INFORMATION
ShigaKogen to Nagano Station bus timetable.
http://www.nagadenbus.co.jp/robus/2012fuyu/shigawin.htm
Showing posts with label ski field. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ski field. Show all posts
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Season of Spring!!
It is a dance of the BUD of tree.
Very pretty.
Cherry blossoms are full-bloomed.
Very pretty.
Cherry blossoms are full-bloomed.It was very beautiful.
Enjoying seeing cherry blossom was done as with my daughter.'KASADAKE MIZUBASHOU KOUEN' in KASADAKE.
'TAKAMAGAHARA SITUGEN' MIZUBASHOU .
Flower viola of spring 'SUMIRE'
There is sill a snow in the 'Trekking Course.'
"A FRESH GREEN FESTIVAL " is held on June 13, 2010.
Thursday, 21 January 2010
IN YOKOHAMA
It met the friend again after a long time.
It colder in Shiga Kogen though it was cold in Yokohama.
I was glad to meet MEGUMI.
It looks forward to the day when it can meet this time.
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
More Night Skiing
Yesterday, before night skiing starts, at Ichinose Family, where you can ski or snowboard every night at Shiga Kogen.Monday, 2 March 2009
Video of the Week
This video shows Hasuike Ropeway station a feel minutes ago.
Shiga Kogen started with a beautiful snow this morning and seems to be like this for a while.
+20 cm of snow registered this morning at Hasuike! Enjoy!
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Tournament
Now it's happening the Japanese Elementary School Tournament, at Nishitate Area, in Shiga Kogen.
It's amazing to see all those kids skiing so beautifully!
Friday, 27 February 2009
Hasuike in a sunny day
Here you can see Hasuike Area and, in the background, Nishitate on the left, Higashitate on the right and Bunadaira below Higashitate Ski Area.
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Below Zero...
Maeyama this morning
After yesterday's bad weather, the trees were white again this morning!
Good sign! It's good to feel a cold breeze again!
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Beautiful Weekend!
Saturday ended beautifully!
Lots of fresh snow during the day and this gorgeous blue sky in the end!
This is Maeyama being prepared to the next day.
Perfect Weekend!
Saturday starts with more 17 cm of snow and it seems that we will have more during the day.
This is Suzurikawa bus stop at 8:40 A. M. Everybody going out to enjoy the snow very early!
Lucky people!
Higashitate Ski Course at 9:32 A. M. Really beautiful day today!
And today starts the 2nd Shiga Kogen Snow Village...
Looks beautiful!
Come and join us!
Shiga Kogen's winter illumination.
February 21, 2009 (Sat) to March 14 (Sat)
From 19:00-21:15
Where: SHIGA KOGEN SOGO KAIKAN 98 at Hasuike
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Sun Valley Ski Run 3
Sun Valley, Shiga Kogen, Joshinetsu National Park, Nagano, Japan
February 17, 2009.
Tuesday
13:30
Perfect Day!
Yesterday was a really great day in Shiga Kogen!!! Light snow in the morning and them sunny until the end of the day.
This is Maruike (Maru Pond) yesterday, about 1:00 P. M.
And that's Sun Valley area.
It was a good day to go out and enjoy the snow, skiing, snowboarding or just taking pictures...
Lots of images from Sun Valley coming soon.
Friday, 13 February 2009
THE DREAM JOB
Imagine yourself waking up every morning surrounded by beautiful snowy mountains, 70 ski lifts and gondolas and dozens of ski areas. You have to go out skiing everyday, explore new ski runs with people from different countries and cultures. Now imagine being paid for that!
I was trying to imagine that after meeting Mia Luciani, an Australian ski instructor working in Japan. She’s just 22 years old but has traveled to all the continents that you can ski at. I asked her how she found this job and she told me that her father, who is a ski instructor too, took care of everything. Lewis Luciani, 67, who used to travel everywhere in his previous job, is now retired and found being a ski instructor a way to keep travelling, learning about lots of different cultures and spending his days doing something he loves.
It’s interesting to talk to him about why he chose Shiga Kogen. Luciani use to look for instructor job offers on the internet and this time decided to experience working in Japan. At first, he found lots of information about Hokkaido and Hakuba (Nagano) but just realized that living in this “international friendly places” will be almost like living in his own country, and there’s no meaning on travelling so far and not learning anything about Japan. And that’s why he decided to work at Sugiyama Ski ＆ Snowsports School, in Shiga Kogen. Of course it’s more challenging, but this is exactly what he was expecting. Here he and the other 7 foreigner ski instructors really can have a Japanese experience, completely different from being in Japan as a tourist. They eat Japanese food everyday, sleep in Japanese beds, bathe in hot springs (ofuros) and work with almost 30 Japanese ski instructors. During the meals they can share experiences and stories about each other’s culture and, at the end of every meal, in a very Japanese way, everyone needs to wash their own dishes. “Depends on what you are looking for”, reminds me Luciani. “If you just want to come here and ski, doing less effort as possible, go somewhere else but, if you really are interested in experiencing the Japanese life, I found in Shiga Kogen a good place to be.”
HOW TO GET THIS JOB?
Well, everybody agrees that internet is the best tool to find a job but, who can apply? Japanese language knowledge is not a requirement. Apparently, all you need is ski/snowboard experience and a Working Visa. Mia, who’s just 22, came to Japan with a Working Holiday Visa. The other instructors are allowed to work in Japan because they have more than 36 months of work experience as ski instructors and that’s why they all have working visas. They recommend you to apply at least 6 months before the season’s start because getting a visa can be very tricky.
Finally, the ski knowledge level asked can vary from school to school but ski/snowboard qualifications certainly will help you to get the job. At Mia’s school, they have training courses from time to time, which helps a lot those without teaching experience.
Talking to Mia and Lewis just makes me believe that it certainly is a dream job. Otherwise, people like Mark Madden, 50, another ski instructor I have met in Shiga Kogen, wouldn’t have given up his safe life in an office to chase the snow around the world. And he was pretty happy the day I met him.
Of course Mia was trying to remind me that this life is hard too. Sometimes you have to go out skiing in bad weather… but if the day is good enough for the guests, it must be good enough to her too, right?
Here are some websites that you can find ski/snowboard instructor job offers:
Cloudy Friday...
It's hot again in Shiga Kogen... and we all hope the Japan Meteorological Agency are wrong and instead of the predicted rain we have a nice snow this weekend.
It seems like someone had fun at Maeyama yesterday ;)
It seems like someone had fun at Maeyama yesterday ;)
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