Meet the Team

Quentin Nolan - Director

Hear from the director of Mountainwatch Travel (formerly Liquid Snow Tours), Quentin Nolan, about the history of the brand and what makes it so unique.

Make sure you check out our travel consultants’ videos below to get their best ski trip recommendations and tips!

Justine Fitzsimmons Sales Team Manager

Skier or Snowboarder: Snowboarder
Favourite Resort: Myoko Kogen, Japan
Bucket List Resort: Revelstoke, Canada
Favourite Food in Resort: Any Japanese Izakaya
Wouldn’t Travel Without: A good book
Countries Skied: Japan, Canada, Aus, New Zealand
Top Travel Tip: Spend a few extra nights in Japan after the snow
Amelia Nemeth Travel Consultant

Skier or Snowboarder: Skier, wannabe Snowboarder
Favourite Resort: Hakuba for the variety. The resort has something for everyone.
Bucket List Resort: Zao Onsen. I’d love to see the snow monsters!
Favourite Food in Resort: Ramen!!!
Wouldn’t Travel Without: My camera
Countries Skied: Australia, NZ, USA, Canada and Japan
Top Travel Tip: I always pack an extra pair of socks for a day on the mountain. Fresh socks after lunch are so underrated.
Kirsty Leitch Travel Consultant

Skier or Snowboarder: Snowboarder
Favourite Resort: Suginohara. Japan
Bucket List Resort: Portillo, Chile
Favourite Food in Resort: Karaage!
Wouldn’t Travel Without: Foreign Currency Card
Countries Skied: New Zealand, Canada, Japan
Top Travel Tip: Learn some basic local phrases before you head over.
Anna O'Malley North America Sales Manager

Skier or Snowboarder: Skier
Favourite Resort: Big White, Canada
Bucket List Resort: Jackson Hole
Favourite Food in Resort: Cheese fondue in Val d’Isere & Beer Peche
Wouldn’t Travel Without: Tunes!
Countries Skied: NZ, Canada, France, Switzerland, Japan
Top Travel Tip: Do your research so you’re well prepared and know what the resorts/destinations have to offer to avoid missing out on anything!
Lily Herbison Travel Consultant

Skier or Snowboarder: Skier
Favourite Resort: Tsugaike and Iwatake
Bucket List Resort: Valle Nevado, Chile
Favourite Food in Resort: Udon at Maedo in Happo Village!
Wouldn’t Travel Without: Airpods and a good playlist or podcast
Countries Skied: New Zealand, Canada and Japan
Top Travel Tip: Try as much of the local cuisine as possible! (Including Lawsons)
Roxy Davies Travel Consultant

Skier or Snowboarder: Snowboarder
Favourite Resort: Myoko Kogen
Bucket List Resort: Les Arcs, France
Favourite Food in Resort: Mid-mountain Katsudon
Wouldn’t Travel Without: A book
Countries Skied: Aus, NZ, Japan and Canada
Top Travel Tip: If travelling to Japan, learn a little bit of the language. It will get you a long way and a lot of smiles.
Adam Francis Flight Specialist

Skier or Snowboarder: Snowboarder
Favourite Resort: Akakura Onsen
Bucket List Resort: Saint Anton, Austria
Favourite Food in Resort: Yakitori or any Japanese BBQ
Wouldn’t Travel Without: Travel Insurance
Countries Skied: Japan, NZ, Canada
Top Travel Tip: Locals always know the best spots – ask for their restaurant/activity recommendations
Steph Briggs Travel Consultant

Skier or Snowboarder: Skier
Favourite Resort: Kicking Horse, Canada
Bucket List Resort: Zermatt
Favourite Food in Resort: Poutine
Wouldn’t Travel Without: My own Ski Boots
Countries Skied: Chile, Canada, USA, Japan, NZ, Australia
Top Travel Tip: Make sure you take out Travel Insurance that covers snowsports!
Bart Schiphorst Marketing and Group Tour Manager

