Method Snowboard Magazine 13-2
The cover story of the volume 13 issue two of the Method Snowboard Magazine is about the Yes Crew and their last days in Hok-Kaido. They went to a secret pillow zone where no one ever goes to. The hole issue is dedicated to Japan and the powder that can be found in this beautiful country.
The cover story of the volume 13 issue two of the Method Snowboard Magazine is about the Yes Crew and their last days in Hok-Kaido. They went to a secret pillow zone where no one ever goes to. The hole issue is dedicated to Japan and the powder that can be found in this beautiful country.
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“The world is a book and those who<br />
do not travel read only one page.”<br />
- St. Augustine<br />
Wise words from the blessed patron<br />
of brewers and printers. Words to<br />
live by. You see, the world is indeed<br />
your oyster, if you chose to make it so.<br />
But you must also understand that<br />
traveling isn’t easy. It’s taxing on the<br />
body, mind and soul. It will strip you<br />
of control and force you into situations<br />
that might be uncomfortable, at<br />
times even downright dangerous. It<br />
will expose you to both the kindness<br />
and cruelty we are all capable of.<br />
Yet despite all this, traveling will<br />
change your life forever, for the better.<br />
It will teach you so very much, it will<br />
show you how beautiful our blue<br />
planet is, how varied human cultures<br />
and habits are and how similar we<br />
are despite those differences. All this<br />
learning doesn’t come cheap though,<br />
but it is precisely the trials and tribulations<br />
that make traveling so special.<br />
Nothing worthwhile ever came easy,<br />
so roll with the punches, keep moving<br />
and you’ll be a better human for it.<br />
This issue is dedicated to Japan, a<br />
faraway land populated by an honorable<br />
people whose fascinating culture<br />
and delicious food (not to mention ridiculous<br />
amounts of powder) should<br />
be experienced by every snowboarder<br />
on the planet. We love Japan and we<br />
hope to return many more times.<br />
As Tolkien once said, “not all those<br />
who wander are lost”.<br />
Now go wander!<br />
– TAG<br />
EDIT<br />
-ORIAL<br />
on one of our last days in hokkaido,<br />
clint allan arranged<br />
for us (the yes crew) to visit his<br />
cousin who owns a snowcat<br />
and could take us to a secret<br />
pillow zone that no one ever<br />
goes to. we’d been sessioning a<br />
section of the zone which was<br />
already super sick but when<br />
tadashi went for a walk around<br />
the corner he found the most<br />
badass pillow line we’d seen so<br />
far. it looked borderline undoable<br />
with the steps being so far<br />
apart, but the snow was tits deep<br />
and tadashi is a ninja — i’ve gotten<br />
used to seeing fuse-san do<br />
crazy shit without showing any<br />
sign of fear or hesitation. just as<br />
the storm took a breather to let<br />
some sunshine poke through the<br />
clouds, tadash styled a fat ollie<br />
off the top pillow and pointed it<br />
down the line before disappearing<br />
in a cloud of cold smoke.<br />
– Phil Tifo<br />
camera: nikon d-300<br />
lens: 12mm<br />
aperture: f/4.5<br />
speed: 1/1600 iso 200<br />
rider: tadashi fuse<br />
trick: crushing pillows<br />
spot: hokkaido, japan<br />
date: 01/22/2012 @ <strong>13</strong>:36<br />
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Photo: Liam Gallagher<br />
<strong>13</strong>.2<br />
18<br />
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