Adam is amazing. Been riding for 2-3 season and had to pretty much re-learn from scratch to get rid of bad habits. The lessons were also fun and Adam is very knowledgeable with the mountain which makes him a very good tour guide to show you all the good runs if you're there for the first time. Was fun and will do it again if im there.
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I had 2 days guiding with Rafal at beginning of March 2023
RAF was able to get me into some great snow among the side country of one of the Shiga areas as well as some awesome back country off the back of Japans highest lift point with great views and a really easy skin back out
Would definitely recommend hooking up with these guys which I will be doing on future trips to Shiga Kogan
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It is a wonderful ski-school. Rafal and Adam are very responsive and helpful. All my questions and enquiries are handled and replied timely. They also provided many suggestions/recommendations to us before and after our lesson.
Rafal took care of each of us closely, especially it was the first time skiing for my wife. My wife enjoyed her first time ski with guidance by Rafal. She can basically ski after our private class. It is amazing. And she asked my to bring her skiing again next year. I will give a big credit to Rafal.
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Superb, friendly atmosphere, excellent instruction and infinite patience and encouragement from Rafal. I would highly recommend Ride Shiga. We were all novice level skiers but we all improved our skills. Tha level of service was excellent too. We were picked up from our hotel in Shibu Onsen and taken to the slopes that best suited our abilities, so not too busy or crowded.
I have been involved in training, coaching and instructing for over 30 years so I can safely say that you will get excellent coaching with Ride Shiga. Thank you Rafal and Adam.
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Thanks for Rafal for giving a wonderful private 4-hr lesson. We had a great fun as ski beginners. He is nice and kind in teaching, we picked up the basic going straight, stop, and control the speed of skiing. We also learned the turning. Although the weather on that day is kind of stormy and snowy, we really had fun on the Shiga Kogen.
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Thanks to Rafal from the Ride Shiga team for an excellent family lesson! We had a wonderful afternoon and learned a lot.
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I had Rafal as my ski instructor and he was so helpful and patient with me despite it being my first time skiing. I would definitely choose him again as my ski instructor.
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Rafal was a fantastic ski instructor. He was patient, knowledgeable, devoted and spoke excellent English. We were a family of 5, all beginners, and we learned a lot from him.
I would not hesitate to hire him! He even offered transport from our hotel for a very reasonable price!
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We had a fantastic ski experience with Rafal from ride-shiga.com today! Signed up for the kids first ski lesson and they really enjoyed themselves today! The ski instructor - Rafal is super patient, gave clear instructions and communicated very well with all the four kids (aged 10, 17 and 20). My twin girls (aged 10) initially wanted to give up (obviously not accustomed to the cold climate and new sport) but ultimately continued to spur on with the coaching and encouragement from Rafal. They ultimate gained confidence and managed to take the ski lift and ski down the slope without much falling! Obviously with the guidance from Rafal.

The entire process is a breeze - from enquiring about the ski lessons, to confirmation of dates, fees and place to meet etc. Very prompt response from Rafal. Thanks for the enjoyable and memorable experience for my family! Will definitely recommend to our friends !
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