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"The bonus of a small ski town that hasn\u2019t yet crossed over into resort-town territory? The locals aren\u2019t jaded and the tourists aren\u2019t pushy. Stop into almost any watering hole or breakfast spot (like Clansey\u2019s Cappuccino, on the three-block main drag, Columbia Avenue), and you\u2019re likely to make new friends. Look for pockets of activity at the Flying Steamshovel and at Drift Izakaya, where locals go for a sushi fix.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSlopes: With only 112,000 total visitors per year (and only 6 total lifts), the tree-lined trails at Red Mountain Resort&nbsp;($63 U.S.) stay fairly quiet. Even the newly 300% larger deck at Red\u2019s base lodge shouldn\u2019t dilute the mellow non-scene scene.\n\nSleeps: There are plenty of hot tub\u2013equipped condos, or try the homey Red Shutter Inn&nbsp;(from $99 U.S.), the closest hotel to the lifts and the base camp for snowcat skiing with Big Red Cats&nbsp;($352 U.S.). Wake to the smell of bacon wafting from Red Shutter\u2019s first-floor kitchen, where group breakfasts are fuel for days of powering down untracked powder in the surrounding Monashees.\n\nInfo:&nbsp;West Kootenay Regional is about 30 minutes away, but connections are pricey; Spokane Int\u2019l is about a 2\u00BD-hour drive.&nbsp;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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