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Niseko Ski and Snowboard Rental: Book Rhythm Online, 10% Off for FUYU Students
FUYU works with Rhythm, a rental shop in Niseko Hirafu. Book through our link and you get 10% off. Tap the button, fill in your details, pay online, and you are done. Niseko lessons only.
This opens Rhythm's booking page. The FUYU price only appears once you have chosen your dates.
What to have ready before you book
Height, weight and ability level for every person renting. If you are booking for a group, you fill these in one by one.
For the person booking: name in English (use the spelling on your passport), email, phone, date of birth, country and postcode. Hong Kong has no postcode, so enter 044-0075.
Picking the right shop
Rhythm has two shops in Niseko Hirafu, about 300 metres apart. Choose the one nearer your accommodation. You pick up and return at the same shop.
Hirafu shop
Listed as RHYTHM NISEKO - HIRAFU on the booking site, and as Rhythm Hirafu, Niseko on Google Maps
Google Maps →Setsu shop
Listed as RHYTHM NISEKO - SETSU on the booking site, inside the Setsu Niseko hotel
Google Maps →Paying
You pay online when you book.
When to pick your gear up
We suggest the evening before your first lesson, once you have checked in. On a peak season morning the fitting queue can be long enough to make you late for the meeting point.
Rental is counted in 24 hour days from the time you pick up. Pick up at 6pm the night before and rent for 3 days, and you have the gear until 6pm on the third day, which covers all three lesson days.
Boots have to be fitted in store, so they cannot be delivered to your hotel.
Two things to watch
The start date on the booking form is the day you collect, not the day of your first lesson. If you collect the evening before, enter that evening's date.
If your last day includes a night session, which can run until 7pm, you may go past the 24 hour mark. Either rent one extra day or collect that morning instead.
The discount only shows after you pick dates
Before you choose dates the page shows standard pricing. The FUYU price appears once the dates are in.
What to bring, what to rent
Gear falls into three groups: what you have to bring, what you can rent, and what you buy once you are here. Sort out the first group before you fly.
- ·Most shops rent jackets and pants. Goggles and gloves you bring yourself.
- ·Bring your own base layers and socks.
✓ Bring with you
Goggles
Always bring your own. Rental shops do not supply them for hygiene reasons, and your own pair fits your face better anyway.
Ski gloves
Waterproofing matters more than warmth.
Base layers
Wicking and warm. Cotton will leave you cold and damp.
Knee length ski socks
Ski and snowboard boots are tall, and anything shorter rubs.
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Skis, board and boots
Boots have to be fitted in store, so collect in person the first time. See how to book →
Jacket and pants
If you are not sure you will keep skiing, rent for now.
Helmet
Wear one. You can rent it with your board or skis at Rhythm. See how to book →
Wrist guards
Bring your own, or add them to your Rhythm booking. See how to book →
＄ Buy here
Heat packs (Hokkairo)
Cheapest at convenience stores.
Lip balm
The mountain is very dry. Keep two.
Anti slip sole grips
Worth it for walking at night. Convenience stores stock them.
✦ Rhythm is a FUYU partner. Niseko lesson students get 10% off when they book through our link. See how to book →
How to dress, and how many layers at what temperature, is on the clothing page.
Questions we get
Rhythm is a FUYU partner.