Meet The Trainers
We are a hand selected group of high end training professionals who are dedicated to your learning and skill development. We are ski & snowboard scholars, professors of the snow crystal, scientists who shred and academics of alpine adventure. We are mountain people who want to share our connection to the alps and the outdoor experiences that drive our lifestyle, so you can live the dream with us here in Hakuba.
Javier Calzada
Director Evergreen Alpine Academy
ISIA CARD
Physical Activity and Sports Bachelor Degree
MBA Sports Management
ISIA Course Conductor Ski Spanish Certification
FWT Consultant and project developer
Javier, born and raised in Spain, discovered his love for the mountains at an early age. Learning to walk coincided with his urge to run away from the city to the serene mountains. From the moment he took his first steps on skis at the tender age of 5, he knew he wanted to become a ski instructor.
His educational journey took him through the study of Physical Activity and Sports, and he later achieved his Spanish ski instructor certification, earning the prestigious ISIA Card, a full certification as a trainer, evaluator, and race coach. Adding to his qualifications, he completed an MBA in Sports Management a few years ago.
Over the past 15 years, Javier has steadily advanced his career, taking on management roles in the ski industry, which has led him to accumulate knowledge and experiences in various corners of the globe, including Dubai, Korea, Austria, France, Argentina, and his native Spain.
Javier’s boundless passion and deep love for the world of snow sports serve as an inspiration to all who cross his path.
Ski is fun !!! Speed is your friend !!!
Lee Mace
CASI Level 3 Evaluator
Englishman hailing from the Scottish Highlands and working winters in Hakuba, he learned to snowboard in the military and raced in Europe before leaving to pursue a career in snow sports and human movement.
As a movement coach focused on human biomechanics, he supports people in building strong foundations to live fulfilling lives BUT he gets most stoked seeing people snowboard as a full expression of functional movement in flow state.
“We are what we repeatedly do” Let’s snowboard!
Arija Bunkis
CASI Level 3 Evaluator
I was born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon, and have been skiing since I was two years old. I started snowboarding when I was eleven and enjoy sharing in the joy of being outdoors. I have been teaching snowboarding for 20 years, and have been an evaluator for 5 years. I am the Director and Founder of a Forest and Nature School in the Ottawa valley, and have a passion for pedagogy and teaching. I am so thrilled to be learning more in Japan.
Pierre Godbout
CSIA Level 4
CSIA Level 4 Course Conductor
CSCF Level 2
Pierre Godbout. I am a mountain lover. I worked as a Canadian ski teacher and instructor trainer full time for many years.
I had the opportunity to live this passion in many ski countries and meet great people around our ski planet…
I had been inducted in the CSIA hall of fame for my in put as a course conductor.
Hope to ski with you and contribute to your improvement for skiing and teaching this season
Jean Pierre Quesnel
CSIA Level 3
CSIA Level 1 Course Conductor
Good day, just informing my future students that I am a passionate skier and a passionate teaching conductor!!! Teaching Ski for me puts me in a environment that I love;
For me, my priority is SPI (security-pleasure-improvement)
Can’t wait to meet you all