11 Jan 2014 - Hokkaido ; Sapporo
This morning, we headed out earlier to Sapporo station to catch the bus to Kokusai resort. While the other were buying breakfast, I went to get the ticket first. It was very very cold but we stand around and waited for the bus. (as we worried that we missed it.)
Sapporo - Koksai Skiing resort (札幌国際スキー場)
Address : Jozankei 937, Minami-ku, Sapporo 061-2301北海道札幌市南区定山溪 937 ， 061-2301
Tel: 011-598-4511 (main switchboard)
Operation hours - till 6 Mar 2014 only (open in Winter only)
Official website - http://www.sapporo-kokusai.jp/en/
Price list - below list taken from the offcial website - http://www.sapporo-kokusai.jp/en/price_lift.html
There are a few price that you could -* 3 hrs pass - 3,200 yen (whole day)
* 5 hrs pass - 3,500 yen (whole day)
* Afternoon pass (after 12.30 pm) - 3,300 yen
* 1 day pass
Adults - 4,000 yen (whole day)
Seniors (55 and above) - 3,000 yen (whole day)
G-Seiors (65 and above) - 2,500 yen (whole day)
Junior high and high school student - 2,000 yen (whole day)
Elementary school studnet - 1,000 yen (whole day)
Preschool age and younger - Free of Charge
*School (for first-timer skier , advice to learn from school first!! or else is very dangerous )
Private lesson (1 person) - 2 hrs 16,000 yen ; 4 hrs 21,000 yen
Private lesson (2 persons) - 2 hrs 19,000 yen ; 4 hrs 24,000 yen
Group lesson (with instructor) 2 hrs 22,000yen ; 4 hrs 30,000 yen
How to go - below list taken from the offcial website - http://www.sapporo-kokusai.jp/en/access.html
Take bus from JR Sapporo train station or JR Otaru
(below website will teach you where to take the bus)
The 100 meter wide slopes make an enjoyable and safe run for beginners and intermediate skiers and snowboarders. There is a 30 degree downhill course fit for advanced skiers and riders, as well as courses fit for all levels of skill.
Bus drive was around 1.5 hrs. The deeper in the bus drove, the thicker the snow is.The moment we reached, I was thinking "How to ski with so thick snow !?!?!? " Never see so much snow before, first time I felt afraid of it.
The weather was super cold that I can't stand it and just went straight into the resort rather than enjoying the nice view. As we haven't decided which package to take, we went out to the second floor to take a look at the skiing area and sent my grandma up to the restaurant area first. After long time of asking and deciding, we went for the private school group package.
After rented all the things needed, we headed over to the changing room to get change. One thing I like around Japan is that they are all very clean. They will even clean out the snow before going into the changing room. After struggling with the clothes and the shoes, we started with our first lesson.
It wasn't easy as I thought. We first started at a baby slopes for 10 min and we have been sent up the gondola !! I was screaming all the way from the top to end. The teacher did taught us how to stop but because we are skiing down fast, I can't stop at all, so I chose to fall down. But because there is snow everywhere, even if we fall, is not that painful too.
Class should end in 2 hours time but it took us more than 3 hours to reach the bottom. We just wanted to get out from the cold, we didn't even clean the snow off the shoes and went straight into the charging room. While waiting for the bus back to Sapporo station, we had some snack at the restaurant first, and bought the bus ticket before boarding the bus which was stop outside of the resort. Went back to pack after dinner as we will be heading back home tomorrow
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