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| | CNN - TravelGuide - Colorado grabs top spots in ski survey - Dec. 14, 1998 |
 | | Chateau Whistler Resort in Whistler-Blackcomb, British Columbia, sprawls at the base of Blackcomb Mountain, which is the location of North America's highest lift-assisted vertical drop, at 5,280 feet (1,584 meters). |
 | | Blackcomb is a wide-open, glacier-formed peak, while Whistler Mountain offers "more chiseled tree runs" and has the village, with its shops and restaurants, at its base. |
 | | Last year, it was renovated, adding a new wing and a Tuscan restaurant. |
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