Flaine is known more for its Modernist apartment blocks than its underrated ski area which, due to its position at the edge of the Mont Blanc massif, holds its snow well.

The choice in La Tania lies largely between tour operator chalets that are mostly located in the woods immediately above the resort, apartments in the village centre, and a couple of simple hotels...

Certainly it needed vision to choose the remote spot of Kicking Horse, the bottom third of which used to be the old community ski hill of Whitetooth above the valley town of Golden. Golden is no...

A family favourite is Mark Warner’s Chalet-Hotel Berangere, which is in a great position at the foot of the slopes. Facing south, with a superb view of the mountains, the hotel has a large...

Fernie in Canada has some fabulous off-piste skiing, and a good snow record.

The Himalayas seem like a powder factory. It is not always perfect, but there is almost always some good skiing.

Alyeska has a high percentage of advanced and expert runs, and Valdez has some of Alaska’s best heli-skiing.

The town is by no means attractive. Large hotels that are urban rather than alpine in construction and character straggle along the roadside for a couple of kilometres from the railway half of Davos...