"Hot spring," he said with relish. "I have to admit, there really is something about going someplace oppressively warm in the middle of all this freezing cold. I had a stint in the hotel sauna yesterday - whew." He widened his eyes in exaggerated glee. "Thoroughly envigorating. As for the backcountry, if you're feeling particularly adventurous, I did see that they're renting cross-country skis and snowshoes..."