ルスツリゾートスキー場, Rusutsu Resort Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

ルスツリゾートスキー場, Rusutsu Resort Ski Area is a ski area in Rusutsu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Its 27 mapped downhill runs add up to 31 km, which ranks it #5 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 1.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 1,141 m long.

Slopes at ルスツリゾートスキー場, Rusutsu Resort Ski Area

About 32% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 56% intermediate and 12% advanced or expert, which makes ルスツリゾートスキー場, Rusutsu Resort Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 18 lifts: 14 chairlifts, 4 gondolas. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 422 m up to 987 m, a vertical drop of 565 m.

Getting to ルスツリゾートスキー場, Rusutsu Resort Ski Area

The nearest airport is Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD), about 57 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 14 min by car; New Chitose Airport (CTS) is 64 km away. Nearby ski areas include 京極町民スキー場, Kyogoku Chomin Ski Area (0.1 km), 中山峠スキー場, Nakayamatoge Ski Area, 弁景温泉オロフレスキー場, Orofure Ski Area (1.9 km) and ウィンザースノービレッジ, Windsor Snow Village, which together add 3 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.