And be sure to hit the slopes of Northstar California, home to Olympic snowboard superstar Shaun White.

BBC: Daily deal: A two-day retreat to Tahoe

Clearwire's roughing up on Wall Street is enough to make a billionaire want to hit the slopes, which may be exactly what McCaw is doing.

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In Colorado, scores of uphillers hit the slopes each morning, ski uphill for an hour then shoot back down to arrive at their desks before 9 a.m.

WSJ: Ski Mountaineering: Now They're Racing Up the Hill

It is a well-known secret among the locals that January's Sundance Film Festival is the best time to hit the slopes - all of Hollywood is down in the village schmoozing and the trails are deserted.

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