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By Globalista

With so much snow in Europe at the moment, why not get some inspiration and read our extensive selection of ski destination reports

ZERMATT
Zermatt has it all: stunningly beautiful scenery, mountain restaurants to rival anywhere, lively après-ski and a wide choice of hotels. The busy little town, set above the valley town of Visp, attracts affluent skiers and snowboarders who want to combine their sport with superb eating and nightlife...read more

ST.ANTON
St Anton ski resort has heaps of steeps and a style all its own. In terrain terms it's the most difficult in Europe - great for experts, but pretty hopeless for beginners or anyone of a nervous disposition...read more

GSTAAD
Once the winter home of the glitterati, Gstaad has seen many of its stars move on to other galaxies. In the 1970s you could easily find yourself sharing a chairlift with Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, David Niven or Princess Grace of Monaco...read more

CHAMONIX
Chamonix is a town with Edwardian villas, grand old hotels and a charming main street that all sit at the foot of Mont Blanc surrounded by the savagely beautiful scenery that befits the climbing and skiing capital of the world...read more

KLOSTERS
Despite a high profile created by its royal patrons, Klosters has remained a traditional chalet-style village that successfully blends tourism with a rural farming community...read more

MERIBEL
Méribel is the most British of all resorts in the Alps, with over a third of visitors coming from our shores, so it's not surprising to discover that it was founded by a Brit back in 1938...read more

ST.MORITZ
St Moritz has been an important spa town since the Middle Ages and has been welcoming winter visitors since 1864. This is one of those places which sums up the word jet-set, having featured in Bond films and in classic songs like 'Where do you go to my lovely' in the 1960s...and it's still the place to ski and be seen...read more

MEGEVE
Megève is a sophisticated ski town of seriously sybaritic hotels and restaurants. Its delightful central square is lined with mellow 18th-century buildings and a fine medieval church, while transport is provided by colourful horse-drawn sleighs...read more

VAL D'ISERE
Val d'Isère holds a place in the heart of many of the world’s best skiers and snowboarders as the ultimate winter playground. Together with its neighbour and fellow Espace Killy resort, Tignes, ‘Val’ as its called by those in the know boasts one of the world’s largest linked ski areas (300km of varied pistes for skiers of all levels) and nearly 25,000 acres of off-piste...read more

KITZBUHEL
This medieval silver-mining town, set against the dramatic backdrop of the Wilder Kaiser mountains, is unquestionably the most beautiful ski town in the Alps. The cobbled main street of the pedestrianised centre within the buttressed city walls is lined with magnificent frescoed and pastel-painted buildings...read more

VERBIER
Steep couloirs and huge moguls can be found around every corner, attracting a high level of skier and rider. Within hours of a fresh snowfall you will find tracks on even the most unattainable-looking slopes, and runs such as Stairway to Heaven and Hidden Valley are so well skied that they appear to have been groomed...read more

COURCHEVEL
Courchevel 1850 is made up of a collection of extraordinarily sybaritic hotels and lavish chalets, designer boutiques and Michelin-starred restaurants. These are all perched high on the mountainside above the valley town of Bozel and linked on skis to Méribel and the rest of the giant Trois Vallées area...read more