Hakuba Ski School Prices 2026-27: Group vs Private Guide

Hakuba ski school full-day group lessons cost ¥7,000 to ¥24,000 per person on the official pages listed below (¥24,000 applies only to a one-person class). Private lessons start at ¥10,000 for two hours for eligible children only. Check each school’s duration and group-size price bands below.

We checked the pages on 8 November 2026. The ¥10,000 rate is Hakuba47 Ski Academy’s kids and beginner-support private, for first-time child skiers, younger primary pupils who cannot ride a lift alone, and preschoolers. Lesson length and lunch arrangements vary. Happo-One’s school has not yet published 2026-27 prices.

Hakuba ski school prices 2026-27: group lessons

Group prices are per person. The last column summarises the season label and booking status shown on each cited page.

School (resort)	Half day / full day, per person	Ages and class size	Season label / booking status on page
Hakuba Snow Sports School (adults: Goryu Iimori; kids: Iimori or Goryu only)	¥10,000 (2 h, 10:30–12:30, mornings only) / ¥15,000 (5 h; adults: 1 h lunch break, lunch not included; kids: lunch and supervision included)	Adults 13+; kids ski 5–12, snowboard 7–12; max 8	2026/27; bookings open
Evergreen International Ski School (Happo-One; Tsugaike limited levels)	¥13,000 (morning, 10:00–12:30) / ¥16,000 (4.5 h, 10:00–15:30)	15+	2026-2027
Hakuba47 Ski Academy International (Hakuba47)	¥10,000 (2 h) / ¥18,000 (4 h); ¥13,000 / ¥24,000 if the class has one participant	Ski 5+, snowboard 6+	Bookings for 2026-27 open; no year on price page
Hakuba47 Ski Academy, Japanese site (Hakuba47)	Regular ski group lesson: ¥5,500 (2 h) / ¥7,500 (4 h), tax incl.	Junior high school and up; class runs with 2 or more	No year; 2026-27 bookings from 10 Nov 2026
Tsugaike Ski School (Tsugaike)	¥5,500 (2 h) / ¥7,000 (4 h) beginner ski, tax incl.	Grade 5 and up	“2027” programme

Sources: Hakuba Snow Sports, Evergreen, Hakuba47 International, Hakuba47 Ski Academy, Tsugaike Ski School, read 8 November 2026. Iwatake’s school lists a ¥7,500 / ¥9,500 class lesson (reservation required) for junior high and up on specified dates: 12/30–1/4, 1/10–12, 2/7–8, 2/21–23 and 3/7–8, with no year shown (Iwatake Ski School).

Both ¥5,500 rates come from Japanese-language pages. At Hakuba47, take care to distinguish the English site of Hakuba47 Ski Academy International, which lists a ¥10,000 2-hour group, from the Hakuba47 Ski Academy Japanese site, which lists a ¥5,500 2-hour regular ski group. The pages do not say whether both sites belong to the same organisation.

Private lesson prices: check how many people are covered

Most schools below set a private price for a stated number of people, shown in the last column. Several schools change the price once a group reaches a certain size; Hakuba Snow Sports keeps one price for 1–5 people.

School	2 hours	Full day	People covered
Hakuba Snow Sports School	Standard 2-hour (10:30 or 13:30 start, subject to availability): ¥30,000, Iimori and Goryu only, no pick-up	¥70,000 (Iimori, Goryu, Hakuba47); ¥90,000 (Iwatake, Tsugaike, Cortina, Happo advanced only)	1–5, same price
Evergreen	Morning ¥39,000 (1–3) / ¥45,000 (4–5); afternoon ¥32,000 (1–5)	6 h: ¥79,000 (1–3) / ¥89,000 (4–5)	Up to 5; 6 or more need 2 instructors
Hakuba47 Ski Academy International (Hakuba47, Goryu)	¥25,000	6 h: ¥65,000	Price covers 2; ¥5,000 per extra person
Tsugaike Ski School	1 person ¥18,500; 2–4 ¥22,000; 5–10 ¥24,000	4 h: 1 person ¥26,000; 2–4 ¥31,000; 5–10 ¥34,000	Ski up to 10, snowboard up to 8; advance private bookings by phone only
Hakuba47 Ski Academy, Japanese site	Kids and beginner-support private ¥10,000; private ¥20,000 (tax incl.)	4 h: ¥18,000 / ¥30,000 (tax incl.)	Kids/beginner private is for first-time child skiers, younger primary pupils who cannot ride a lift alone, and preschoolers; number of people covered not stated, confirm before booking
Hakuba Goryu Ski School	Weekdays: 1 person ¥16,000, 2–3 ¥17,000. Weekends, holidays, set dates: 1 ¥18,000, 2–3 ¥22,000, 4–6 ¥25,000	4 h, weekdays: 1 ¥20,000, 2–3 ¥22,000. Weekends, holidays, set dates: 1 ¥24,000, 2–3 ¥28,000, 4–6 ¥33,000	Prices per instructor, for the headcounts shown; in Japanese, for learners who speak or understand it

Sources: Hakuba Snow Sports, Evergreen, Hakuba47 International, Hakuba47 Ski Academy, Tsugaike Ski School, Hakuba Goryu Ski School, read 8 November 2026. Evergreen offers its full-day private at Happo-One, Tsugaike, Iwatake, Cortina and Kashimayari; the morning private is available at Happo-One, Iwatake, Tsugaike and Cortina. Evergreen’s, Hakuba47 International’s and Goryu’s private pages show no season year; Goryu’s set dates are listed as 12/20–1/12 without a year.

