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Japan Report: Pillows + Pillows

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January in Japan this year was special. We got snow, we got sun, we got pillows. The most interesting features here are spines that have pillows. We’ve coined them pillowspines. Every sunny day initiates a search for more pillowspines. Every snowy day is a search for pillows in the trees. Powder is the norm, pillows are the highlights. February has begun with rain, cold temps, and brutally hard snow for […]
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頑張って – Photographic Reflections of Japanese Spine-Pillows

頑張って = Ganbatte = “Do Your Best” Spines and pillows: two of the more desired features in skiing. They come together in one of the most profound and sought after zones. The terrifyingly joyful minutes between top and bottom provide years of living, learning, and experience. At the bottom, you’re too breathless to shout, too exhausted to feel elated, too surprised you’re alive to be excited. Religious, out of body, life changing, orgasmic. Love outweighs fear. We find ourselves sprinting up the skintrack to ski these prolific lines. […]
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The Gift of Sun in Japan in January: Photos & Video

In Japan, in January, it’s supposed to snow and snow a lot. They usually get about 300 inches in January. Not this year. This year, we’ve been in a cycle of snow then sun then snow then sun in place of the usual snow everyday. This year’s cycle has been great for getting up high and skiing some of the more exciting lines in the area. The X-factor has been the avy conditions. We’ve backed off of […]
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