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Choose Your Level | Private Chinese-Language Ski Lessons in Hokkaido

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Learning Map

Four stages, from first-timer to advanced

See the full four-stage map

First time skiing

Learn to brake and turn

Can ride, want to link it up

Master edge changing and speed control

Riding well, want stability

Refine form, boost efficiency

Want to train a specific skill

Carving / Park / Powder / Freestyle

Quick Reference

What you can ride, matched to a level

What you can doRuns you can rideGreen = beginner-friendly, the easiest runs · Red = moderate difficulty
Black = steep, narrow, or varied terrain · Off-piste = snow no groomer has been over
Never ridden, or not steady on your feet yetFirst time skiing · BeginnerNursery slope, green runs
Can stop, but turns aren't smooth yetCan ride, want to link it up · IntermediateGreen runs, red runs
Turning is smooth, speed control is steadyRiding well, want stability · AdvancedRed runs, black runs, off-piste
Want to break through a plateau or train a specialtyWant to train a specific skill · SpecialtyWhole mountain

What you'll actually learn at each stage

Which movements coaches teach
What you can doSnowboard TechniqueSki Technique
Never ridden, or not steady on your feet yetHeelside / Toeside falling leafWedge braking + turn control
Can stop, but turns aren't smooth yetJ Turn, C TurnHalf-wedge + weighting the outside ski
Turning is smooth, speed control is steadyS TurnParallel (feet together control)
Want to break through a plateau or train a specialtyCarving, Park, Freestyle, Powder, Flat-ground tricksCarving, Moguls, Park, Powder

Course Types

Six course types — pick one to explore

Beginner

First time skiing · Nursery slope, green runs

Your first day standing on a board — we'll help you find your feet.

Who It's For

First time skiing or snowboarding, not yet able to control your speed or turns

This Stage

Speed control → Direction control

After This, You'll

  • Control your speed and direction
  • Ride safely on green runs
  • Build your first real confidence on snow
What you can do, and where

Milestone Move

Falling leaf (board across the slope, edging side to side down the hill)

Runs You'll Be On

Nursery slopeEasy green run

Green = beginner-friendly, the easiest runs · Red = moderate difficulty
Black = steep, narrow, or varied terrain · Off-piste = snow no groomer has been over

What You'll Learn

Snowboard

  • Heelside falling leaf
  • Toeside falling leaf

Ski

  • Snowplough (ski tips together, tails apart, forming a wedge) braking
  • Direction control
How FUYU Teaches This Stage

Everything is unfamiliar at this stage — how to stand, how to stop, why you keep sliding downhill. We build in plenty of support, and if something doesn't click, your coach will explain it a different way. We look after your safety and your confidence — you just focus on feeling the board.

How We Match Your Coach

At this stage we prioritise patient coaches who are skilled at hands-on support, making sure you build the right fundamentals at every step.

Included

Included

  • Private lesson — never grouped with strangers
  • Coach adapts content to how you're actually doing, not a fixed script
  • Taught in Chinese (English also available)
  • Coach filming: your coach records your lesson on their phone and sends it to you afterwards, at no extra charge

Optional Add-on

  • Professional photographer follow-along (advance booking required, extra charge)

Not included: lift pass, equipment rental, transport

We can arrange: equipment rental, hotel transfers

Not sure where you stand?

2 minutes to
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A coach demonstrates a run down the slope with the student following close behind
A family wearing goggles and helmets rides the chairlift up the mountain with their child
Two snowboard students on a chairlift with the town of Niseko below
A snowboard coach standing and guiding a student kneeling in the snow, resort buildings and trees behind them

Still not sure? Just ask us directly

Tell us your dates, group size and how many times you've ridden before — we'll help you figure out the right lesson.