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Rusutsu Resort

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Rusutsu Resort

ルスツリゾート

Hokkaido

Hokkaido's largest single ski resort, spread across three linked peaks — West, East and Isola — with four gondolas, fourteen lifts and 37 marked courses reached from one base. The east side holds long, wide groomers and the Isola face keeps the tree runs and the deepest snow; the whole mountain looks across the valley to the cone of Mount Yotei. The resort runs as a self-contained village of hotels, restaurants and an indoor pool, with night skiing on the lower slopes.

Why we picked it

Most first-time skiers in Hokkaido go straight to Niseko an hour down the road, so Rusutsu holds a mountain a third larger with a fraction of the lift queues.

Best season
Winter
Crowd level
Popular
Rating
4.4· 1,071 reviews
Opening hours
Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Adult one-day gondola and lift pass; check rusutsu.com for the current season's rate.
Nearest station
No rail access — resort coach from New Chitose Airport or Sapporo
Website
rusutsu.com

Today

9:00–17:00

Stored weekly hours

Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Note

  • Lifts run 29 Nov – 31 Mar 9:00–17:00; night skiing on the lower mountain mid-December to 30 March, 16:00–20:00.

How to get there

From Sapporo Station · ~1h 32m by car

Tags

skiresort

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