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For many, the prospect of snowfall brings one of winter’s greatest joys: planning the first of many ski trips.

Heading to the slopes is a surefire way to kick aside cabin fever and get into the cold weather mood, thanks to brisk air, fresh powder, open fires, and endless hot chocolate.Travel + Leisures stories and guides help you choose the mountain and apres-ski scene right for you, from heart-pumping trails and charming ski towns in Colorado and Vermont to swanky resorts in the French and Swiss Alps.

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Skiing Whistler Blackcomb

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A family of four enjoying apres ski in Vail, Colorado

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Zell am See town in Austria

Sunrise over Stowe Community Church on a cold winter morning, Stowe, Vermont, USA

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Aerial view of Montage Big Sky during the wintertime

Looking over at Taos Ski Valley

Skiing on fresh snow in the Swiss alps, Verbier

Skiing in North Conway, New Hampshire

Village in winter, Lech, Austria

Aerial view of Ketchum, Idaho, in autumn

Wildflowers and gondola at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming

Family snowshoe trip at Steamboat

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Ski slopes, lodges, lifts and hotels of Park City Resort Center a year round recreational area in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah

Sun Valley Resort

Ajax peak and Telluride Colorado main street winter

A skier on a track in Park City, Utah

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chairlift at Big Sky Resort

Cloudy day and great view at Killington Ski Resort, Vermont, New England

A skier going down a snowy mountain in Santa Fe

Skiing in Grand Hirafu, Niseko

Breckenridge, Colorado, the town in winter at dawn.

Ski lift and observation deck

A run at the Purgatory Ski Resort

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Revelstoke Mountain Resort skiers

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Two people in a ski lift

Aspen Snowmass Ski Resort in Colorado

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Mountains in Courchevel

On the ski slopes of Mount Cannon in the White Mountains National Forest region of the state of New Hampshire in the United States.

A snowy mountain top in Wyoming

A skier going downhill

Exterior of The Arula Chalets in Lech, Austria

A group of skiers going downhill

A skier going down a mountain

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A total solar eclipse can be seen in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway

Family of four skiing on Purgatory Mountain in Durango, Colorado

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A man skiing at Deer Valley Resort

Snow covered Powder Mountain in Utah

A family Snowshoeing in Sun Valley on a sunny winter day.

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Skiers going down a mountain with the pride flag during Aspen Gay Ski Week

View of the snow covered mountains in Utah during early spring

Forest covered in snow

An instructor helping a person with mobility issues

Ski lift at Jackson Hole Wyoming

A mountain lodge-style restaurant and ski lift near the top station of the Furano ropeway

View of aerial tram and ski lift at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort during winter

Powder snow and snowboard on a sunny day in the Alps

A cable-car gondola system in the Dolomites mountains of Italy

Snow covered town of Telluride, Colorado

A person skiing down a snowy ski slop in Schweitzer, Idaho