How To Host An Après-ski In Your Backyard

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Après-Ski. The name immediately evokes a ski vacation in the French Alps. Cheeks rosy from the cold, a steaming mug of mulled wine in hand and a meal that warms you up, inside and out.

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Even when it is just the two of us, we like to bundle up and have a date outside without leaving home. Here are some tips on how to host and Après-Ski in your own backyard.

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DRESS WARMLY

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MEET IN THE AFTERNOON

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SWIPE UP FOR THE FULL RECIPE

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