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Important Notices
Lessons for Foreigners
Thank you for your patience.
Biwako Valley Ski Resort will open on January 10 (Wed.).
We are looking forward to your reservation.
Thank you for your cooperation.
What is Biwako-Valley Snowboard School?
Point１ LTR lesson
The main features of Biwako Valley Snowboard School are
LTR snowboarding lessons.
LTR stands for Learn To Ride and is the acronym for Learn to Ride Snowboards.
This lesson program allows you to learn snowboarding techniques safely and without injury,
using LTR snowboards specially tuned for progression.
What is LTR snowboarding?
snowboard board shape
The structure makes it easier to catch snow on the surface rather than on the corners, making it difficult to fall down on mountain slopes and allowing you to glide smoothly.
flexibility
The flexibility of a snowboard is the performance required for successive turns. By using twists, it is easy to control even at low speeds, and you can learn the basics of continuous turns.
Hard to get caught
We specially tuned the edges used for snowboarding brakes and turns. Because the edges are hard to catch, there are no unexpected movements, and you can enjoy sliding without fear.
Point 2 Lesson staff
At Biwako-Valley Snowboard School, we have a staff that knows everything about snowboarding, including top-ranked A-grade instructors required for SBA-accredited snowboarding schools, and a principal who has led the snowboarding industry for many years and has photographed riders from top brands and the world's top riders. Members welcome guests. In addition to Japanese, there are several staff who can speak English, so they can also handle overseas guests.
principal SAM
He is a professional snowboarder who has energized the snowboarding industry not only in Western Japan but also around the world, and is also active as a photographer.
He knows everything you can ask about snowboarding, including his experience skiing in Europe, New Zealand, and Japan, as well as ski slope information and photography of top athletes. He is known as SAM, a professional snowboarder with careful lessons and world-leading style, and is also active as a photographer in the snowboarding world.
■Qualifications etc.
JSBA certified professional snowboarder
A-class instructor
A-class examiner,
West Japan Snowboard Association
Director, Deputy Director of Education Department
SAJ certified snowboard instructor
★Snowboard Lesson For Foreigners
■Please DO NOT MAKE A RESERVATION■
if there is a possibility of cancellation.
if you are not punctual, don’t read our email and don’t follow the instructions.
In the case you are late even 1 minute, your reservation will be canceled.
We prioritize the customers show up in front of our school at that time,
even they don’t have a reservation.
If you can’t come after reservation, please pay the lesson fee by credit card.
We are a snowboarding instructing organization, unfortunately
we do not answer inquiries regarding tickets, rentals or transportations.
biwako-valley english homepage here
■If you would like to take the Snowboard Lesson■
1. Please promise the time, we suggest you might have to arrive at
Biwako Valley 3hours earlier than the lesson starts.
2. Please let us know
・everyone’s Name, Age and Gender
・Email address ・Date & Lesson Time
・Snowboard experience
・Means of transportation Train & Route Bus ? Rental Car ? or Tour-Bus ?
If you come by Tour-bus, please chose the time from 13:30.
3. Please check our reply until you get the tentative reservation email
Your reservation have not been confirmed yet.
For snowboard lesson reservation or question please here
※Ski lesson questions please here
■The fee of Snowboard Lesson For Foreigners for 90 minutes. ■
1 person: \30000 yen
2 people: \50000 yen ( means \25000 yen each )
3 people: \60000 yen ( means \20000 yen each )
4 people: \80000 yen ( means \20000 yen each )
5 people: \10000 yen ( means \20000 yen each )
6 people: \120000 yen ( means \20000 yen each )
Choose am or pm, or both
am class : 11:00 – 12:30 90minutes
pm class : 13:30 – 15:00 90minutes
Payments: Japanese-Yen only on the day
Only Cash, NO credit card.
＊We are Japanese Instructors who speak a little English,
using body gesture
＊One unit is a Private Group of your family or
friends or someone like that, you can’t join another group.
＊When there are children in your group, the Lesson would be focused
on them mainly.
＊The Rental fee, Ropeway Ticket and a Lift Ticket are “ not ” included
in the Lesson Fee.
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We are very sorry if we can not give you Lessons
due to poor snow condition,
bad weather and bad health of instructors among other things.
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・Please check the Business Situation, on the day before
and From the morning on the day
The ski resort can’t open sometimes because of
Poor Snow or Strong Wind.
biwako-valley english homepage here
Thank you
Biwako Valley Burton Snowboard School
〒520-0514
Biwako Valley Ski Resort, 1547-1 Kido, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture
TEL: 077-592-1788