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THE MOUNTAINTOP JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT HOTTER. JOIN PLAYMATE AND SKI BUNtiy AUDREY ALEEN ALLEN ON THE SLOPES FORA PLUSJKJR TIPS TOR ACHIEVING PEAK' PERFORMANCE ' THIS SKIS WINTERWEEDLAND Droves of dazed 420- seeking tourists will descend on the Colorado slopes this winter. First-time cannabis-loving alpinists would be wise to book a guide. Colorado Springs-based Colorado Highlife tours will shuttle you from pot shop to slopes in the comfort of a heated tour bus. BEHIND THE VAIL An insider's guide to Colorado's coolest food scene PRIMAL TIME -Mot-restaurant brings wood-fired meat-centric cooking to Vail: Think coal-roasted olives and pork shank with Gruyere potato puree. SPAGO IN THE SKY • The refined moun­tain outpost of Wolf­gang Puck's Spago at the Ritz-Carlton at Beaver Creek has been refurbished for ski season, so you can have your English-pea agnolotti and roasted elk in style. TRUCK STOP - The food-truck revolution has found its way to the mountains, with the Crazy Wagon's Ko­rean short-rib tacos paying homage to L.A.'s legendary Kogi BBQ truck. The music-festival frenzy is not deterred by snow. Here's where the sounds are taken to new heights SNOWGLOBE South Lake Tahoe, California December 29-31 Disclosure, Zedd and Flume headline this raucous, dance-music-heavy New Year's Eve festival. THE MUSICFEST Steamboat Springs, Colorado January 5-10 • Six days and 50 acts featuring country, Texas, bluegrassand general boot-stomping Ameri­cana music. SNOWBOMBING Mayrhofen, Austria April 6-11 * Close out the season in the Alps at this world-class festi­val with veteran EDM artists Base­ment Jaxx and new legends such as Skrillex. ' HOTTIE TODDY Heat up your apres-ski shenanigans with this warming, chili-spiked rye cocktail 5 oz. apple cider 2 slices fresh ginger 2 quarter-inch slices fresh jalapeno 1 tsp. honey 2 oz. rye whiskey such as WhistlePig 1 cinnamon stick • In a small saucepan, heat cider and ginger until simmering. In the bottom of a glass mug, muddle jalapefto slices to release flavor. Add honey, rye and hot apple cider, and stir. Garnish with cinnamon stick.