Team
How We Match You With a Coach
Tell us your level, your goals, the resort you're at, and your age. We'll assign the coach who fits — not just whoever's available.
The Matching Process
When you book with FUYU, we ask a few questions: whether you ski or snowboard, your level, your resort, and what you're working on. Based on that, we assign a coach whose strengths match what you need that day.
Technical Directors
Our Technical Directors are experienced instructor educators who design our teaching system and train the wider coaching team. In addition to their professional instructor qualifications, every FUYU coach completes our internal teaching and safety training before working with guests.
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Bilingual Coaches
6
Technical Directors
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Resorts
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Internal Training
Technical Directors
Our Technical Directors are experienced instructor educators who design our teaching system and train the wider coaching team.
Brian Yuan
Founder · Snowboard Technical Director
APSI (Australia) Snowboard Level 4 · AST Level 2 · Sponsored: The North Face Taiwan, Capita · 12 seasons teaching. Specialties: freeride, carving, park, moguls. Teaching across Niseko, Rusutsu and Kiroro.
Rusty
Snowboard Technical Director
CASI (Canada) Snowboard Level 3 · CASI Level 1 & 2 Examiner, Level 1 Park Examiner · CSIA (Canada) Ski Level 1 · AST Level 2 · Sponsored: Salomon. 22 seasons across Japan, Australia, China and New Zealand. 20,000+ students taught, 300+ certification exams run. Specialties: backcountry guiding, all-terrain riding.
Konu
Snowboard Technical Director
APSI (Australia) Snowboard Level 3 · AST Level 2 · 15 seasons teaching. Taught across Aomori, Naeba, Karuizawa, Nozawa, Furano, Niseko and Hotham (Australia). Specialties: carving, flatland tricks, technique correction, advanced backcountry riding.
Erik
Ski Technical Director
APSI (Australia) Ski Level 3 · Teaching ability recognized at Level 4 standard · Fluent in English and Chinese · Director, NSC Ski Club · Sponsored: Altay Project, Rossignol China. 10 seasons teaching across both hemispheres. Specialties: moguls, carving.
牛牛 (Niu Niu)
Ski Technical Director
Australia Ski Level 4 · 16 seasons teaching · 5 seasons at Mt Buller, 2 seasons at Niseko, plus Wanlong (China) · Sponsored: Rossignol China. Specialties: long- and short-radius turns, moguls, powder.
John John
Ski Technical Director
CSIA (Canada) Ski Level 3 · CASI Snowboard Level 2 · CASI Park Level 1 · NZSIA (New Zealand) Ski Level 2 · Certified children's instructor · Adaptive teaching Level 1 · AST Level 2 · Sponsored: Vight, Leki. 16 seasons across Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. Specialties: short turns, carving, tree runs, freeride, children's and adaptive teaching.
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