Skier or Snowboarder: Snowboarder
Favourite Resort: Nozawa Onsen, Japan
Bucket List Resort: Alyeska, Alaska
Favourite Food in Resort: Sushi triangles from seven11
Wouldn’t Travel Without: Splitboard, some cash and the right power adaptor
Countries Skied: Japan, India, Pakistan, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand
Top Travel Tip: Rent a portable WiFi router in Japan so you never get lost.
Ryoko Bizinger General Manager

Skier or Snowboarder: Skier
Favourite Resort: Zao Onsen, Japan
Bucket List Resort: Banff, Canada
Favourite Food in Resort: Kihachi (Izakaya), Hakuba
Wouldn’t Travel Without: Slippers for inside
Countries Skied: Japan & Australia
Top Travel Tip: Take medicines such as cold/flu tablets and painkillers from Australia.
Hitomi Nakano Reservations

Skier or Snowboarder: Snowboarder
Favourite Resort: Madarao, Japan
Bucket List Resort: Otaru, Japan
Favourite Food in Resort: Tempura & Soba, Hakuba
Wouldn’t Travel Without: UNIQLO light down jacket, compact!
Countries Skied: Japan, Switzerland
Top Travel Tip: Try the local food and drinks
Federico Suárez Demaestri Web Developer

Skier or Snowboarder: Snowboarder
Favourite Resort: Cerro Catedral, Argentina
Bucket List Resort: Mt Baker, USA
Favourite Food in Resort: Corn Soup from the Japanese vending machines
Wouldn’t Travel Without: Backcountry gear
Countries Skied: Argentina, NZ, Japan, Canada
Top Travel Tip: Go to the onsen after a long day of riding in Japan

nicky sullivan

Lizzie was so helpful, gave us some options and advice to help us pinpoint where we wanted to go. And once we had booked provided some really helpful travel advice and answering questions we had. Easy to deal with, everything was smooth and we had a great time.

Shelly Drewitz

Calum was awesome at helping us every step of the way with our trip. We got a great deal on the accommodation and ski lift, and we will definitely come back to Mountainwatch next time based on his excellent service.

Mark K Grant

I booked my Japan ski holiday through Mountainwatch. Very professional and when we arrived in Japan all was laid out for us. The accommodation was even nicer than expected. KIrsty was very good to work with and made things very easy!!!! will book again next season.

Jess

Great experience booking through this company, our contact Anna was brilliant, and organised a fantastic ski trip for us. The travel was all clearly laid out, the accommodation was lovely, the ski field was fantastic, great range of local dining options and bars.

Brett A

Mountain Watch are great, well organised and excellent advice on locations and accommodation. Highly recommended!

darren martin

Thanks Kirsty for helping arrange our family trip to Myoko for Xmas 2025, we had an amazing time

Jan Kelly

Thanks Kirsty, once again your arrangements for us in Japan worked very well. We’ll have no hesitation about touching base with you before we make another booking….. not sure if we’ll be organised by June, but we’ll see. Have a great season yourself and keep up the good work at MountainWatch. Regards Jan and Tom

Samantha Farr

Our trip to Hakuba and Tokyo was so smooth and easy thanks to the help of Justine. Hotel was great and in a perfect location and it was very smooth having all our extras like lessons and rentals booked and sorted before we arrived. Would 100% book through Mountainwatch Travel again!

John Durham

This is the second year that Kristy has organized travel arrangements for a skiing holiday to Furano in Japan, for us. It is the second time that those arrangements have been fulfilled seamlessly. No hassles, as planned and on time. Perfect, and will use Mountainwatchj Travel again. John Durham

Simone B

We booked through Anna O’Malley for our stay in Nozawa onsen Village in Japan. Seamless service, prompt, and pricing reasonable. The Shimataya View Hotel, was a lovely stay. Room size was large, great views, and Amazing service from Staff. Momoi and Eloisa couldn’t help enough- from dinner reservations to organising luggage to Tokyo. Property is older, though clean, well maintained. 10 min walk to slopes, 5 min walk to village centre. I recommend Mountain Watch, and this property. Photos are the view from our room.

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