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Outside of town, powder hounds can hit the slopes of Ski Santa Fe, one of the highest ski areas in the continental U.S., and soak in hot spring baths at Ten Thousand Waves.
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
Some parts of the North and Central Cascades — the steepest and most rugged mountains in the continental U.S. — got up to 16 inches of rain over three days.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
The sale applies to select Tuesday and Wednesday flights within the continental U.S. between Jan. 6 and March 4.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
The beetle is widespread across the continental U.S., but it is most commonly reported in northern and midwestern states, especially Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia and New York.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
Some parts of the North and Central Cascades — the steepest and most rugged mountains in the continental U.S. — got up to 16 inches of rain over three days.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
The sale applies to select Tuesday and Wednesday flights within the continental U.S. between Jan. 6 and March 4.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
The beetle is widespread across the continental U.S., but it is most commonly reported in northern and midwestern states, especially Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia and New York.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Continental U.S..” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continental%20U.S.. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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