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Only for strong off-piste skiers

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Only for strong off-piste skiers. Lech, Austria Two hours drive from Zurich, Lech is a classic Alpine village: an expensive stylish resort popular with royalty, aristocrats and celebrities looking forsomewhere discreet rather than glitzy. It shares a mountain with neighbouring and equally upmarket Zurs. Its slopes are well groomed and there are260km of long, easy runs. The resort has a long season with an excellent snow record, and lift passes are restricted so you won't spend all your time inlift queues. A good choice for a last-minute weekend booking. Where to stay Hotel Kristiana is an elegant, stylish hotel with lots of original works of modern art and spacious well-furnished bedrooms. It has a cosy bar with anopen fire and a health suite with sauna, solarium, Jacuzzi and massage. It is located 500m from the centre of Lech and the lifts and it is possible to skiback to the hotel.

The Haldenhof is a more traditional chalet-style hotel, 300m from the slopes and the lifts, owned by the director of the tourist office.After skiing, tasty snacks are served by the fireside in the bar and the hotel organises occasional curling-and-fondue evenings. White Roc featuresKristiana from £614 for three nights half-board, including flights and car hire, and the Haldenhof from £587. Grindelwald, Switzerland Grindelwald is one of the prettiest villages in Switzerland. For those who work in the City of London, it can be reached on the extremely convenientevening flight from London City airport to Berne on Air Engiadina, and then one hours drive. Alternatively, fly to Zurich, and then it is two hours drive.The resort sits at the foot of the awesome Eiger and offers excellent skiing for intermediates - long runs with some breathtaking views of the Eiger,Jungfrau and Monch mountains. Most of the runs are very scenic, some of them up to 15km long. Where to stay The Sunstar is 30m away from the first bubble-lift. It is a large, well- run hotel with its own pool, saunas and a huge comfy lounge facing the Eiger,with a log fire and live music in the evening.

It also has the best nightclub (free for guests) in the soundproofed basement. The Hotel Fiescherblick is aclassic chalet-style three-star hotel overlooking the church and the mountains beyond It has a good restaurant and small but comfortable rooms. WhiteRoc offers three nights at Sunstar from £590 half-board with flights from London City airport to Berne (65km from the resort). Powder Byrneoffers three nights half-board at Fiescherblick from £564 including flights, minibus transfer from Zurich airport and guide. Flims, Switzerland Although it is not that well known to British skiers, this is a superb resort for intermediates, being part of a 200km circuit in the White Arena. It is aone-and-a-half hour transfer from Zurich Airport, by car or train. The resort itself is quiet and sedate - the sort of place where you will want to clock upa lot of mileage in the day and then just have a peaceful, decent meal and an early night.

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