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PART 2: ON-PISTE CRUISERS AND ADVENTURE ALL-MOUNTAIN

PLEASURE PALACE
Mica Heli’s tenure in the Rockies and its posh new digs are cause for celebration.

TWO WORLDS COLLIDING
Childless writer TOBIAS C. VAN VEEN met Spring Break head-on at Bromont—and later needed recovery time at Mont Sutton.

MAKING TRACKS
No need to rush on a powder day at Marmot Basin, there’s plenty to go around. BY RYAN STUART

MOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE
Forget the school bus, kids at Sun Peaks get to class on a Magic Carpet. BY JANET LOVE MORRISON

FAMILY MATTERS
All Vermont resorts are kid-friendly, but Smugglers’ strives to be a notch above. BY IAN MERRINGER

HOOKING UP
European ski resorts started joining hands by interconnecting their lifts back in the 1950s. That trend continues today, making bigger even better. BY LESLIE WOIT

POWDER VIRGINS
RUDI and JEFF GERTSCH make it easy for first-time heli-skiers to join a group of purebred powderhounds.

FIRST TRACKS ON PEAK 6
MARTY McLENNAN was happy to test out Breckenridge’s newest high-alpine terrain.

SKI CROSS CONTROVERSY
How the crease in the French racers’ pants contributed to a unique Olympic protest. BY JANET LOVE MORRISON

TIME FLIES
For boomers, the recreational downhill race lives on. BY CLAIRE CHALLEN

ARE YOU A GOOD DRIVER?
Winter’s coming! Reviewing the basics of driving in snow and ice will help get you to the slopes safely. BY DUNCAN HESSEL