<strong>Champoluc (Italy):</strong> The westernmost valley of the Monterosa ski area -- with 180 kilometers of groomed runs -- Champoluc is only an hour by road from Turin but offers an amiable Italian backwater off the main Aosta Valley.
Champoluc (Italy) —
Champoluc (Italy): The westernmost valley of the Monterosa ski area -- with 180 kilometers of groomed runs -- Champoluc is only an hour by road from Turin but offers an amiable Italian backwater off the main Aosta Valley.
Marco Spataro/Champoluc
<strong>Andermatt (Switzerland): </strong>Sleepy Andermatt is getting a major $1.8 billion facelift. Swanky hotels, chalets, apartments and a golf course are all part of the overhaul.
Andermatt (Switzerland) —
Andermatt (Switzerland): Sleepy Andermatt is getting a major $1.8 billion facelift. Swanky hotels, chalets, apartments and a golf course are all part of the overhaul.
Courtesy Andermatt
<strong>Baqueira-Beret (Spain):</strong> Baqueira-Beret, long cherished by Spanish skiers, is a decent-sized resort -- 162 kilometers of groomed slopes and 36 lifts -- with an outstanding snow record because of the Atlantic influence.
Baqueira-Beret (Spain) —
Baqueira-Beret (Spain): Baqueira-Beret, long cherished by Spanish skiers, is a decent-sized resort -- 162 kilometers of groomed slopes and 36 lifts -- with an outstanding snow record because of the Atlantic influence.
Courtesy Baqueira-Beret
<strong>Sainte Foy (France): </strong>This Tarentaise resort was once the preserve of instructors and guides on days off from Val d'Isere and Tignes, but little Sainte Foy has flourished into a decent all-rounder for those seeking a quieter life.
Sainte Foy (France) —
Sainte Foy (France): This Tarentaise resort was once the preserve of instructors and guides on days off from Val d'Isere and Tignes, but little Sainte Foy has flourished into a decent all-rounder for those seeking a quieter life.
Anne Marmottan/Sainte Foy
<strong>Pralognan-la-Vanoise (France):</strong> Hiding at the end of a steep-sided valley under the imposing 3,855-meter Grand Casse, pretty Pralognan is an authentic Savoie village at the heart of the Vanoise National Park.
Pralognan-la-Vanoise (France) —
Pralognan-la-Vanoise (France): Hiding at the end of a steep-sided valley under the imposing 3,855-meter Grand Casse, pretty Pralognan is an authentic Savoie village at the heart of the Vanoise National Park.
Steph Cande/Pralognan Office de Tourisme
<strong>Serfaus (Austria):</strong> Serfaus is an amiable spot sitting on a sunny shelf it shares with sister resorts Fiss and Ladis above the Inn valley in the Tyrol region of Austria.
Serfaus (Austria) —
Serfaus (Austria): Serfaus is an amiable spot sitting on a sunny shelf it shares with sister resorts Fiss and Ladis above the Inn valley in the Tyrol region of Austria.
Courtesy Serfaus
<strong>Hochkoenig (Austria): </strong>Hochkoenig is the highest mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps (2,941 meters) and the name of an untapped goldmine of a resort 80 kilometers south of Salzburg.
Hochkoenig (Austria) —
Hochkoenig (Austria): Hochkoenig is the highest mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps (2,941 meters) and the name of an untapped goldmine of a resort 80 kilometers south of Salzburg.
Courtesy Hochkoenig
<strong>Val d'Anniviers (Switzerland): </strong>Home to five small unspoilt resorts, the Val d'Anniviers area has gained recognition thanks to a cable car link between the two biggest, Grimentz and Zinal.
Val d'Anniviers (Switzerland) —
Val d'Anniviers (Switzerland): Home to five small unspoilt resorts, the Val d'Anniviers area has gained recognition thanks to a cable car link between the two biggest, Grimentz and Zinal.
Courtesy Val d'Anniviers
<strong>Warth-Schrocken (Austria):</strong> Unheralded Warth is a traditional village offering good value for money and quiet slopes away from the major rat runs of the vast Arlberg ski area in Austria.
Warth-Schrocken (Austria) —
Warth-Schrocken (Austria): Unheralded Warth is a traditional village offering good value for money and quiet slopes away from the major rat runs of the vast Arlberg ski area in Austria.
Alex Kaiser/Warth-Schrocken
<strong>Riksgransen (Sweden):</strong> On selected dates in spring it's possible to ski under the midnight sun here at the world's most northerly ski resort -- Riksgransen in Sweden.
Riksgransen (Sweden) —
Riksgransen (Sweden): On selected dates in spring it's possible to ski under the midnight sun here at the world's most northerly ski resort -- Riksgransen in Sweden.
Mattias Johansson/Riksgransen