We are FES!

INSTRUCTORS&
FES PEOPLE

  • YUSUKE
    INOUE
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    He was the first Japanese to be selected for the New Zealand National Demo and is currently serving his third term, and was also selected as a memb...

  • HIRO
    NAKAMURA
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    Hiro has worked and skied extensively in the Niseko region and has also spent time in New Zealand on both the North and South Islands teaching snow...

  • KAZUTO
    MIURA
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    Born and raised right here in Niseko, Kazuto is as local as they come. Having grown up skiing and snowboarding on these mountains, he knows every h...

  • RYU
    OKAWA
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    Ryu has the most decorated ski bum career, he has spent seasons in Niseko, Canada, Alaska and living out of a van the whole time, just skiing every...

  • SAKKA
    HIRANUMA
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    Sakka was born in a town no snow falls called Osaka. However her family made a big decision to moved to the snowiest city on the planet Niseko in 2...

  • YUKA
    OZAKI
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    FES without Yuka wouldn't exist. No many people know who she is, what she does but she knows everyone and what everyone does. Since she was born sh...

  • SHOTARO
    KOYAMA
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    Sho is a big snow lover who grew up in one of the biggest snow city of Asahikawa in northern Hokkaido . He started skiing and snowboarding at the a...

  • TANYA
    HART
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    Tanya is a British Girl that calls Niseko her second home. Traveling between here and Australia she is living her dream of being a year-round instr...

  • KUMA
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    Kuma was born in the coldest town in Japan, Rikubetsu as an addition to a stray dog family. He's been fulfilling the position of our official masco...

  • PAULA
    LAZDINA
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    Paula was born in Latvia - a small country rich in culture and folklore in the northeast of Europe. Just like in a popular Latvian folk tale, wher...

  • LAURA
    ANDRIEU
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    Laura grew up skiing in a depth of French mountains with her lovely family. Somehow she stumbled into Gaelic Football - so much so that she made it...

  • AMI
    KOYAMA
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    Born and raised in Hokkaido, Ami has been passionate about snow sports from a young age. She dived into the world of snowsports instructing in 2014...

  • BRADLEY
    EDWARDS
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    Meet Bradley, the culinary genius turned snowboarding virtuoso! Fashionably late to the world of instruction, he's swapped his spatula for a snowbo...

  • STEPHANIE
    WILKERSON
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    Meet Steph, a snowboard powerhouse who's been shredding the slopes since 2008. As a proud member of the 2021-2024 PSIA-AASI Snowboard National Team...

  • MATEJ
    VOHRYZEK
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    Matej is a devoted ski instructor with a flair for helping skiers of all ages and abilities reach their ambitions. After back-to-back winters in Ne...

  • PETER
    MADSEN
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    Hailing from the famously flat lands of Denmark, Peter first discovered skiing on family trips to Norway. A national-level swimmer in his youth, he...

  • LARA
    CHERUBIN
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    Next Winter Olympics Cortina d’Ampezzo but the world should know as Lara’s hometown. Raised in one of Italy’s most iconic ski resorts, Lara was ...

  • LUNA
    OLMEDO
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    Born and raised in the wild beauty of Patagonia, Luna grew up surrounded by mountains, rivers, and lakes where natural playground that shaped her l...

  • SAMUEL
    BONINSEGNI
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    Sport has always been the driving force in Samuel’s life. He’s played and coached a wide range of disciplines, but snowboarding and skiing are wher...

  • RYOSUKE
    YOKOI
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    Ryosuke hails from Shiga, home to Japan’s largest lake, where his childhood was devoted to chasing footballs than carving turns in the snow. In fac...

  • LAURA
    NESS
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    Laura is the Aussie you’d never expect to find in Niseko - growing up in a small country town, daydreaming of the mountains she visited once a year...

  • AGURI
    SHIMANUKI
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    Born and raised in the snowy wonderland of Yamagata, Aguri’s skiing journey began quite literally on a pile of snow under his family’s roof. Before...