It's sunny day. But, Today is very cold and new snow.
The express bus schedule from Nagano to Shiga Kogen.
http://www.nagadenbus.co.jp/robus/2011fuyu/shigawin.htm
The Shutllebus timetable in ShigaKogen.
http://www.shigakogen.gr.jp/english/snow/shutllbustimetable2011-2012.pdf
Showing posts with label snow field. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snow field. Show all posts
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Snow Village
The Snow Village is being held.
Fireworks were also very beautiful on Saturday.
It go au again on the 13th MAR.
Please come to ShigaKogen to Play.
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Sunny Days!!!
This trail leads you to Yokoteyama, completely white yesterday afternoon
and this is Kumanoyu.Which is great, because yesterday the mountains were covered with a good amount of snow again and you just need to enjoy it in a sunny day! ;)
Friday, 13 March 2009
Fresh powder snow...
Shiga Kogen trees are covered by fresh powder snow again!
This is Higashitateyama Ski runnings viewed from Hasuike after 30 cm of fresh snow registered yesterday morning.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Busy Weekday...
It's quite busy today for a Wednesday. Lot's of lucky people going to have fun this morning at Shiga Kogen!
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Almost Ready...
Next week will be special here, in Shiga Kogen.
From March 7 to March 14 the 2nd Shiga Kogen Snow Village will be very special!
Every night, from 19:00-21:15
*ILLUMINATION
Come and appreciate the lighting that will be set.
*MESSAGE CANDLES
Buy your candle.
Write your message and light the candle. (just 800)
Price: 100 yen.
*OUTLET MARKET
-If you are staying in one of Shiga Kogen hotels, take the discount ticket and get 5% off on outlet shops.
-Guests of Shiga Kogen hotels can fill in the Ski or Snowboard Binding Set DRAW coupon.
*SNOW LIGHT UP
Snow lanterns lighting. Have a romantic time!
*FOOD and DRINK CORNER
Bring you family and friends do drink and eat.
*BIG SNOW SLIDE
Have fun!
For children and adults!
*MESSAGE CANDLES
Buy your candle.
Write your message and light the candle. (just 800)
Price: 100 yen.
*OUTLET MARKET
-If you are staying in one of Shiga Kogen hotels, take the discount ticket and get 5% off on outlet shops.
-Guests of Shiga Kogen hotels can fill in the Ski or Snowboard Binding Set DRAW coupon.
*SNOW LIGHT UP
Snow lanterns lighting. Have a romantic time!
*FOOD and DRINK CORNER
Bring you family and friends do drink and eat.
*BIG SNOW SLIDE
Have fun!
For children and adults!
*FIREWORKS NIGHT
March 7 (Sat), 8 (Sun) and 14 (Sat)
At 21:00
Where: SHIGA KOGEN SOGO KAIKAN 98 at Hasuike, Shiga Kogen, Nagano Ken.
Free Shuttle Bus service on March 7 (Sat), 8 (Sun) and 14 (Sat)
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
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!
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Shiga Kogen inhabitants
These beautiful dogs live at the top of Yokoteyama, 2305 m. above sea level, at Unnjyo no Yado Yokote Sancho Hutte. It's a lodge, restaurant and also the highest bakery in Japan.
Monday, 23 February 2009
Lots of snow!
A great day for those who were lucky enough to go out and enjoy the snow on Monday!
Fresh snow all day! Bad visibility but a great day anyway!
Pictures from Yokoteyama on Monday.
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.
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
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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