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Starbucks opens ski-through coffee shop

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In this Dec. 20, 2010 photo, a sign in a Starbucks is displayed in New York's Times Square. Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, that it will have packages of its Keurig coffee pods available at U.S. grocery stores and specialty retailers beginning in November. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Updated: March 23, 2012 8:16AM



Starbucks has conquered new territory in its quest to caffeinate every corner of the world, with its first ski-through coffee shop.

It’s on the slopes of Squaw Valley, near Lake Tahoe in California.

The mountaintop Starbucks lets skiers and snowboarders grab a latte without taking off their equipment, at an altitutde of nearly 8,000 feet.

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