Ski country is pretty much synonymous with the outdoors. There's no shortage of National Parks, forests, monuments and other public lands surrounding ski towns, but there's also plenty of parks and open spaces in town for quick doses of the outdoors. Relax with a book, take a long lunch, host a picnic. Take advantage of some of these special places set aside for plein air enjoyment. To give you the inside skinny on where the locals hang out and maybe get off the beaten path a little, we've mapped some of the best parks and green spaces in ski country.
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