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Breckenridge Ski Resort boasts the highest chairlift in North America, reaching 12,840 feet. The Imperial Express SuperChair accesses 400 acres of famed expert and advanced intermediate terrain previously only accessible via hiking and provides panoramic vistas of the Ten Mile Range.

Four huge peaks across 2350 acres, five terrain parks, four half-pipes, two high-speed six passenger SuperChairs, the highest chairlift in North America, a top-notch Ski & Ride School, unparalleled grooming, exciting events and a historic mining town with endless shopping, dining and nightlife. Breckenridge. . . The Perfect Mountain Town.

New this year, the perfect mountain town gets a little more perfect with the addition of 150 acres of expert terrain and Breckenridge’s first gondola. Visit us at www.breckenridge.com or call 800-789-SNOW.

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There’s nothing like a Hollywood film to make a destination more enticing. The Lijiang River in western China was the backdrop for a movie based on Somerset Maughan’s novel The Painted Veil – it’s the first Western movie about China allowed to shoot on location outside a major city in years. Carmen Roberts has been to visit the region, both on and off the tourist trail

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cliff dive from zip-line

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I found this while vacationing in South Africa. It claims to be the world’s fastest, highest, longest, steepest zip line. The specs are in the video. It was a lot of fun and not too scary. Except when you are looking down from the top of the mountain.

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