LESSONS & GUIDING
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LESSONS FOR SNOW LOVERS
NBS is Niseko’s premier all-in-one Snowsports School, Rental & Retail provider. We pride ourselves on being able to offer the best quality lesson and rental service with some of the SMALLEST group sizes in Niseko! The experienced team at NBS look forward to sharing their knowledge and assisting you with everything you need for a great holiday in Niseko.
Pre-bookings are highly recommended throughout the season and are essential for peak periods. You can conveniently book your NBS lessons and rental gear through your travel consultant who will be able to assist you with all your enquiries.
Our international team of qualified Snowsports Instructors are incredibly passionate and keen to share their love of snowsports with you. They will have you experiencing all that this world class resort has to offer in no time at all. This experience is achieved by identifying your goals and taking every step possible to go above and beyond your expectations. If it’s a new move you are trying to master or technique you wish to improve, our highly skilled team can help.
NBS offers the best value for money through our lesson and rental packages. We can provide a wide range of group and private lessons to suit every ability from beginner to expert. We can also offer specialized private lessons such as:
DECEMBER 2ND – DECEMBER 13TH
8AM – 5PM
7 DAYS A WEEK
DECEMBER 14TH – MARCH 17TH
8AM – 8PM
7 DAYS A WEEK
MARCH 18TH – APRIL 20TH
8AM – 5PM
7 DAYS A WEEK
*IMPORTANT INFO
- When booking lessons please ensure that you carefully read our NBS ability chart and select the level that best describes you.
- Please bring your booking number/voucher with you to the lesson.
- Lift passes are not included in the lesson cost and must be purchased separately. This can be organised by your travel consultant or purchased in resort.
- Please ensure you have all equipment in working order prior to your lesson. Fitting rental gear is not part of the lesson time and can take up to 30 mins, please allow enough time for this before your lesson.
- All lessons meet in front of NBS/Alpen Ridge.
- All GROUP lessons operate in the Hirafu/Hanazono areas. 4, 6 & 7 hour privates that are level 5 and above can ski all mountain.
- Please notify Kids Club staff if your child has allergies. Please note that ALLERGENS ARE PRESENT IN THE KIDS CLUB LUNCH ROOM and we strongly advise that children with serious allergies are collected for lunch.
Visit the Rentals page or download the Price List here
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View the Ability Chart here
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| LEVEL | ABILITY | LESSON OUTLINE |
| 1 | I have never skied before. | In this level, you will learn how to use your equipment, familiarise yourself with sliding down the hill for the first time, and how to stop using a snowplough. You will also learn to make a slight direction change while skiing on GREEN terrain. |
| 2 | Have had ski lessons before and can stop. Able to make awedge and change direction. | Level 2 focuses on improving your snowplough turns so that you can control your speed on GREEN slopes, avoid obstacles and go where you want to go! |
| 3 | Can ski confidently in a wedge and make linked turns.Starting to experiment with parallel skiing on green runs. | In level 3, your instructor will help you to turn with your skis in more of a parallel position. This will reduce strain on your legs and allow you to ski faster with more control on GREEN terrain. |
| 4 | Completely parallel with no wedge on all green runs,almost parallel with some wedge during turns on red runs. | A level 4 lesson will refine your turns so that your skis remain parallel at all times. This instills confidence to take your skiing to steeper GREEN terrain and easy RED slopes. |
| 5 | Completely parallel on all red runs, almost parallel on blackruns. Starting to ski off piste, small moguls andexperimenting in beginner terrain park. | In this level, your instructor will focus on skills such as edging so that you have more grip while skiing. This will strengthen your ability to control speed and assist you when skiing RED slopes. You may also be introduced to groomed BLACK slopes. |
| 6 | Confidently skiing parallel on groomed black runs. Able todo short parallel turns and experiment in the bumps, treesand powder. Able to ski through terrain parks. | Level 6 focus on tactics and variations in your turn size so that you can control your speed and feel at ease on steeper RED runs, BLACK runs and off piste terrain. This level will also improve your TERRAIN PARK skills if this is your goal. |
| LEVEL | ABILITY | LESSON OUTLINE |
| 1 | I have never snowboarded before. | In level 1, you will learn how to use your equipment, how to get around on the flat and also how to sideslip and "falling leaf" so that you can start to negotiate GREEN terrain. |
| 2 | Side slipping on both edges, Working toward c-turns (turning from one edge to the other). | It's time to turn! In this lesson you will learn the basics of both heel and toe side single turns making it easier to avoid obstacles and ride where you want to ride on GREEN terrain. |
| 3 | I am learning to link turns down most green slopes. | Level 3 will guide you through linking your single turns so that you can make fluid turns down GREEN slopes. Exploring turn size and shape. |
| 4 | Comfortably linking turns on all green slopes, ready for the red slopes. | In this level you will learn to refine your turns so that you can start to attack steeper GREEN and easy Red runs. You will also start to ride easy terrain "switch" (backwards) and learn entry level freestyle manoeuvres. |
| 5 | Able to ride red slopes, Have basic switch riding skills and experimenting in the beginner terrain park. | Focus on varied terrain (exploring to freeride) and building skills to ride the whole mountain (exploring to carve). You will also expand your TERRAIN PARK skills (exploring freestyle) and start riding switch with confidence! |
| 6 | Carving on groomed runs. Riding powder, trees and off piste with ease. Able to ride terrain park safely and perform grabs, board slides and 180 spins. Riding switch on red slopes. | Here we show how to be a pro active rider instead of riding passively. Downunweighted turns, race training and using the terrain to your advantage. |