This season, I started in October on the glacier in Saas Fee, Switzerland and plan to finish in Tignes, France, in May.

BBC: Alp mountains

Zermatt, Saas Fee and Verbier in Switzerland, and Obergurgl in Austria.

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The oldest hotel in Saas-Fee was given a radical 2012 makeover that went from dowdy to sophisticated and romantic, with a price tag that's hard to find in Switzerland.

CNN: Best new mountain resorts