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Thanks for all the advice guys. After some deliberation, I've decided that if I'm not going to be trying to work while riding, I'm going to go do some back country riding in Kamchatka instead. Any of you guys ever head up there or to Sakhalin?

Originally Posted By: Indo These days with no exp you'd be lucky to get 2,000 fresh off the boat. I have more than a year's experience, and if it was in the evening and convenient, 2,000 seems it could be worth it. Originally Posted By: Indo If you are desperate get a resort job in the evening so it doesn't affect your snow time. What kind of resort jobs are available for non-speakers of Japanese? If I were to just stuff work (which doesn't sound too terrible), how much would I have to budget for, say, two months of riding at the best mountain in Hokkaido? Assuming I don'

Hi all! I'm thinking about coming to Japan, probably Hokkaido, for a couple months of snowboarding this winter. Does anyone have any idea if it's possible to find short-term work as an English teacher anywhere near a good resort? I have teaching experience and would be very flexible in doing private lessons, etc... Anybody think I'd have a chance of finding anything like that? Thanks!