Evergreen Outdoor Center's Guides & Staff
Our dedicated staff of enthusiastic, professional guides love the outdoors and showing the best that Hakuba has to offer. All staff are trained in their field of expertise and all are certified in First Aid & CPR. Contact us, we come from all over the world, and we are excited to be here and to guide you in the finest mountains of Japan, Hakuba's Northern Japan Alps.
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Dave Enright - Canada
Owner/Director of Evergreen Outdoor Center, Chief Guide, dedicated husband & father, outdoorsman & environmental enthusiast.
16 years guiding experience. Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) Level II, CAA Instructor, Japan Avalanche Network Chief Instructor, Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors Level I,\ Avalanche Control Team Directing Member, Nine years Ski Patrolling & Twelve years Back-country ski guiding in Canada and Japan, Outdoor Emergency Care Technician, Canadian Heart Foundation - CPR First Responder, Wilderness First Aid Japanese First Responder, Advanced Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), British Columbia Mountaineering Club Rope Rescue, Capalano College Outdoor Recreation Management, Recreational Canoe Association of B.C. Canoe Instructor, Flatwater Instructor, New Zealand Rafting Association (NZRA) Advance River Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Commission Internationale de Canyoning Guide Module II.
"We should try not to be complacent with the lives we are given and the jobs that we do and if we find ourselves becoming such then it is a time for a change."
›Interview with Dave Enright
Owner/Director of Evergreen Outdoor Center, Chief Guide, dedicated husband & father, outdoorsman & environmental enthusiast.
16 years guiding experience. Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) Level II, CAA Instructor, Japan Avalanche Network Chief Instructor, Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors Level I,\ Avalanche Control Team Directing Member, Nine years Ski Patrolling & Twelve years Back-country ski guiding in Canada and Japan, Outdoor Emergency Care Technician, Canadian Heart Foundation - CPR First Responder, Wilderness First Aid Japanese First Responder, Advanced Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), British Columbia Mountaineering Club Rope Rescue, Capalano College Outdoor Recreation Management, Recreational Canoe Association of B.C. Canoe Instructor, Flatwater Instructor, New Zealand Rafting Association (NZRA) Advance River Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Commission Internationale de Canyoning Guide Module II.
"We should try not to be complacent with the lives we are given and the jobs that we do and if we find ourselves becoming such then it is a time for a change."
›Interview with Dave Enright
Mariko Enright - Japan
Evergreen's Mother, massage therapist and busy mother of two.
Evergreen's Mother, massage therapist and busy mother of two.
James - Canada
Evergreen Number 2, Ski School Director and in-house computer technician often seen wandering Hakuba's streets at night with a turntable under each arm.
10 years guiding experience. Canadian Avalanche Association Level 1, Advanced Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), Canadian School of Mountaineering Rock and Alpine Courses, University of Calgary Avalanche Course, Basic Lakewater Paddler, New Zealand Rafting Association (NZRA) Advance River Rescue, B.A. in Physical Education and Kinestheology, 27 years skiing, 20 years snowboarding, YMCA Camp Counselor 5 years, Commission Internationale de Canyoning Guide Module II, Japan Rescue 3 - Swiftwater Rescue Technician.
"Boo-yah-kah-sha."
Evergreen Number 2, Ski School Director and in-house computer technician often seen wandering Hakuba's streets at night with a turntable under each arm.
10 years guiding experience. Canadian Avalanche Association Level 1, Advanced Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), Canadian School of Mountaineering Rock and Alpine Courses, University of Calgary Avalanche Course, Basic Lakewater Paddler, New Zealand Rafting Association (NZRA) Advance River Rescue, B.A. in Physical Education and Kinestheology, 27 years skiing, 20 years snowboarding, YMCA Camp Counselor 5 years, Commission Internationale de Canyoning Guide Module II, Japan Rescue 3 - Swiftwater Rescue Technician.
"Boo-yah-kah-sha."
Mako - Japan
Evergreen canyoning manager, canyoning chief guide, rock climbing instructor and all-round outdoor sport wildman. Emphasizes safety with customers and extremism alone. Having travelled the world he settled near Hakuba more than 10 years ago.
9 years guiding experience. Commission Internationale de Canyoning Guide Module III, Japan Rescue 3 - Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), Scuba Diving Certification, Japan Red Cross Certification, JHF Hang-Gliding Certification, Tahitian Fire-Dancing Certification.
"From the depths of the ocean to the borders of space, the outdoors is for us to appreciate, nurture and enjoy."
Evergreen canyoning manager, canyoning chief guide, rock climbing instructor and all-round outdoor sport wildman. Emphasizes safety with customers and extremism alone. Having travelled the world he settled near Hakuba more than 10 years ago.
9 years guiding experience. Commission Internationale de Canyoning Guide Module III, Japan Rescue 3 - Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), Scuba Diving Certification, Japan Red Cross Certification, JHF Hang-Gliding Certification, Tahitian Fire-Dancing Certification.
"From the depths of the ocean to the borders of space, the outdoors is for us to appreciate, nurture and enjoy."
Jon - America
Canoe/Kayak Guide, Ski Instructor
ASIA Ski Instructor Level 1, Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), 34 years skiing, 27 years telemarking, 5 years snowboarding. The long hair form the seventies is gone but the spirit remains; all the way from Long Beach to a mountain, beach or lake near you; otherwise found in gumboots surrounded by vegetables cursing wild boars.
