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 Eagles Nest,
Val d'Isere 
Award-winning chalet on four floors (don’t worry, of course there’s a lift), with old beams and stone fireplaces, indoor pool, sauna and steam room, sleeping 10 (pictured, above right).
The top floor living space opens onto a large south facing balcony. A TV, DVD, video area occupies the mezzanine, the middle two floors house the bedrooms, and the lowest a wellness area where you can take a sauna, hamman or swim, all while enjoying commanding views over Val d'Isere. Newspapers, fresh flowers and a champagne welcome home every evening. The chalet is located in the exclusive Les Carats 100m from the edge of La Face and only five minutes walk from the village.
Rates from £2195 Per adult for 7 nights in a catered chalet based on our mid season price. The price includes, scheduled flights, transfers, chef, host (staff live out) and food. For reservations: Scott Dunn |
Prince des Cimes,
Les Arcs
The new and deluxe Prince des Cimes, provides 1-4 bedroom suites and a great range of services from outdoor (heated) pool, indoor pool, Turkish bath, sauna and Jacuzzi and solarium. And as part of the part of Resort Club Arc 1950’s “Le Village”, you have not only the slopes, but pedestrian cobbled streets, a ski hire shop, snowboard hire shop, ski school and a ski pass office and restaurants and bars on your snowy doorstep. A fusion as they say of rustic and refined. Alpine horn concerts, floodlit skiing, cross-country and torch-light descents are just part of the traditional Alpine entertainment. We’re particularly keen on the sound of ski joering, where you are towed on skis by a horse, but may pay that little bit extra and opt for the sleigh. For reservations: Erna Low |
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Hotel des Dromonts, Avoriaz
Lovely through wooden beams and tongue and groove walls and beams are, it’s nice to see a modern twist on the traditional style. Hotel des Dromonts is super-stylish with modern feel. It also happens to be run by renowned, award-winning chef, Christophe Leroy, ex of St Tropez, who offers regional (Savoyard) specialties as well as elegant 6-course gourmet cuisine.
The hotel is central with doorstep skiing; Avoriaz itself dramatically located on a cliff above Morzine. It’s the ambiance here that’s well-above average, not the rates.
High season rates £1245 per person / 1-week half-board based on two people sharing superior room, inludes transfers to / from Geneva airport. Reservations: Ski Morzine
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Le Mélézin, Courchevel 1850
Nice mix of elegant, oak-panelled bar, elegant manor-house style dining room complete with beams and frescoes, and light, linen-carpeted bedrooms and suites of varying size. Most offer fantastic views of slopes and peaks, with 23 of the 31 also boasting balconies. If you don’t have a balcony, you can always make use of the sun deck. There’s a convivial vaulted Turkish hammam, indoor pool with glass ceiling, and spa with exercise equipment in case you don’t get enough on the slopes.
Located on the Bellecôte slope, the resort is just 200 metres from the village centre and all its wide-ranging facilities from ski lifts to banks and shops. Le Mélézin can arrange for a personal ski instructor for all categories, including children and beginners, and ski passes are available on arrival. Mountain guides can be arranged as well.
From £392-£1550 per room per night based on one or two people sharing. Reservations: Aman Resorts |
Badrutt's Palace,
St. Moritz 
Now we’re talking! Set in six-acre grounds with lake and mountain views, this magnificent, gothic-inspired hotel prides itself on impeccable staff and service (pictured, left). The ski lift is a mere 5-minute walk away (shuttle provided for free), but what seven restaurants (gourmet to informal), swimming pool, sauna, hot-tub, and Playstation 2 in every room and suite, this will also please those who don’t want to ski every day. The nightspot, the King’s Club is popular with celebrities, as of course is St Moritz as a whole. But the slopes are the star attraction, 350km of flattering piste, ideal for intermediates.
From £1635 per person based on two people sharing a superior room on a half board basis for seven nights mid season, with scheduled flights and return airport taxi transfers. Reservations: Scott Dunn
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Amangani, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 
When you are on a ridge and have a view like this of the snow-capped peaks of Grand Teton National Park, you want to see it (pictured below). Hence the initially controversial walls of glass at this most prestigious of the Jackson Hole hotels.
Amangani offers an award-winning spa, open-air heated pool and whirlpool in which to recover from the wide range of winter sports on offer. The hotel is large-scale and stylish with redwood ceilings and sandstone walls, but made cosy with log fires, faux-fur cushions and American Indian art. There are 40 suites in total, and beyond them, around 2,500 acres of some of the most diverse skiing and snowboarding terrain in North America for beginners and experts to enjoy the mountain at their own pace.
From $700-$1430 per room per night (plus 16% service charge / state tax) based on one or two persons sharing and include round-trip transportation by private car from and to Jackson Hole Airport, regular transfers to and from Amangani's own ski lounge located at the foot of the Bridger Gondola, one ski pass per person per day (maximum two people). Reservations www.amanresorts.com
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Bachelor Gulch,
Aspen Highlands
Ritz-Carlton Club’s members-only ski resorts are intended to be home from home for those able to pay up the $152,000 - $525,000 rates and annual dues. But they are nice. Take Aspen Highlands where your dedicated concierge will arrange transportation from the airport, ensure your wine is chilled and have your fridge filled ready for your arrival before bustling off to arrange your itinerary. A ski valet is on hand to make sure your skis, boots and accessories are ready and to provide daily lift tickets to Aspen ski areas. Accommodation comprises a formal dining room, living room with state of the art entertainment centre, marble master bathroom with heated floors.
To snap yours up now, visit www.ritzcarltonclub.com
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