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Verbier in 3.5 days - Part Two
Continued from Part one: The next morning I met up with my companions and discussed what the days skiing would have to offer. Some Verbier classics were on the menu. Highway, reached from the top of the ‘Jumbo’ cable car which takes you towards, but not all the way, up Mt Fort, Verbier...
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Short ski break - Verbier in 3.5 days
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BBC Sport coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games
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