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Make tracks to our favorite new après-ski spots this season. Aspen An avalanche of crudos, ceviches, aguachiles , and bivalves fills the raw-bar menu at Clark’s Oyster Bar . This offshoot of the Austin original is housed in a classic Aspen cabin whose interior has been given a nautical overhaul. Clark’s Oyster Bar’s cioppino. Photo courtesy of Matt Harrington Deer Valley After a $14 million renovation, Stein Eriksen Lodge has debuted the family-friendly Champions Club, which serves the famed Stein’s Burger (an established hit in the hotel’s Troll Hallen Lounge) plus nachos and pizza in a game room with Skee-Ball, pool, pinball, and reportedly the world’s largest Pac-Man. Steamboat In addition to Steamboat Resort’s new snowcat-based street-food purveyor Taco Beast , the ski area has introduced Timber & Torch , opposite the gondola, which offers an outdoor barbecue pit, heated patio, two bars, and a crew-pleasing menu serving the likes of beer-steamed musse...

By Pam Morton Senior Manager, Digital Marketing Virtuoso Some years ago I asked a bartender in a Helsinki hotel bar his definition of a typical Finnish drink. He said, “Anything with vodka!” But another patron chimed in with his favorite twist: a recipe for vodka with cloudberry liqueur. The next day I went to the outdoor market and bought cloudberries. I discovered the delicious taste of raspberry crossed with red currant. I was officially hooked on Nordic cuisine. And adventurous travelers to the Nordic countries will be too. As you travel the Scandinavian countries, ranging from Iceland across the map to Finland, take advantage of these 5 hot trends in Nordic cuisine.