If you are thinking of making a holiday ski trip down to Hokkaido and is looking to learn ski at a mountain with minimal crowd and cost, you've came to the right answer here in this post. Tenguyama Ski School! Located just 30 minutes away from Otaru town, a convenient bus ride costing ¥210 will bring you directly to the Tenguyama Ski lift. You could enjoy the bird's eye view of Otaru as you ski at Tenguyama, horizons on the Sea of Japan is a breathing taking tranquilizing view to indulge as you ski.
Was a complete newbie to skiing, had never had any prior skiing experience but I could managed skiing from the top of Tenguyama in both the green and red zones within 3 hours.
You wouldn't believe if I told you that I learnt skiing from the World champion skier in 1969. Champion in whole of Japan in 1965 and 1966. His name is Mr Kikuji Takaeshi, now currently 74 but could ski better than any young dude you see on the alpines. More amazing was that I learnt skiing almost completely in Japanese, with my almost negligible knowledge of Japanese, I could understand the handling techniques and foot work taught. His years of experience both in Skiing and Coaching have proven that he was really professional coach even with the barrier of uncomprehending sign language between us. Patient and passionate in the sport, he guided me through the steps and proper procedures in turning, stopping, starting, getting on ski lift and getting off. His technique of shigoru gohen was suffice in building foundation for further manoeuvres.
Below is the breakdown in costing for your reference:
¥12,000 - 2 hr coaching
¥2,500 - Ski wear (Jacket, trousers, gloves and goggles) [Whole day]
¥4,000 - Ski rentals [Whole day]
¥2,800 - Ski pass [4 hours]
There was nothing published on the internet about this school in English hence hope this post can be a convenient guide for all English literate tourist whom might be considering going Tenguyama for their first skiing experience. In my opinion, the Ski rentals and passes at Tenguyama is considered one of the cheapest in Japan and they have challenging steep slopes for advanced skiers, a quiet and getaway place from all the big ski resorts.
If you have any queries on the lessons you can contact Mr Takaeshi at 090-8905-3081. He'll be able to converse minimal English so prepare a translator beside you to stand by :D.
I had a really pleasant experience with Mr Takaeshi and hope you'd enjoy his professional coaching too.
If you have more questions simply post a comment or comment on my tag box, will be more than happy to answer them.
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