TRAVELER
Issue 62
Winter 2017
Skiing
The Other Skiers of Japan
You can’t miss them in their style-less camouflage clothes and olive helmets. Their straight white skis, fat white fiberglass poles with monster rings and leather-strap bindings holding in what looks like a light leather mountain boot.
Features
An Interview with 4-Time Olympic Skier Akira Sas...
After over three decades racing, Olympic skier Akira Sasaki returns home to enjoy Hokkaido's backcountry to the fullest
Backcountry Tours
Beyond Niseko with Black Diamond Tours
It’s a chilly winter day in Tokyo, but Clayton Kernaghan is comfortable in a T-shirt, laughing about how warm is the city. After ...
Backcountry Skiing
The Way East
The idea of this journey began to form shortly after I arrived in Japan nearly a decade ago. Spurred from a love of wild mountains and perfect waves, the trip lay dormant until I met Lena Stoffel and Aline Bock.
Art and Film
Forging Deus Powder Tools
Motorcycles and surfboards may seem like an unlikely marriage, but Deus Ex Machina has taken their love building custom bikes and...