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Hometown Hills

grew up on East Coast ski hills with names like Canaan Valley Resort, Winter-place Ski Resort, and Snowshoe Mountain Resort. At the very most, there were 1,500 feet of vertical drop and 50-some runs. And at the very least, there were always two inches of solid ice on which your skis chattered and on which

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