Kazushige Sekiya

\- Skier \- 6th in Men's Freeride Skiing Japan \- Residence: Kijimadaira, Nagano, Japan \- English level: Fluent

I started skiing when I was 3 and then, in high school, I literally skied all the time! I then moved to the US at 19 and lived there for 6 years, including 3 seasons as a ski bum in Breckeridge, where I joined the freeride skiing scene in North America.

After that, I learnt that my local ski area in Nagano receives way more snow and returned to Japan to ski my local mountains. Since 2014, I've been running Ski Nagano, a concierge service that welcomes foreign visitors and introduces them to local ski areas.

I mainly ski in Shigakogen, Madarao, Myoko and Nozawa Onsen areas.