GoSnow Niseko Ski School Locations | SamuraiSnow

GoSnow is based in the main village of Hirafu with two convenient locations at the King Gondola Base & Family Base.

Please ensure that you go to the correct base for your lesson. Arriving at the incorrect base may result in missing your lesson.

When selecting your base area, we recommend:

Select the base area which offers all the lesson types on your select dates
Check the proximity of your accommodation to our bases & the free resort shuttle stopping points

Please note: All lessons are fixed to the location selected at the time of booking.

GoSnow Locations Map

King Gondola Base - All Lesson Types

GoSnow Gondola Base Location

Located at the King Gondola - Google Maps Link
Offering Children's and Adults Group Lessons, Workshops and Private Lessons

The below facilities are available at the King Gondola Base

Lift Ticket Sales
Lesson Sales
Private Learning Area with Magic Carpet
Grand Hirafu Rentals
Retail Store

Family Base - Private Lessons only

GoSnow Family Base Location

Located at the bottom of the Ace Family Quad Chairlift - Google Maps Link
Offering Private Lessons only

The below facilities are available at the Family Base

Lift Ticket Sales
Lesson Sales
Private Learning Area with Magic Carpet

GoSnow Private Lessons

Priority ski lift queuing, On-snow beginner and kids' facilities, including magic carpet, rest and toilet facilities and movement analysis.

Location: Niseko Hirafu
King Gondola Base & Ace Family Base

GoSnow Group Lessons

On-snow beginner and kids' facilities, including magic carpet, rest and toilet facilities and movement analysis.

Location: Niseko Hirafu
King Gondola Base only

Resort Information

Samurai Snow offers accommodation in a choice of 8 different ski resorts.

If you have not yet decided on your preferred ski resort, please check out our Japan Ski Resorts page, which has a wealth of information on the ski resorts that we offer.

Niseko and Hakuba are the largest ski resorts each with multiple villages to choose from.

You can search for accommodation in all of the villages within Niseko or Hakuba by selecting “Niseko – Any Village” or “Hakuba – Any Village” OR you can search by village, for example “Niseko – Hirafu or Hakuba – Happo One.

More information on each Niseko and Hakuba village can be found on our village guide for each ski resort:

Room Availability Information / Booking

The light blue bar at the top of the page shows the price and availability status of the accommodation (Available OR Enquire for Availability) for the stay dates listed.

When changing the stay dates, be sure to click the Update button to get the price and availability status of the new dates.

Where a discount is on offer, the pricing shown has the discount already applied.

Checking Availability

If the availability status is “Enquire for Availability” you can check availability by clicking on the “Enquire Now” button and submitting the accommodation enquiry form.

Please ensure you select “I/we would like to Check if this accommodation is available” in the first field of the form.

We will respond to you via email to confirm the availability status within 24-48 hours.

Booking

To proceed with booking the accommodation, click on the “Book Now” button and submit the accommodation enquiry form.

Please ensure you select “I/we would like to Book this accommodation” in the first field of the form.

Within 24-48 hours, we will send instructions to you on how to pay the deposit required to secure the booking.

The price of bookings is fixed in Japanese Yen but you can pay in your home currency.