In the US we tend to eat to ski, and in the Alps many ski to eat, and Telluride neatly bridges this gap.

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Another possibility is that these guys spend all their time training in ski-towns, where there is little to do after dark besides drink and eat.

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For the most part, this is the kind of place where you want to ski hard, cozy up in front of a fire with your honey and your kids, eat spaghetti, watch the movies you never had time to see at home or play Scrabble.

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