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It’s usually around August that we start dreaming of fresh powder and après cocktails, so we’re thrilled that ski season is almost here. In anticipation, we created a handy cheat sheet of long-weekend escapes to three of our favorite mountain towns—and of course, the packing-list essentials for the skiing, the cocktailing, and the everything-in-betweening.