commute. Another great attraction of Rusutsu is that it's easy to move around to suit your travel style.