Yukikaze
JSBA-certified school (Asarigawa Onsen) · lessons in Mandarin, English and Cantonese
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JSBA-certified school (certified at Asarigawa Onsen). Mandarin, English and Cantonese; boards on site.
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Yukikaze is the English name of 北海道雪風滑雪學校, also known as SnowWind. We offer snowboard and ski lessons in Hokkaido, Japan, in Mandarin, English and Cantonese.
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Hokkaido ski school: lessons in Mandarin, English and Cantonese
Yukikaze (SnowWind) offers ski and snowboard lessons in Mandarin, English and Cantonese. Choose a lesson that fits your experience and preferred language, and tell us your preference when booking so we can confirm a suitable instructor and schedule. Meet the instructors and check their qualifications.
Choose your sport and level
Start with a beginner lesson if you are new to snowboarding or cannot yet link turns consistently. Skiers working toward parallel turns also belong in beginner lessons. For snowboard carving or improving established parallel ski turns, see progression lessons. Compare lesson content, duration and prices.
Choose a resort and plan your booking
Our main teaching locations are Sapporo Teine, Sapporo Kokusai, Asarigawa Onsen, Rusutsu and ONZE. Available locations depend on the course; tree and powder lessons have their own resort and ability requirements. Send your dates, group size, sport and experience so we can confirm the schedule. Calculate your price and request a lesson.
Lift tickets, meals and equipment rental are separate from lesson fees. Check the booking, equipment and language answers before choosing your lesson. Read the lesson FAQ.
Where we teach
A JSBA-certified school (certified at Asarigawa Onsen) — see every resort we teach at, no digging through the map.
Start where we teach
Orange-badged resorts are where we mainly teach; the rest are open to explore.
We teach here Sapporo Teine 手稻
Closest to Sapporo · the principal’s carving venue, with beginner and snowboard progression lessons
We teach here Rusutsu 留壽都
Tri-mountain powder terrain
We teach here Sapporo Kokusai 札幌國際
Near Sapporo · reliable snow
We teach here Asarigawa Onsen 朝里川溫泉
Near Otaru · a friendly family resort for beginner/intermediate practice
We teach here Snow Cruise ONZE ONZE
Ishikari Bay views · near Sapporo and Otaru
Niseko United 二世古
World-class powder · the legendary four-mountain united area
Furano 富良野
Near 1000m vertical · dry inland powder
Kiroro 喜樂樂
Huge snowfall · one of Hokkaido’s deepest
Hoshino Tomamu 星野 TOMAMU
Sea-of-clouds resort · family friendly
Kamui Ski Links 神居
Asahikawa’s local gem · wide powder faces
Asahidake 旭岳
Hokkaido’s highest peak · backcountry powder mecca