On film, the trips have a regular rhythm: The boarders begin with fresh-faced excitement, packing up their snacks, camp stoves and tents into elaborate parcels, which they drag uphill on sleds.

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But none of this seems to affect the regular rhythm of a typical day, which includes tropical cocktails, fruit shakes, tanning, the occasional afternoon beach volleyball game and, for the actively inclined, just about every imaginable water activity known to man.

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