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DEsTINATIONs Edited by Josh Foreman (joshforeman@groovekorea.com) The snow-covered peninsula reveals its picturesque win try charm Story by Josh Foreman and Shelley DeWees Photos by Adam Nicholson, Fergus Scott, Greg Timlin, James Ho, Joe Wabe, Namho Park and Simon Bond T rudging through slush and darkness to toil for 10 hours before walking home again in the dark, you might wonder: “Should I go on living? Is this living?” You are spoiling slowly, freezing but not preserved. And this will last another two months. But there is good news for you. Not far from your urban winter cave, there is a place where the sun shines over serene forest, tow- ering mountains and frozen waterfalls, all blanketed in the purest, whitest snow. That place is Outside Seoul. Groove Korea has teamed up with the newly launched Photogra- phers in Korea magazine and some of the peninsula’s finest pho- tographers to share these pristine scenes from outside of the city, which are some of the most rewarding winter travel destinations in the country. Feel the sun on your face, the crisp air against your skin and once again think, “Perhaps there is some point to this after all.”