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Nicolas Ainstein

Nicolas

4.8

(33)

Ski Instructor

Niseko, Japan

From a very young age I’ve had a strong connection with the mountains and nature. Although I grew up in the city, I used to travel to the countryside quite a lot. At the beginning, I approached the mountains in the summer time, hiking, trekking, sleeping in mountain huts, climbing and doing that kind of things. Later on, I started skiing and I just couldn't stopped: I became addicted to the snow!!

Back-country skiing started to grow on me when I was working in the Lake Tahoe ski area. I can still remember the feeling of the first few times I went to the backcountry on my skis, going up and down several peaks with no people around me except for my group of friends and away from the crowds of the resorts. It was fantastic!

After several year of backcountry skiing in Argentina (near Bariloche) and USA (Lake Tahoe), I made it to Niseko, Japan. I have been skiing, teaching, and guiding in Japan for the past 4 years. The snow here is unbelievable and the skiable terrain is huge and diverse. In the Niseko area you can find everything, from easy off-piste near the resort to several days backcountry skiing out there and lots of volcano skiing. Come on, just contact me and let’s go skiing!!

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Wr met up with Charles our guide at yhe resort, prior to meeting up Charles checked on the snow reports and determined the optimal location to make the most of the day. Due to avalanche danger we stayed around the tree line, and lapped a really fun hill. It was an amazing experience all day we rode fresh lines. Charles went above and beyond taking pics and video. Which meant we didn't have to worry about getting goPro's and Instas setup. 5
Daiki speaks English and has good communication. We discussed plans via email and WhatsApp ahead of the trip to pick the best location and itinerary to suit our group.

He was waiting for us at the meeting point at the arranged time to start the tour.

The pace was good to suit our speed. He found the best snow for several descents through the day in different lines on a similar aspect.

During the day there was an issue with snow on the skin glue. Daiki helped clean the snow off and came to the rescue with a ski band to hold the skin to the ski for ascending.

We would be happy to ski again with Daiki in future.5
Charles is a great guide that has extensive  Niseko knowledge that will help us get the goods. Great experience!5
Jordi was absolutely incredible! We felt so lucky to have him to guide us up on the incredible adventure. He was patient, knowledgeable and a great personal photographer. It was the highlight of our trip5
Jordi was absolutely incredible! We felt so lucky to have him to guide us up on the incredible adventure. He was patient, knowledgeable and a great personal photographer. It was the highlight of our trip5
Jordi was absolutely incredible! We felt so lucky to have him to guide us up on the incredible adventure. He was patient, knowledgeable and a great personal photographer. It was the highlight of our trip5
The slopes were unfortunately limited by the weather conditions. But Ivan, our guide for the day, is an excellent skier and managed to bring us to different places avoiding the crowd. Easy communication via WhatsApp as well in order to plan everything. Thanks!5
The slopes were unfortunately limited by the weather conditions. But Ivan, our guide for the day, is an excellent skier and managed to bring us to different places avoiding the crowd. Easy communication via WhatsApp as well in order to plan everything. Thanks!5
The slopes were unfortunately limited by the weather conditions. But Ivan, our guide for the day, is an excellent skier and managed to bring us to different places avoiding the crowd. Easy communication via WhatsApp as well in order to plan everything. Thanks!5
The slopes were unfortunately limited by the weather conditions. But Ivan, our guide for the day, is an excellent skier and managed to bring us to different places avoiding the crowd. Easy communication via WhatsApp as well in order to plan everything. Thanks!5
The slopes were unfortunately limited by the weather conditions. But Ivan, our guide for the day, is an excellent skier and managed to bring us to different places avoiding the crowd. Easy communication via WhatsApp as well in order to plan everything. Thanks!5

What people are saying about Nicolas

Philippe

Weather was not great which is no ones fault - there was no visibility so we had to stay within the boundaries of the mountain. The guide was great as he was able to find fun places to ski despite the conditions that were sub optimal.

Radina

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emmanuelle.negre@hotmail.fr

Felipe was perfect. He knows how to adapt efforts and difficulties according to his client level. We wanted 5 days off piste, we got it. Thank you so much.

Sungchun

The guide tour was very informative, enjoyable, and fun.

Raymond


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