YellowstoneFrench Alps, Val d'Isere

Imagine champagne, roaring log fires, canapes, clear night skies, fresh powder, a team of staff to look after your every need. Dinner 6 nights a week, a selection of the finest wines & spirits, sitting in a bubbling Jacuzzi under twinkling stars, unwinding with a hot stone massage, a driver to chauffeur you from resort to resort. Yellowstone Ski Lodge is a luxury chalet and exclusive boutique hotel nestling between Val D'Isère and Les Arcs, in the idyllic Tarentaise village of Sainte Foy.

The Ski Lodge combines traditional features and modern luxury to spectacular effect. The stylish open-plan main living space includes a large open fire surrounded by soft, woollen sofas and a dining table fit for a banquet. You can step out of this room onto a charming terrace with unbelievable views of the mountains. Each of the lodge's six ensuite bedrooms is spacious, strikingly individual, warmly decorated and boast a flat-screen TV, iPod docking station and deep, luxurious baths. An adjoining gîte is also available, by special arrangement, for certain weeks during the season, allowing for groups of up to 23.

Each of the lodge's six ensuite bedrooms is spacious, strikingly individual, warmly decorated and boast a flat-screen TV, iPod docking station and deep, luxurious baths. The adjoining Ranch at Yellowstone is a cosy, comfortable Gite attached to the chalet. The Ranch sleeps up to 8 people across 2 rooms and can be rented separately to the chalet on a B&B basis. Guests may order dinner in advance of your stay from the Yellowstone Kitchen. Please get in touch for sample menus

If you are looking for something more testing, Sainte Foy has some of the most amazing backcountry and off-piste runs in Europe, offering acres of untouched powder (which is why you'll find the guides head there to ski on their days off). Not only does it have its own superb skiing, but Sainte Foy is perfectly located between Val d'Isère / Tignes, Les Arcs / La Plagne, La Rosière... all of which are between 10 to 20 min privately-chauffered drive away. If this isn't adrenaline pumping enough, you can organise a heli-ski trip to the Italian powder fields of La Thuile and Val Grisenche from the helipad just 100 meters away from your doorstep.

How should you relax at Yellowstone Ski Lodge after a hard day on the slopes? You could have a soak in the outdoor jacuzzi (with its uninterrupted views up the valley). You could wind down in the hammam. You could have a massage in the treatment room. Work out on our state of the art kenosis techno gym. Watch a movie on our large flatscreen TV. Or, you could simply curl up with a book or your favourite daily paper on one of our large sofas, warmed by our open fire and surrounded by breathtaking mountain views.

Yellowstone is also a fantastic party chalet... so if relaxing is not how you'd like to end an adrenalin-filled day off-piste, we've got it covered. Then there are the local bars and restaurants (and the nightlife of Val D'Isère nearby)... although our guests tend to gravitate towards their own surroundings, described as 'a temple to serious lounging'.