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When Winter Comes A-Callin'
As the mercury plunges in the Empire State, don’t huddle indoors—these top ten cold-weather attractions will keep your body warm, and your wanderlust satisfied.
Pre-Gaming
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The Big Chill
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Tour Skating
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Stockholm, Sweden
The Alberta You Ought to Meet
From gliding along isolated glaciers on cross-country skis to dogsledding across miles of frozen lake at breakneck speeds, Alberta has a heck of a lot more to offer than oil derricks and cow country. Get reintroduced to one of Canada’s most downplayed natural treasures.

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How to Build a Snow Cave
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Ask ten people how to make a snow cave and you'll get ten different answers. Winter-survival expert Greg Davenport, 49, ends the debate. Here's his definitive guide to making a bomber backcountry bunker.
Welcome to Home Rental Country: The Refuge of the Un-Hotel
Take the brand-name anonymity out of your next foray into the vacation world by getting the scoop on finding the best homes away from home.

Alaska Winter Ecotourism Adventure
Tikchik Adventures
from $3800, 5 days
The choice for the true outdoor enthusiast - our seven day winter wilderness adventure package will put your backcountry skills to the ultimate test....
Vista Verde Ranch Winter Program
Vista Verde Ranch
from $1315, 7 days
Vista Verde turns into to "Vista Blanca" as the snow falls in winter and offers a variety of fun ways to enjoy this beautiful part of the West. ...
Classic Antarctica
JOURNEYS International
from $4990, 12 days
This easygoing, compact adventure offers you the very best of Antarctica: exploring vast penguin rookeries; sighting Minke Whales, Leopard Seals and...
Utah Ice Climbing Adventure
Alaska Mountain Guides
from $85, 5 days
These courses are designed to give participants a hands-on introduction to ice climbing. Building solid climbing skills and confident climbers is the...
Winter Multisport in New Zealand - Rimu
Active New Zealand
from $2999, 11-14 days
See New Zealand in winter - hiking under crisp blue skies and trekking past jagged snow capped mountains. ...

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Trek: Camp Corsa Ice Ax
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Train: Atlas Run Snowshoe
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Easton Artica Backcountry Snowshoes
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The Right Snowshoe: MSR’s Lightning Ascent
Walk in stride—above the snow and doggie in tow—in one of the market’s best femme-specific designs
Big Feet
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Atlas 12 Series

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I'm With Stupid
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Brothers Tom (the good son) and Jerry (the bad seed) are about to join their fellow flatlanders for a zero-to-60 weekend of skiing and snowboarding at a skyscraping resort two miles above sea level. Watch as they confront the pitfalls of poor preparation, altitude sickness, dehydration, muscle fatigue, and draft beer. With this survival guide, we'll show you, with contrasting examples of smart strategies and boneheadedness, how to squeeze every inch of vertical out of trips to the high country.
Prewinter Jump Start
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Cold-weather battle plans from the nation's top fitness advisors
Who's the Fittest?
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Adventure Never Felt So Good
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Double Eagle Resort