Good Ski Guide The Worlds Most Loved Ski Guide

This tiny principality wedged between France and Spain was Europe’s cheap and cheerful capital (thanks to its duty free shopping).

A cold war has broken out between British tour operators and French resorts, over the problem of ski guiding. French law dictates anyone leading skiers on slopes must be properly qualified, and in France this means a 2 year university degree course.

Tschuggen Grand Hotel in Arosa, Switzerland is inviting its guests on a Private Mountain weekend, exclusively opening up the slopes a day earlier than the season’s start on November 29.

Zermatt is arguably the world's most scenically beautiful winter resort thanks to the aweinspiring views of the mighty Matterhorn, which towers above the old village.

Wengen is the home of downhill skiing, and gathers crowds every year for the longest and oldest downhill race, the Lauberhorn, but that’s not to say this is a resort limited to racers as with the route being open in the winter anybody can try his luck.

Les Quatres Vallées is the Swiss answer to France’s Les Trois Vallées, with 412km of pistes and some of the finest on and off-piste skiing anywhere.