February 2017

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Alessandra Ambrosio: Our Snow Angel in Aspen
It’s no secret that I’m much more of a mermaid than a snow queen—but after my first time skiing a few years ago in Argentina, I was hooked! There are lots of places in the world to ski (and snowboard; I love them both) but Aspen is one of my favorite
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Best in Black
If there were a Mount Rushmore of American muscle cars, the Dodge Challenger would no doubt be carved in it. Now, with styling cues taken from the legendary 1971 model, the 2017 Challenger has taken this uniquely American category to an entirely new
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Vanquish All Foes
Some automotive collaborations stand above the rest. Ford and Shelby come to mind, or the long-standing romance between Ferrari and Pininfarina. But few have excelled like the tandem of Aston Martin and Italian coach-builder Zagato, beginning with th
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Cognac Gets Back in the Game
Cognac is gunning for its turn in the spotlight, but first it has a reigning champion to unseat. Whiskey has dominated the luxury spirits world for a decade with long-aged products and experimental offerings. But the iconic producers of French brandy
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Drift School
The Proving Grounds provides the ideal locale for winter driving Hit the gas!” screams my instructor as I struggle to maintain control of the 510-horsepower AMG GT S that is careening toward a frozen, 16-foot-high embankment. Snow and ice fly through
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Market Breaker
Buy this extraordinary book! —Maxim Edward O. Thorp’s life story reads like fiction (or fantasy)—from his time in Las Vegas, where he perfected how to beat the casino, to his tenure leading a financial institution, where he helped develop many of th
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THE NOTORIOUS McG
It’s fight night at Madison Square Garden—the first ever UFC event in New York State, which had long outlawed the sport—and 18,000 fans, many of whom are dressed in three-piece suits, have paid upwards of $1,500 per ticket and flown halfway around th
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Like a Diamond
Custom feather neckpiece, KREISI COUTURE. Custom bustier, VICTOR DE SOUZA. Black satin moto vest, GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI DESIGN. Silk thong, VICTORIA’S SECRET. Patent leather over-the-knee boots, MAISON ERNEST. Silver safetychain cuff, EDDIE BORGO. Silver
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STATE of PLAY
Foodies love Chefs Club Hotel Jerome is listed in the National Register of Historic Places With four majestic peaks and an abundance of opulent hotels, restaurants, and bars, the picturesque Colorado ski town attracts the world’s most luxurious peopl
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Homegrown Champion
Champion skier Lindsey Vonn is the author of Strong Is the New Beautiful: Embrace Your Natural Beauty, Eat Clean, and Harness Your Power Lindsey Vonn, America’s brightest female skiing star, has basked in her share of Olympic and World Cup glory. Int
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The NEXT PHASE of TRAVIS RICE
Rice’s latest film chronicles a 15,000-mile mission following the hydrological cycle around the North Pacific Rim Travis Rice is widely considered one of the best all-around snowboarders on the planet. He’s also the sport’s renaissance man. The Red
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On the Ice
In Antarctica, there are no days off. Not really. To live down here, you must work at one of the dozens of research bases and remote field camps scattered across the continent. Sustaining life is so difficult and costly that everyone—the scientists,
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Penthouse in the Sky
The luxury of charter services is the freedom to fly anywhere in a jet that perfectly suits your needs In the past few years, as Uber-style aviation services have proliferated, the concept of the “private jet” has lost some of its meaning. At the sa
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Elemental Design
Aether’s two L.A.-based founders applied a clean, modern design to outdoor wear Though Aether cofounder Palmer West has been a religious skier for decades, he’s never loved the overly branded, neon wares found at most outdoor stores. “You’re sort of
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Stark Contrast
Stefano Brunesci is making a name for himself in the art photography world by going against the grain. While many photographers deliver images drowning in color and Photoshopped beyond recognition, Brunesci’s style is high-contrast black and white, a
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Nick Woodman’s Excellent Adventure
ERIC MILLETTE/FORBES COLLECTION/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES. ALL OTHER IMAGES COURTESY OF GOPRO In 2013, Woodman made Forbes’ World’s Billionaires list, with a net worth of $1.3 billion Not long after GoPro released its first product in 2004—a wrist-mou
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