TRAVELER
Issue 50
Winter 2014
Snowboarding
10 Years On the Road – A Car Danchi Flashb...
Time is a fickle creature, sometimes creeping along, other times so fast you can’t keep up. There are many ways to measure time, ...
Snowshoeing
Escaping Winter’s Venom in Snake Valley
From 10 meters above, atop a steep, ice-covered ravine, I could hear my hiking partner’s voice calling down to me. “Yes, I’m OK,”...
Features
Japan Snow Guide – Download the Free iOS M...
Outdoor Japan Media and MapMotion launch Japan Snow Guide mobile app, the new comprehensive English-language guide to Japan’s sno...
Winter
The 21-Day Wasabi Powder Diet
Two Dutch powder junkies enjoy their first taste of fresh "Wasabi Powder." Big, white, fluffy snowflakes dance through a pitch...
Sailing and Boating
Return of the Humpbacks: An Okinawa Success Stor...
There was a time, several decades ago, when the humpback whales stopped coming to Okinawa. Today, hundreds return each winter, an...
Snowmobiling
Mission Impossible
About 180 kilometers into the mission, the gravity of the situation pulled me down like a lead weight toward the thick ice and th...
Winter
Beyond Fukushima
Travelers who can get beyond the name will find the mountains in western Fukushima filled with beautiful scenery, excellent ski r...