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Located in the shadow of the majestic Mont Blanc, this hotel is a masterpiece of contemporary Italian design; think industrial-chic lighting, tree-trunk bedside tables and stags’ heads adorning the walls.
The double-height, glass-clad restaurant serves up local, inventive and immaculately-styled cuisine; for something more casual, there’s a bistro serving up wood-fired pizzas.
Guests are ensured a good night’s sleep thanks to Hastern’s beds and wake to a lavish buffet that’s heaven for sweet-toothed guests, with its array of honeys, james, pastries and cakes.
A former mining village, La Thuile is picturesque and pleasant, with an array of shops, (low-key) bars and restaurants. It shares its slopes with La Rosiere on the French side of the Col du Petit St Bernard.
The area boasts remarkably crowd-free pistes, with excellent beginner and intermediate slopes. There are plenty of off-piste options too, where visitors can enjoy fresh tracks several days after snow has fallen.
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Chamonix, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France[21.8 miles]
One of the world’s most spectacular cable car rides – and the highest in Europe – taking you 2,700m from the centre of Chamonix to a height of 3,842m under the shoulder of Mont Blanc.
Best for ages: 8+ | £65 | 2 hours
Tignes, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France[22.9 miles]
Every petrol head’s dream – the chance to rally drive a sports car on ice around an 800m circuit.
Best for ages: 18+ | £75 | 1 hour
Tignes, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France[27.3 miles]
A rare opportunity to discover the beauty of a frozen, sub-aqua world on a guided ice-diving experience on the lake at Tignes.
Best for ages: 15+ | £85 | 1 hour
Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland[62.1 miles]
One of Europe’s highest, most recognisable and most beautiful mountains with an iconic jagged-tooth form, soaring to 4,478m.
Best for ages: 6+ | Free | 1 night
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Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
Some of the best off-piste skiing in the world, buzzing nightlife and fantastic scenery – this charming resort has been enchanting mountain lovers for 150 years.
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
Extraordinary ski terrain, exclusive hotels, enticing restaurants – this is the high end of skiing.
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
With sublime slopes, world-class off-piste and a lively, attractive village, ‘Val’ is one of the world’s great ski resorts.
Valais, Switzerland
Beguiling atmosphere, sensational scenery, skiing for all levels – a world-class mountain resort that’s as busy in summer as winter.
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