For four adults of the same level, the choice at Hakuba Snow Sports School is between a full-day group at 4 × ¥15,000 = ¥60,000 (10:30–15:30 at Goryu Iimori, including a 1-hour lunch break; check in 45 minutes before) and a private lesson. At Iimori, Goryu or Hakuba47, the full-day private costs ¥70,000 for up to five people (¥90,000 at the other resorts listed) and runs 9:00–16:00 or 9:30–16:30, with pick-up and drop-off included; lunch and supervision cost extra. You also pay separately for lift tickets and rental, and card payments carry a 3.00% surcharge. The two products run on different schedules, so this compares total price, not equal teaching hours.

Which Hakuba ski schools teach in English or Chinese?

• Hakuba Goryu Ski School teaches in Japanese and refers English requests to Hakuba Snow Sports School.
• Iwatake’s school lists an English lesson at ¥40,000 a day per instructor for one person (plus ¥25,000 for each extra person), compared with ¥24,000 a day for its standard one-person private. Both require reservations; the page shows no season year.
• Evergreen says all its instructors are fluent in English and lets you request an instructor by language; its Platinum private lists English, Mandarin, Thai and other languages. Platinum costs ¥110,000 per group for 1–3 participants and ¥125,000 for 4–5; the page shows no season year.
• Hakuba Tsugaike Mountain Resort’s school page has a Chinese-language booking link for Tsugaike Ski School. That does not confirm that lessons are taught in Chinese; check with the school when booking.

Kids lessons: ages, lunch and supervision

Hakuba Snow Sports School takes ski groups from age 5 and snowboard groups from age 7, with up to 8 children per group; check the meeting point, as its kids page lists only Iimori and Goryu resorts. The ¥15,000 full day includes lunch and supervision (kids lessons).

Evergreen’s 7–14 programme at Happo-One starts on 12 December 2026 and costs ¥17,000 for a full day, including lunch (Hakuba Heroes). Younger children can take private lessons at Hakuba Snow Sports from age 3 for skiing and age 5 for snowboarding; Hakuba47 International’s group minimums are 5 for ski and 6 for snowboard, so contact it about options below those ages.

2026-27 season dates on the school pages

• Hakuba Snow Sports: limited privates from Goryu’s opening (end of November or start of December), full operations 12 December 2026 to 21 March 2027, then limited privates until 25 April 2027.
• Evergreen adult groups: Happo-One 19 December 2026 to 14 March 2027; Tsugaike 19 December 2026 to 28 February 2027; no adult groups on 1 January 2027.
• Evergreen 7–14 programme: Happo-One 12 December 2026 to 14 March 2027; Tsugaike 12 December 2026 to 28 February 2027; Iwatake 19 December 2026 to 28 February 2027.
• Hakuba47 Ski Academy (Japanese site): 2026-27 bookings open on 10 November 2026. Happo-One’s school plans to open private bookings in mid-November 2026.

How to choose by need

• English-language lessons, confirmed by the school: Evergreen says all its instructors are fluent in English (Evergreen). Hakuba47 Ski Academy International says its lessons are held in English (Hakuba47 International).
• Hakuba Snow Sports: Hakuba Valley’s official school list gives English, Chinese, French and Spanish (Hakuba Valley). A third-party reseller FAQ says its group lessons are taught in English (SamuraiSnow); the school’s own page does not say so, so confirm when booking.
• Mandarin: Evergreen’s Chinese site says private lessons can have a Chinese-speaking instructor, booked and confirmed in advance (Evergreen Chinese site). Hakuba Snow Sports’ 2026/27 instructor roster includes Mandarin speakers (roster). Hakuba47 International says some instructors also speak Chinese, without naming the variety; ask first.
• Japanese: Hakuba Valley’s list gives Japanese only for Hakuba Goryu Ski School and the Hakuba47 Ski Academy Japanese site, and says Happo-One’s school runs group lessons in Japanese only. Tsugaike Ski School is likely a Japanese-language school, but we could not confirm this; ask the school.
• Iwatake: Hakuba Valley’s official list marks its ski school as Japanese, and the school also offers a bookable English lesson (¥40,000 a day per instructor). Confirm the lesson language when you book.
• Children aged 3 to 6: Hakuba Snow Sports privates (ski from 3, snowboard from 5), or Hakuba47 Ski Academy’s kids and beginner-support private for eligible children.

Things to check before you book

• Lift ticket: Hakuba Snow Sports, Evergreen, Tsugaike and Happo-One’s school say lesson prices exclude it. Hakuba Snow Sports requires every student to have one, and Evergreen’s 7–14 programme requires one even without lift use. See our Hakuba Valley pass guide.
• Rental: Evergreen does not rent equipment, so collect skis and boots before day one.
• Resort: some prices apply only at the resorts named. Happo-One’s school states that instruction and other business activities on the Happo-One ski area require permission.
• Happo-One: its school plans to open private bookings in mid-November 2026 and operate at Usagidaira Terrace, at the gondola top station. It ended operations at Nakiyama Center House in April 2026 (Happo-One Ski School). See our Happo-One guide for more.
• Cancellation: Happo-One’s school charges 50% two days or one day before and 100% on the day. It gives a full refund if a lesson cannot run on the day because lifts stop due to bad weather or resort operating conditions, or because of a natural disaster or public transport disruption. Hakuba47 International’s group page offers a full refund for cancellations 7 or more days ahead.

Check the trip to your meeting point

Each group lesson above meets at a named resort, so check the journey from your accommodation before booking. Our guide to Hakuba’s 10 ski resorts compares the resorts. For anyone considering land or a home in Hakuba, Hakuba Land, a brand of Gemini株式会社, also has a properties page with partner listings and their transaction types.

How we checked: Hakuba Land’s editors read the official ski school pages linked above on 8 November 2026. If a page gives no season, check its prices with the school before booking for 2026-27.

Cover photo: Gemini株式会社, which owns the chalet Maykiss in Hakuba.