FRANCE
Méribel: In the Three Valleys ski area, Les Crêts development overlooks the Tueda Lake and Cembro Pines, with direct access to ski lifts and a cable car to shops and restaurants. One-bed flats cost from € 295,000 (£199,000), through Pierre & Vacances. 0800 0015551, www.pierre-vacances.co.uk
CANADA
Ste-Adele, Quebec: This development gives access to Mont Tremblant, Morin Heights and St Sauveur resorts. Montreal airport is not far. Choice of lakeside or mountainside lodge. For release in January. Prices start at £228,000. Contact: Churchill Properties Overseas, 01983 550400, www.churchilloverseas.com.
NEW ZEALAND
Queenstown: Strictly for long-distance skiers, these flats are a good investment, with guaranteed 6 per cent rental for two years. Within an hour’s drive of six ski fields, prices start at £305,000 for a three-bed apartment. Contact: Colliers CRE International, 020-7487 1978, www.collierscre.com.