Up here in ski country, we know the importance of a capable winter vehicle. Mount Washington, “home of the world’s worst weather,” is in our backyard and this year anyway, it’s already begun.
Winter sports are dependent on snow, and no one knows this more than alpine and Nordic athletes, and the peak (see what I did there?) of American skiers belong to the U.S. Ski Team.
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