When they're not flying down the 200-plus marked trails, guests at the Four Seasons Whistler enjoy freshly shucked oysters and market-fresh crab from the Fifty Two 80 Bistro or--for the non-skier--a virtual training session in the gym.

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Warm scones with double Devonshire cream and preserves are accompanied by a beautiful selection of sweets, seasonal fruit and savory dishes such as roasted lamb loin on grilled pita and peekytoe crab salad with avocado and fresh coriander on toasted brioche.

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He substituted crab for shrimp, the Ritz's fresh cream of mushroom soup for the canned variety called for, and nixed the extra mushrooms.

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Next to the fresh crabs, we'd toast a loaf of Pullman bread Wonder Bread back then, a fresh loaf today to soak up the juices from the crab shells.

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