The avant garde French resort of Avoriaz has begun work on an exciting new indoor tropical swimming pool complex, due to be completed in time for winter 2012–13. The new complex is being built in conjunction with Center Parcs, and is part of an overall development programme which will add two new ‘districts’ to the resort and several new high speed lifts too, including an improved gondola link to Morzine.

If you are a real piste explorer and find that in avarage resorts you have covered the area in a few days and spend the rest of the week slightly bored running the same old slopes, Portes Du Soleil is one of the largest ski areas in the world and spans from Mont Blanc in France to The Geneva lake in Switzerland, made of 12 resort the area has over 400 miles of ski sloped, 208ski-lifts all accessible using a single inclusive card. Snow dumps over the Portes du Soleil are common and snowmaking ensure that slopes are kept healthy during warmer periods.