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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    Kazuto is a local boy who grew up skiing and snowboarding in the Niseko area. As he spent a few years in NZ and Australia he can teach both skiing ...

  • 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...

  • ELLIOTT
    HARRIES
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    A latecomer to ski instructing, Elliott has made the journey to Niseko all the way from England via New Zealand and a few stops in life along the w...

  • 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 country full of folklore, located in the northeast of Europe. Just like a popular Latvian folklore tells the story of t...

  • ROBIN
    JOHNSTON
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    Meet Robin! Growing up surfing on the sunny beaches of Sydney, Australia, Robin always had a love for adventure. Skiing became a beloved family tra...

  • 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...

  • SHOKO
    TOMIHARA
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    Meet Shoko, a skier born and raised in the snow-covered wonderland of Towada City, Aomori. From her first wobbly turns at the age of six, skiing qu...

  • SAYAKA
    FUJIEDA
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    Sayaka’s love for skiing started at the age of 2½, when her skis felt more like an extension of her legs than just equipment. Growing up in Sapporo...

  • LUCA
    PELLEGRINELLI
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    Born and raised in Turin at the foothills of the Italian Alps, Luca’s skis hit the snow at the age of three- and has loved it ever since. With over...