# 雪浪 Snow and Flow

> A Chinese-language ski and snowboard school in Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan.
> Private lessons taught in Mandarin (普通話), Cantonese (廣東話) and English.
> Operating since 2017; the 2026/27 season is our tenth.

Most visitors plan their trip from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China months
in advance, so this site is written for the planning stage rather than for
someone already on the mountain. The blog is the main body of that material:
100 articles in 繁體中文, all of them also published in 简体中文.

## What we do

- **Private lessons only** — no group classes. Priced per group, not per person,
  so a family or a pair of friends pays once. Half day is 3 hours, full day is
  6 hours including an hour for lunch.
- **Resorts**: Niseko (二世古, Hirafu and Annupuri), Rusutsu (留壽都),
  Kiroro (喜樂樂), and the Sapporo area — Sapporo Kokusai, Teine (手稻),
  Bankei (盤溪) and Otaru's Snow Cruise ONZE.
- **All-in-One** — an 8-hour package combining a private lesson, a chartered
  vehicle from your Niseko accommodation, and itinerary planning.
- **Beginner Package** — a private lesson bundled with full equipment rental and
  the lift pass for the lesson period, for people who have never skied.

## Key pages

- [Lessons and rates](https://www.snowandflow.com/lesson/): course types,
  durations, and the full price tables for every resort and season band.
- [About](https://www.snowandflow.com/aboutus/): the school, the instructors,
  and how we teach.
- [Blog index](https://www.snowandflow.com/blog/): all 100 posts, filterable by
  topic and grouped by year.
- [Gallery](https://www.snowandflow.com/gallery/)

## Most useful articles for someone planning a first trip

- [初學者套餐 Beginner Package](https://www.snowandflow.com/blog/beginnerpackage/)
  — what a first lesson includes, which Niseko resorts suit beginners, and what
  the equipment rental covers.
- [滑雪新手常犯的五個裝備錯誤](https://www.snowandflow.com/blog/%E6%BB%91%E9%9B%AA%E6%96%B0%E6%89%8B%E5%B8%B8%E7%8A%AF%E7%9A%84%E4%BA%94%E5%80%8B%E8%A3%9D%E5%82%99%E9%8C%AF%E8%AA%A4/)
  — how to dress for skiing, why sunglasses are not goggles, what to carry.
- [滑雪課程快問快答](https://www.snowandflow.com/blog/2024-07-01-%E6%BB%91%E9%9B%AA%E8%AA%B2%E7%A8%8B%E5%BF%AB%E5%95%8F%E5%BF%AB%E7%AD%94/)
  — sixteen questions about booking, cancellation and how lessons run.
- [All-in-One 方案](https://www.snowandflow.com/blog/allinoneskilesson/)
  — lesson plus chartered transport, and how it compares to booking separately.
- [雪浪服務新據點｜札幌・手稻・小樽](https://www.snowandflow.com/blog/sapporoskilesson/)
  — the four Sapporo-area resorts, with travel times and fares from the city.

## Languages

Every page exists in 繁體中文 (root), 简体中文 (`/sc/`) and English (`/en/`).
The blog is Chinese only — 繁體 at `/blog/`, 简体 at `/sc/blog/`. There is no
English blog, and no page claims an English alternate that does not exist.

## Contact

WeChat, LINE and WhatsApp are the working channels; email is the formal
fallback. WeChat matters because LINE and WhatsApp are both blocked in mainland
China. Details are on every page of the site.

## Notes for machine readers

- Prices are in Japanese yen, include consumption tax, and exclude lift passes,
  lunch and equipment rental unless a package says otherwise.
- Rates differ between 平日 (off-peak) and 高峰 (peak) season bands, and peak
  season has no half-day option.
- Structured data on the site uses SportsActivityLocation, SportsClub,
  Organization and, on some articles, FAQPage.