"Hang ten dude"
Canoe/Kayak Guide, Ski Instructor
ASIA Ski Instructor Level 1, Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), 34 years skiing, 27 years telemarking, 5 years snowboarding. The long hair form the seventies is gone but the spirit remains; all the way from Long Beach to a mountain, beach or lake near you; otherwise found in gumboots surrounded by vegetables cursing wild boars.
"Hang ten dude"
Kazu - Japan
From one beautiful place - Kyoto, to another here in Hakuba. Another person drawn to the snow who hasn't been able to leave.
Advanced Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), 10 years skiing experience, 10 years playing soccer.
"Let's enjoy Hakuba's life together!"
From one beautiful place - Kyoto, to another here in Hakuba. Another person drawn to the snow who hasn't been able to leave.
Advanced Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), 10 years skiing experience, 10 years playing soccer.
"Let's enjoy Hakuba's life together!"
Takeshi - Japan
Spends Winters patrolling Hakuba Goryu Skifield and summers canoeing, kayaking, canyoning and mountain-biking.
Advanced Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), SIA Ski Patrollers/Instructors Certificate. Basic Lakewater Paddler.
""Procrastination is the thief of time"."
Spends Winters patrolling Hakuba Goryu Skifield and summers canoeing, kayaking, canyoning and mountain-biking.
Advanced Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), SIA Ski Patrollers/Instructors Certificate. Basic Lakewater Paddler.
""Procrastination is the thief of time"."
Yasu - Japan
Outdoor explorer, keen traveller & photographer. Got his degree in chilling out in Wanaka.
Physical Education Teaching Degree, 12 years snowboarding experience, 17 years playing soccer and coaching kids.
"If you have life, you can do anything."
Outdoor explorer, keen traveller & photographer. Got his degree in chilling out in Wanaka.
Physical Education Teaching Degree, 12 years snowboarding experience, 17 years playing soccer and coaching kids.
"If you have life, you can do anything."
Sage Enright - Canada/Japan
5 year old playmate, budding MTB rider, toy tester & snowball production manager.
"I go hard too."
5 year old playmate, budding MTB rider, toy tester & snowball production manager.
"I go hard too."
Yuna - Japan
NZ educated office extraordinaire and outdoor nature guide either found answering phones, tapping computer keys and clutching sheets of paper or hiking & bathing in the sunshine.
Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), Diploma of Env. (NZ Intl. Pacific College), 24 years ski experience.
"Sweet as."
NZ educated office extraordinaire and outdoor nature guide either found answering phones, tapping computer keys and clutching sheets of paper or hiking & bathing in the sunshine.
Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), Diploma of Env. (NZ Intl. Pacific College), 24 years ski experience.
"Sweet as."
Mitsu - Japan
After coming to Hakuba for years snowboarding, a canyoning tour showed him a new way of living in Hakuba full-time and he moved up here for good. Canyoning & MTB guide in Summer, snow ripper in Winter often seen hovering somewhere high above a stash of powder.
Commission Internationale de Canyoning Guide Module II, Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), JAN Avalanche Skills Level I, Basic Lakewater Paddler, Junior High & High School Physical Education Teaching Certificate, 8 years snowboard experience - sponsored by C*LOVER surf & sports, PLAY design and Scooter.
"I love anything where I'm riding sideways."
After coming to Hakuba for years snowboarding, a canyoning tour showed him a new way of living in Hakuba full-time and he moved up here for good. Canyoning & MTB guide in Summer, snow ripper in Winter often seen hovering somewhere high above a stash of powder.
Commission Internationale de Canyoning Guide Module II, Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), JAN Avalanche Skills Level I, Basic Lakewater Paddler, Junior High & High School Physical Education Teaching Certificate, 8 years snowboard experience - sponsored by C*LOVER surf & sports, PLAY design and Scooter.
"I love anything where I'm riding sideways."
Jade
Snowboard/river/beach bum turned professional on marrying his Hakuba sweetheart.
NZ Red Cross Comprehensive First Aid, Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), Advanced Recreational Avalanche Course, Basic Lakewater Paddler, PADI Open Water Diving Certificate, BSc (Ecology/Env. Science), 5 years down-river kayak experience, 8 years snowboard experience.
"I dunno bro."
Snowboard/river/beach bum turned professional on marrying his Hakuba sweetheart.
NZ Red Cross Comprehensive First Aid, Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), Advanced Recreational Avalanche Course, Basic Lakewater Paddler, PADI Open Water Diving Certificate, BSc (Ecology/Env. Science), 5 years down-river kayak experience, 8 years snowboard experience.
"I dunno bro."
Til - Germany
Macrobiotic chef, restorer of old houses and organic sweet & bread maker. Has his own business but occasionally offers his services as a Ski, Canyoning & MTB guide.
Commission Internationale de Canyoning Guide Module II, Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), F.I.S (Germany) Ski Instructors Cert., Basic Lakewater Paddler, German Bike Race Licence, 20 years ski & MTB.
"Huh?!"
Macrobiotic chef, restorer of old houses and organic sweet & bread maker. Has his own business but occasionally offers his services as a Ski, Canyoning & MTB guide.
Commission Internationale de Canyoning Guide Module II, Explorer First Aid & CPR (certified by Wilderness Alert Japan), F.I.S (Germany) Ski Instructors Cert., Basic Lakewater Paddler, German Bike Race Licence, 20 years ski & MTB.
"Huh?!"