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hed: kicker+6,42,1 At most ski areas, the menu of lodging options follows a predictable pattern. Pricey resort properties garnish a buffet of chain hotels and cookie-cutter condos. Blend in a few mom-and-pop motels, a smattering of bed-and-breakfast inns and the occasional financial-dieter's hostel, and that's usually it.
THE BEST OF EVERYWHERE Before we round up the usual Canadian suspects, examine their teeth and gush over a couple of young ones, let's get business out of the way.
A family Christmas getaway based at the Gothics Lodge features helicopter-skiing in the Northern Selkirk and Monashee ranges of British Columbia. Adults are guaranteed 100,000 vertical feet of skiing, while children ages 12-17 can count on 50,000 vertical feet, with a helicopter ride back to the lodge if you don't want to stay out all day. Operated by Canadian Mountain Holidays, the Dec. 23-30
