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Final Cut • IS THIS THE END OF THE YEARLY SKI FILM?

Wonder Women • THE CHOLITAS ESCALADORAS CAN DO EVERYTHING MALE CLIMBERS CAN DO—IN SKIRTS

36 Hours in Your Favorite North American Ski Towns • With collective mega-passes, more direct flights, and super-dialed snow forecasts, it’s never been a better time to plan a destination ski trip. Our up-to-date guide has you covered for packing the most into a weekend getaway.

Ski Independent • TWO CONGLOMERATES NOW OWN 29 SKI RESORTS AND COUNTING. BUT THESE AREAS ARE BELOVED HOLDOUTS.

Lift Lines Are for Chumps • TIRED OF HUSTLING FOR FIRST TRACKS? WITH THESE OFF-PISTE OPTIONS YOU CAN SKI ABOVE THE FRAY—AND THE CLOUDS.

Take It Personally • CUSTOMIZED SPORTS DRINKS AND SHAKES ARE THE LATEST INNOVATION IN THE QUEST TO BOOST PERFORMANCE. HOW MUCH CAN THEY HELP AN EVERYDAY ATHLETE?

The Price of Performance • Here’s how much the leading personalized nutrition options will run you

Hot and Unbothered • EMERGING RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT SAUNAS COULD BE A BOON FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Bowled Over • UPGRADE YOUR MORNING BREAKFAST WITH A NEW SPIN ON A CLASSIC

Don’t Be a Slouch • A DESK JOCKEY’S GUIDE TO SPINE CARE

Put a Bow On It • Presenting our highly refined picks of the year’s best goodies, curated for the unique adventurers on your list. All that’s left is the wrapping.

The Challengers • 42 ATHLETES, ACTIVISTS, MAKERS, MOVERS, HUSTLERS, AND RULE BREAKERS WHO SHAPED OUR WORLD IN 2019

“At Bottom. Repeat. At Bottom.” • MULTIMILLIONAIRE VICTOR VESCOVO COMMITTED HIMSELF TO ONE OF THE WORLD’S CRAZIEST REMAINING ADVENTURE QUESTS: TO REACH THE DEEPEST POINTS IN EVERY OCEAN. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET THERE? A RADICALLY HIGH-TECH, $30 MILLION TRITON SUBMERSIBLE, A TEAM OF CRACK ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS, AND ONE VERY GONZO EXPLORER.

In the Land of Vanishing Giants • AT A TIME OF UNPRECEDENTED MASS EXTINCTIONS, NO ANIMAL EPITOMIZES THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FREE FALL MORE THAN THE ASIAN ELEPHANT. PAUL KVINTA TRAVELS TO LAOS TO VISIT A MOON-SHOT PROJECT AIMED AT SAVING THE COUNTRY’S 400 REMAINING WILD ELEPHANTS—AND TO INVESTIGATE THE STRANGE WILDLIFE-TRAFFICKING UNDERWORLD THREATENING THEIR VERY EXISTENCE.

Final Exam • LE PROBATOIRE IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST TESTS IN THE OUTDOORS, USED FOR DECADES TO PICK MOUNTAIN PROFESSIONALS IN CHAMONIX, FRANCE, THE LEGENDARY HUB OF GLACIER SKIING, ALPINISM, AND DEADLY TERRAIN. ONLY THE STRONGEST MAKE IT, BUT SIMON AKAM WONDERS: IS SELECTION BY ORDEAL STILL THE BEST WAY TO GROOM COMPETENT GUIDES?

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