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Page 6 of 6 Best Resorts to Seal a Business Deal on the Gondola With direct flights from Los Angeles, a legacy of Hemingways, and an annual summer gathering of the most high-powered media chiefs, studio execs, and technology pioneers in the world, Sun Valley, Idaho, is all about making deals. Just don’t forget to ski (one-day lift tickets, $80; sunvalley.com). STAY The Harriman Cottage, near the Sun Valley Lodge, has five bedrooms and serious cachet (doubles from $1,600). Aspen, Colorado, just feels good. After a day of skiing and a sublime meal at Montagna at the Little Nell hotel, where Executive Chef Ryan Hardy picks practically every lettuce leaf from his on-site garden, your entrepreneurial spirit will kick back in (doubles from $935; thelittlenell.com). Home of the 1964 and 1976 Olympics, Innsbruck, Austria, is the unofficial capital of the Alps. Hire a Mercedes at the airport, and by the time you arrive at one of the nine ski areas towering over the city, your day of deal making will be done. STAY Mick Jagger and Mad King Ludwig have stayed at the Grand Hotel Europa (doubles from $315; grandhoteleuropa.at). Best Resorts for Extending Your Season Owned by American Henry Purcell, but renowned for its European ambience and expert-only steeps, Ski Portillo, Chile, serves a maximum of 450 guests per week and maintains a one-to-one guest-to-employee ratio. The skiing isn’t bad, either. STAY You have one choice: the Hotel Portillo ($2,190 per person for seven days, including lodging, lift tickets, and meals; www.skiportillo.com). The ultramodern glass Whare Kea Lodge and Chalet sits on 70 acres of farmland in New Zealand’s Southern Alps (doubles from $800; heli-skiing sold separately; wharekealodge.com). Harris Mountains Heli-Ski will pick you up from the Whare Kea and fly you to one of 200 peaks in seven ranges (heliski.co.nz). Established in 1978, the diminutive black-diamond-centric Cerro Bayo, Argentina, a one-hour drive from Bariloche, has only recently caught fire (cerrobayoweb.com). Could be because of its views of Lake Nahuel Huapi or the new slopeside bistro. STAY The Las Balsas Relais & Châteaux is Latin chic, with a stunning lakeshore spa just a few miles from the skiing (doubles from $480; lasbalsas.com). Comments (0)
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