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Is this the most hotly anticipated ski season in recent memory? After widespread travel restrictions were lifted earlier this year, winter sports enthusiasts look set to return to the slopes with gusto. If it’s time to take that long-planned trip, we’ve got some exciting options from heli-skiing and cat-skiing to freeride camps and Michelin-starred mountain dining. And if that big trip to North America now looks tempting, take a look at our special feature on p. 56. Or choose an epic adventure closer to home: our Nordics feature on p. 32 explores the raft of new trips to the Arctic, including a Norwegian polar challenge in terrain that shaped Shackleton, Scott and Amundsen. If you prefer your ski trips a little less gung-ho, we’ve got all you
need to plan a snowy weekend in Courmayeur, a guide to the newest bars and restaurants in Tignes, and the best places to ski and stay in Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland. Plus, expert reviews of the latest ski kit and insight on everything from accessible ski resorts to new sports training apps, and the latest books to enjoy in the downtime between those downhills. Happy snow season!
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7 | SNAPSHOT A tribute to extreme skier Hilaree Nelson 8 | BIG PICTURE Ristafallet waterfall, Sweden 11 | HOTELS OPENINGS The most stylish new places to stay 13 | FOOD Megève 15 | SKI WEAR Kit rental 16 | IN STYLE Ski gear 18 | INSIDE GUIDE Tignes 21 | BOOKS Titles for snow lovers 22 | MEET THE ADVENTURER Polar explorer, Wendy Searle 24 | WEEKENDER Courmayeur 31 | COMPETITION Win a week in Les Arcs 32 | NORDICS From aurora hunting to an Arctic challenge
44 | FREERIDE SKI Engelberg 48 | WHAT’S NEW Verbier 56 | NORTH AMERICA Mountain adventures in big backcountry 68 | FRANCE Discover the country’s lesser-known resorts 74 | MACEDONIA Go cat-skiing on Europe’s wildest peaks 80 | AUSTRIA This season’s best new hotels and resorts 86 | IN PICTURES Rural culture in Switzerland’s Valais canton 92 | ASK THE EXPERTS Top apps, accessible ski and more 96 | HOT TOPIC Are low altitude ski resorts sustainable? 98 | THROWBACK Taking it back to the 1948 Winter Olympics
ON THE COVER: Alpe di Siusi valley, Italy. Image: AWL Images 4
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