How to Do Extreme Skiing the Chic Way

For seasoned skiers , planning a winter holiday is often a delicate, and sometimes contradictory, art. If you’ve had your fill of perfectly manicured groomers, frictionless laps just don’t scratch the itch anymore. Seeking a destination that blends luxury and extreme skiing becomes a balance between the sublime and the absurd. The goal? Grit and glamour in equal measure.

The real challenge isn’t the price tag, it’s the terrain. The five-star hotel, the Michelin meal—those are table stakes. What you crave is the mountain itself: its hidden chutes, its sheer drops, the kind of leg-burning descents that most people politely decline. You want to shred the gnar: the raw, unfiltered terrain that separates the kiddie pool from NASA’s neutral buoyancy tank.

Luckily, there are destinations with