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Stashed in a remote corner of the Swiss Alps and accessed only by train or cable car, Mürren is acar-free village that offers only 33-miles of slopes, but delivers huge backcountry. The best part?Unlike Cham (http://www.outsideonline.com/photo-galleries/Skiing-Chamonix.html)or Andermatt, Mürren remains largely undiscovered by the international freeride scene. Low-keylocals tap football fields of untracked snow and duck off into the backcountry while British familiesschuss down pistes. Ride the 007-Schilthorn cable car to the top of the mountain, grab Muesli fromthe breakfast buffet at the Piz Gloria (http://www.schilthorn.ch/en/schilthorn/), therotating restaurant featured in the 1969 James Bond flick On Her Majesty’s Service, then lap theSchilthorn face, right under the tram. If you’re down for a race, go in January and sign up for theInferno (http://www.inferno-muerren.ch/frame_e.html), a 1,800-person, nine-mile,derby-style event. Hire a guide from Swiss Snow Sports (http://www.muerren.ch/skischule/start-e.htm) and ski over to Rote Härd, climb up the Hundshore, and ski down the Sefinen Valleyall the way to Gimmelwald, a traditional farming hamlet one stop below Mürren on the Schilthorncable car. Back in town, stay at the family-run Hotel Eiger (http://www.hoteleiger.com/) for awarm vibe, stunning views of the Jungfrau (from $240 for a double, includes breakfast, December –April). Oh, and make sure to drink at the Gondel Bar, a tiny watering hole in an old, grounded, cable

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