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I n the lobby of the Peninsula Hong Kong, a group of Americans ponder the winter ski season.

“It's still so much cheaper to ski in France than it is in Whistler …”

“When you grow up skiing in New England, the powder out west is just …”

“Our instructor's grandfather started Aman hotels—he must be the richest ski instructor there is …”

“But everyone knows that the best après ski is in Aspen …”

Since Hong Kong reopened its borders last year and ended mandatory masking requirements

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