GALA YUZAWA

We recommend Canyons private lessons at Ishiuchi Maruyama, about 3 minutes from GALA Yuzawa. Ishiuchi Maruyama is much quieter than GALA at peak times, and all Canyons lesson guests at Ishiuchi can use our free return shuttle from GALA Yuzawa. Returning guests can still book private lessons at GALA Yuzawa.

GALA Yuzawa can get very busy at peak times, particularly on weekends, public holidays, Chinese New Year and from December 24th to January 3rd and February 1st to February 21st, with crowded slopes and long queues at the rental shop. To avoid the crowds, ski midweek, have your rentals delivered to your hotel with PURE JOY, or take your lesson at nearby Ishiuchi Maruyama.

Yes. All Ishiuchi Maruyama lesson guests can use our free return shuttle. It picks up in front of the GALA Yuzawa ski main building and the journey takes about 3 minutes. Please request the shuttle when you book.

Prices are per instructor, not per person, for up to 6 people. A 2-hour lesson is ¥34,000, a 3-hour lesson is ¥45,000, a 6-hour full day (09:00–16:00) is ¥75,000, and a Premium Full Day with flexible timing between 08:30 and 17:00 is ¥90,000. Extra hours are ¥17,000. Lift tickets and rentals are not included.

Yes. GALA Yuzawa has its own shinkansen station, less than 90 minutes from central Tokyo, with the ski centre right at the station. Two-hour lessons start at 09:00, 10:00, 13:00 or 14:00, and three-hour lessons at 09:00 or 13:00, so it is easy to fit a lesson into a day trip. Two-hour lessons are not available from 24 December to 3 January or from 1 to 21 February, when the minimum is three hours.

Yes. Private lessons at GALA Yuzawa are taught by international instructors in English, Chinese or Thai. Tell us your preferred language when you book.

Yes. GALA's gentle, wide runs make it one of the best places near Tokyo to learn, and our instructors teach every level from first-timers to advanced riders. Ski lessons start from age 3 and snowboard lessons from age 6. For the best lesson, keep each group to people of a similar age and ability.

Send a booking request from this page. Our reservations team confirms your instructor and takes full payment in advance to secure the booking. Lesson prices do not include accident insurance, lift tickets or rentals, so every participant should have travel insurance that covers snowsports.