Instructor & Guide
Tracy Lenard
AAI Certified Guide, IFMGA Mountain Guide, Avalanche Instructor, Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor, Wilderness First Responder
Tracy is the owner of Niseko Mountain Guides, American Alpine Institute’s partner for Japan powder skiing. Japan has been home for over 20 years. Before setting foot in Japan, he studied the language, culture, history, and politics at university. There, no one had bothered to say anything about the natural beauty of the country. After arriving with a Japan Rail Pass in hand his eyes were glued to the windows of the Shinkansen traveling from Tokyo to Matsushima and then back to Kyushu. Since then he has climbed, skied, and trekked all over Japan and never tires of sharing the natural elegance of the rugged landscape with residents and visitors alike.
Tracy is a part of the Niseko Winter Guides Association.
AAI Guide
Wilderness First Responder
Leave No Trace
IFMGA Certified Mountain Guide
AIARE Avalanche Instructor