Three New Websites for Niseko Academy

March 2015 saw the end of a five year period working with Niseko Academy as a Snowboard Trainer, Guide and their Communications Manager. Fortunately, my background knowledge and experience of the company and their products has allowed me to stay consulting for the...

End of an Era

My era of working with Niseko Academy is at an end, however my connections with Japan and Niseko are still alive and kicking! It all began back in 2010, whilst floating around Hokkaido, finishing off the Snow-search Japan guidebook; I met and begun working with Brian...

12 Great Months – 12 Favourite Photos

The past 12 months have been FULL-ON! From Japan to NZ and back to Japan again, the melting pot of work was as varied as always, if not more so. My year included re-working our virtual tour systems for 360queenstown-wanaka, the short stint of guiding and coaching with...

Japan Road Trip

Taking a trip to snowboard again at the old haunts from my Snow-search Japan writing days has been well-etched in my mind for the past few years. At the end of my rather compressed season in Hokkaido, Japan this year I managed to squeeze in a week-long road trip in...