By Daisy Dawnay
A ski-in, ski-out chalet in Morzine, France
Right on the Retour de Nants piste, this five-bedroom €1.95mn chalet (also pictured above) has direct access to Morzine’s Pleney ski area via the Pleney gondola. When it’s fine weather, its owners can enjoy mountain views from the wraparound terrace. When it’s snowing, the oak floors and wood burner inside make the chalet a cosy place to sit and watch the flakes falling on the Alpine scene beyond the windows.
A classic wooden chalet in Austria
This picture-postcard five-bedroom chalet, listed at €3.5mn, sits on the hillside above Hinterglemm, a small Austrian village south-west of Saltzberg. There is direct access from the chalet on to the ski slopes of Hochalmbahn and 12er Nord, whose gondolas will take you up the mountain to the great terrain known as the Skicircus. After a long day on the slopes there’s a wellness area and steam sauna waiting, while the large terraces make it a lovely place to visit in the spring and summer too.
A cool condo in Hakuba, Japan
This five-storey Roka apartment building sits right at the foot of the Sakka ski slope, part of the Happo-One Resort in Hakuba, an hour’s drive from Nagano. Built in 2021, each apartment gets access to boot heaters and ski lockers, while this condo occupying the top two floors boasts the best views over the slopes. With five bedrooms and bathrooms, the apartment offers sleek accommodation and a dedicated shuttle service to nearby restaurants and shops. It is on sale for $4.7mn.
A high-spec family home in Colorado
This newly built home in Breckenridge, Colorado — priced at $7.65mn — is full of modern comforts. There’s air conditioning, a lift, a sauna and a four-car garage as well as an oxygen enrichment system to help skiers adjust to the high altitude. With six bedrooms, guests can spread out over three floors, relaxing after a day’s skiing in the hot tub or out on the roof terrace with views of the Ten Mile Range. Situated at the base of Peak 8, it’s “ski-in” and walking distance to the gondola.
A modern house in Flims, Switzerland
An hour and a half’s drive from Zurich, Flims abounds with downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and tobogganing in the winter and hiking, biking and lake swimming in the summer. This modern five-bedroom home provides a good base — the valley ski run takes you right down to the property while the Stenna Centre cable car is a shuttle ride away. There is a Jacuzzi, wine cellar and cinema room, though it’s the living room with its large sliding windows that offers the best views — over the town and mountains beyond. The house is on the market for SFr5.75mn ($6.43mn).
Photography: Adam Johnston Photography; Engel & Völkers; List Sotheby's International Realty; Christie’s International Real Estate; Knight Frank; M Dean
