Results improved again in the 1994–95 season. Although he opened with a 23rd place in giant slalom in Tignes in December, he achieved fourth place in slalom the next day. In slalom he recorded two third places; in Kitzbühel in January and Furano in February; he then won his last race for the season, in Bormio in March. In the 1995–96 World Cup he was disqualified in most of his races, failing to reach the podium. He participated in the 1996 World Championships, postponed from 1995, and finished seventh in the slalom race which was won by fellow countryman Tom Stiansen. He performed slightly better in 1996–97, with one third place in slalom in Shigakogen in March and a fourth place at the 1997 World Championships as highlights.