One of the more different and thought provoking on-snow clinics I attended at this Interski was the teaching workshop by the Japanese Team. The premise was that they are having to teach many first time guests at the resorts who do not speak Japanese. In particular the Tawanese and mainland Chinese market who are taking snow holidays to Japan and wanting to learn how to ski. With this in mind, they are developing a method for teaching a beginner student without having to speak the same language. It involved a series of carpets and visual aids including blue dye to help facilitate the skills a first time student requires to get moving in a safe environment.