Accomodation: Kodama - ¥6500 (Dins and brekkie)
Apparantly every teacher has a gakkoukoseikai.
This card/ticket entitles the teacher to ¥1500 discount when shown at the ryokan.
So ask one of your teachers if you can borrow this card so you can get the extra discount! :-)

Ski rental: ¥3000
Ski wear: ¥3000
Ski pass: approx ¥4500 (day) ¥3500 (half day) ¥8000 (two days) .

Also working on cheaper deals!

Driving: Take the bantan highway or 312 from Himeji or Fukusaki exit at Wadayama (end of route) follow signs to Totorri ken, my town is not well sign posted.
Turn right at the lights at the bantan exit. Follow signs to Totorri ken, turn left at McDonalds traffic lights. Remain on this road through Wadayama-cho, Yabu-cho, Yoka-cho and you will drive into Sekinomiya cho. Drive past the town office on your left, town gym on the left, cross a bridge, karaoke Doremi on your left. At these traffic lights turn left follow the signs to Hachikogen ski field.

Train: Catch the bantan train line from Himeji to Wadayama. You will need to change trains at Wadayama to Yoka. At Yoka there is a bus that goes to Sekinomiya or (if we have enough cars), we can meet people and pick them up from Yoka train station.

Bus: Zentan Bus.
From: Sannomiya-Sekinomiya
Price: ¥3100 one way Time: 12.36pm arrive 3.17pm or 4.36pm arrive 7.17pm

Return: 11.06am arrive 1.53pm (Sekinomiya-Sannomiya)
Return from Yoka-cho (20 min drive from Sekinomiya)
2.16pm arrive 4.57pm Price ¥2700)

Daily information on the ski field is www.skijapanguide.com.
Choose Hyogo prefecture and it will give you a list of resorts. Look for Sekinomiya and click on Hachi kogen. It gives you details of the conditions etc.