THE SHHH-
DON’T-TELL
AWARD
Prices in
HautesPyrénées,
south-westFrance, areabout
half those in theAlps, but
includedramaticscenery,
charmingmountainvillages
and intermediate-friendly
resorts.Get therebefore the
crowdsdescend.
pyreneescollection.co.uk
BEST HANGOVER CURE
Widelyconsidered thebest snow festival out there,
Snowbombing is responsible fora fair fewsoreheads
everyApril. Luckily, theyalsohaveagood ideaof how
tofix thedamage. “SwingbyHans theButcherfirst
thing [Mayrhofen’sfinestpurveyorsof pork] andgrab
a
hugehamroll,
” recommendsGarethCooper,
ownerand founderof the festival. “Thenwegetup the
mountainon thefirst lift andperform thedailywarm-
up ritualwith
MrMotivator
. That’s right,wehave the
oneandonlyMrMotivator, on themountain inLycra
from9ameveryday toblowaway thecobwebs. That’s
howwe roll!”
6-11April.
snowbombing.com
MOST RIDICULOUS
KIDS’ ACTIVITY
Areyourchildren feeling
thepressure?
LesAiglons
hotel inChamonix
isofferingMyFirstSpa
sessions, forages
six to10.
aiglons.com
THE
POSHEST
BURGER
Burgers justkeepgetting
biggerandbetter in the
mountains. Thepinnaclehas
tobe
ChezVrony’s
inZermatt:
agianthand-formedbeef
pattymade fromgrass-fed
Alpinebeef, chucked ina
multiseedbunand topped
withbacon, carrotandcelery
salad, andcocktail sauce.
Sure, at31CHF (€25.65), it’s
an investment, butoneyour
stomachwill thankyou for.
BEST HOTEL ROOM
Impossiblyhard towhittledown,we’ve
plumped for the
CarltonPenthouse
in
theCarlton, StMoritz, for itssheer jaw-
drop-ability.Originallybuilt in 1913, the
hotelwas reopeneda fewyearsagoas
the resort’sfirst five-star luxuryboutique
stay.With threedoublebedrooms,walk-in
dressing room, kitchen, five terraces,
360° view, direct lift accessandanopen
fireplace, it sureputs theRitz inStMoritz.
carlton-stmoritz.ch
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