Skiing Without the Lift Lines and Without the Long Drive
By JULIA LAWLOR
The snowy winter means it has been a good year for the cross-country crowd on trails relatively close to New York City.
From a growing fashion movement to government initiatives to create a Silicon Valley of the South, there is an energy that just can’t be suppressed.
The snowy winter means it has been a good year for the cross-country crowd on trails relatively close to New York City.
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