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Article: Peak pampering.(spas around the U.S.)(Brief Article)
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- Harper's Bazaar
- Article date:
- November 1, 1999
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Head to the mountains for more than just skiing or boarding Valerie Latona takes a whirlwind tour of luxe, high-altitude spas that cater to every whim.
As soon as you get off the plane, it hits you: Clean, crisp mountain air that's enough to wake up your senses and make you ask why you ever chose city life. It's no wonder then that some of the hottest spas - soothing parched skin, sore muscles and sluggish, stressed bodies - have opened up in deer and elk country. The most low-key and luxe of the bunch is Amangani in Jackson Hole, WY. Amangani, meaning "house of peace," sits 7000 feet above sea level on a nature preserve so serene that you're assured of complete ...