More Hokkaido Magic—Sake-Filled Cups and Deep Powder in Japan

Sake-Filled Cups and Deep Powder in JapanWords and Photos by Emily Tidwell/MSPThe inimitable Mt. YoteiPhoto: Emily Tidwell/MSPA scallop steamed from my chopstick, stabbed and handed to me like a lollipop from the slew of fresh-shelled catch of the day sizzling on the binchotan coals. It was January, and I stood at the mouth of our new friend Waigima’s plow garage in rural Rankoshi, Japan, as cheers of rapturous joy echoed from The Blondes and Ari Tricomi into the night, p