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WHERE ‘HEATED SIDEWALKS’ HAS NO KNOWN TRANSLATION

“Down Home—A road trip through Idaho done dirt cheap,” (46.4) is about real skiing. Big resorts offer nice runs and many luxuriously appointed features, but at the end of the day, a great turn and a face shot can be done anywhere it’s available, and the common language of skiing translates

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