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Posted Dec 2, 07 1:08 PM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Make your holiday ski trip one to remember by visiting one of these renowned ski locales around the globe. Courtesy of Conde Nast Traveler:

  1. Courchevel 1850, France
  2. Verbier, Switzerland
  3. Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand

  1. Aspen, Colorado
  2. Whistler, British Columbia
  3. Vail, Colorado
  4. Cervinia, Italy
  5. Zermatt, Switzerland
  6. St. Anton, Austria
  7. St. Moritz, Switzerland

Source Conde Nast Traveler

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