Trevor Dobson Ski Instructor/Founder - Level 3 CSIA, Level 2 CSCF

Born in a small town called Oxford in Nova Scotia Canada, Trevor has been instructing skiers of all ages for more than 12 years.

Having started off primarily teaching children programs and adult carving lessons, Trevor became a racing coach after completion of his level 2 CSIA and CSCF.

After many a season instructing and coaching in Canada, Trevor decided to make the move to Nagano, Japan, working at the Yamamoto Sachiko ski school.

In the 2004/2005 season Trevor relocated to Niseko, where he has been working as a specialist powder instructor for the past two seasons.

Trevor returned home to Canada in April 2009 to pass his Level 3 CSIA and is now studying in Calgary, Canada to be a nurse at Mount Royal College, but will be returning to Niseko each Christmas and New Years on holiday for a visit!!

I hope everyone can enjoy Niseko powder as much as I did. Enjoy the powder!!!! —

Trevor

Paul Craig Snowboard Instructor - Level 1 Basi and Level 1 NZSSIA

Paul hails from Newcastle in the North East of England & has a great passion for travel & the outdoors.

He gained his snowboard instructors license on the awesome Mount Treblecone in New Zealands South island & has called Niseko home for the past 5 winters working as a snowboard instructor & mountain guide.

He has an intimate knowledge of the local mountains & feels that snowboarding above all else should be safe & fun!! In his spare time he can be found hiking & snowboarding in niseko’s backcountry together with his new wife Miho chan.

Come along for a lesson with Paul to improve both your ability & understanding of the mountain environment –Paul

Andy Meadows Ski Instructor - ISIA

For the past three winters i have been living and working in zermatt as a ski instructor. I started telemarking two years ago and it quickly became a big part of my life. I telmarked for the Zermatt team in the Boss des Bosses mogul competition in Chamonix where we won as well as the Trifti Bump Bash in Zermatt. I live for skiing powder lines, bumps and park and am always trying to push the boundaries of my own skiing.

I have been instructing outdoor sports for 4 years, including climbing, canoeing, mountain biking, skiing and telemarking. I have really enjoyed this as it has taken me all around europe but am now looking forward to a new experience in Japan!

… bring on the snow! Andy

Andy

Harry Payne Ski Instructor - Level 2 CSIA

Harry originally came from the UK although he does his best to keep away.
Instead he has skied throughout the world hitting moguls and gliding the
powder. For this season he is fresh from Banff in Canada where he has been
skiing and guiding in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.

His excitement for the outdoor means you might find him on a mountain,
ice climbing, dog sledding or searching for untouched powder.

“Come skiing, we will have fun and learn something new.” Harry

Harry

Elliot Simcock Ski Instructor - CSIA 2 Canadian 

Elliot calls Essex in England home and has been skiing for 15 years, teaching for nearly 5 of these years.

He has skied across most of Europe and has had some memorable times skiing in North America and is looking forward to the new challenge of Japan.

Elliot is a skier that is dedicated to challenging improving himself every time he jumps on his skis, this is translated into his teaching style when he aims for everyone to improve and have a great time.

“Skiing in Niseko is going to be off the charts this season, make sure you make the most of it and come ski with me!” - Elliot

Elliot

Fumiaki Sakai Ski Instructor - Level 1 JSIA

Fumi is originally from Sapporo, Hokkaido and started ski instructing and patrolling when he was 18 years old in Hakuba, Nagano. At the age of 22 he went to the United States to travel and worked as a part time instructor at Lake Tahoe. Fumi stayed in the United States for 15 years where he continued to work as a sports therapist. He spent most of his time working in a clinic and his most memorable event was working at the Para Olympics as a sports therapist.
After his long stay in the US, Fumi returned to Japan and now works part time for Pro Powder as an instructor and owns and operates his own Outdoor Sports company, named Otaki Outdoor Adventures. At the Otaki Outdoor Adventure Fumi does snowshoe tours in the winter and ducky, rafting and trekking tours in the summer for both Japanese and foreign customers.

“Niseko’s powder snow is truly amazing. I hope all skiers and snowboarders can have the chance to experience Hokkaido’s treasure”

Fumi