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Summer at Southeastern U.S. mountain resorts means everything from spa treatments to lake swimming, mountain biking, and much more. Here are some samples of what’s in store this summer.

Skiers and riders heading to Coronet Peak and The Remarkables in Queenstown and Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski areas in New Zealand’s South Island can enjoy the fruits of a busy pre-ski season. 

South America’s Valle Nevado Ski Resort plans to debut the first gondola in Chile June 29, the opening day of its 2012 Southern Hemisphere ski and ride season. 

A seven-mile course across the mountain terrain at Seven Springs Resort in Pennsylvania gives a new meaning to the holiday we celebrate the next day. It’s “Mudders Day” May 12 as the resort debuts “Mud On The Mountain.”

Skiers and snowboarders are dusting off their golf clubs in parts of the nation. The early demise of winter has made for a number of early course openings. Here’s a sampling, including some early season deals.  

Easter is only a few days away and ski resort guests, like many of us, are on the hunt for eggs and candy. Here’s what you can expect to find at a sampling of areas around the country.

Well, it’s an annual rite of spring at Vail. The wet and wild day is April 15, 2012, sponsored by Rockstar energy drink.  Vail is not alone, either.

Magic Mountain, in Londonderry, Vt., recently “sold” its 333^th ownership share. That was the, well, “magic number” needed to begin a new skier-based ownership entity. 

“We look forward to hosting the U.S. Open each March, welcoming a ‘Who’s Who’ of snowboarding as they return to where it all began,” Stratton Mountain, Vermont’s Myra Foster told SnoCountry.com. 

We’re not near time to formally say goodbye to the 2011-12 season. 

Haystack Mountain in Dover, Vt., is getting a new life and a new face.

The Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports is the state’s largest organization to offer year-round adaptive sports programs to people with disabilities.

Who’s going to win the Super Bowl XLVI Sunday, Feb. 5?  Skiers and snowboarders score big by picking up very super deals from Liftopia and resorts themselves.

Crested Butte and Copper Mountain, Colo.; Sun Mountain, Wash.; and Alta Lodge, Utah – numerous others – are bringing yoga to mountain resorts this winter.

No matter how you define “seniors” these days - and we’re all getting older - it definitely pays to be one at most ski resorts. 

OK, eat your heart out. Ski resorts in France, Switzerland, Germany, and particularly, Austria, are digging out from with snowfalls of up to 18 feet, stranding skiers and snowboarders on holiday from across the globe. 

You can help Colorado’s Crested Butte Mountain Resort celebrate its 50^th anniversary with a popular deal brought back for the winter. But, book it now.

Forget all the weather reports – it only takes 6-8 inches of packed snow to learn to cross country ski or snowshoe. The annual Winter Trails Day is set for Saturday Jan. 7 for most venues.