THE
OFF-PISTER’S-
BEST-MATE
AWARD
Developed inconsultation
withmountainguidesby
twoself-confessed “ski
freaksandmapgeeks”,
Fatmap
(fromDecember,
£2.49 [€3.17] per resort)
looksset tobe theslope
appof theseason. Simply
fire it up togetGPS-
enabledmapsand3D,
fly-throughsof classic
off-pisteandpiste lines.
fatmap.com
TOP TIME
SAVER
DragonAllianceX2
gogglesallowyou to
change lensesat theflick
ofaswitch if conditions
suddenlyworsen.
€262.45 fromsnowboard-asylum.com
THE SPEEDY
PISTE-TO-BEACH
AWARD
44km
FROMLEVALD’ESE INCORSICATOTHECOAST
MOST
HAIR-RAISING
DESCENT
THE
RAISING-THE-BAR
BAR AWARD
Whathappenswhenyoublend the
anything-goesalfrescovibeof La
FolieDoucewithVerbier’sold-
school hedonism?MarcusBratter
has theanswer: ahuge, outdoorbar
and restaurantwithcabareton the
side. “Liveentertainmentoutdoors is
the reason I’vedone this,” says the
ownerof
LeMoutonNoir
, opening
inDecember.As themanbehind the
legendaryFarmClub, this isone
chapwe’re inclined to takeseriously.
Give your palson socialmedia something todrool overwhen youpost
pics from the snowboundwildernessof Landmannalaugar in Iceland’s
volcanocountry. Spendeight dayscross-country skiingamong rugged
peaks, narrow valleys andglaciers, staying inbothaguesthouseand
mountain refuge. Asdarkness falls, theeveningentertainment begins:
visits to someof theworld’sbest hot springs,with theever-possible
chanceof seeing theNorthernLights. Theexperience, includingguide,
accommodation,meals and local transport, costs€1,495.
keadventure.com
BEST SPOT FOR
FACEBOOK BRAGGING
RIGHTS
TheSwisswall,Portes
DuSoleil,Switzerland
45° –1km
2ndplace
Hahnenkamm,
Kitzbuhel, Austria
40.4° –3.312km
3rdplace
Harakiri,Moyrhofen,
Austria
38° – 1.5km
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