The good news is that ski season isn’t cancelled this year. The bad news is that for most of us, it’s going to look a bit different. (Who else is sick of hearing that?) So, no, you might not be jetting off to snowier pastures, but for many city-dwellers, there’s actually no need to hop a plane to get a winter sports fix. Though sometimes overlooked for glitzier global destinations, these local ski resorts are just a few hours’ drive from some of the world’s biggest cities.

As the August Bank Holiday and Labor Day both reappear on the horizon and the travel industry tentatively tiptoes back into the frame, isn’t it time you embraced the dog days of summer in style? Before both sides of the Pond fall into autumn, jumpers reappear from wardrobes and sweaters from closets, there’s still one final opportunity to get away, relax and enjoy the last of the summer sun (and, indeed, wine). On whichever side of the Atlantic you’ve been locked down, this is your chance to escape before summer scarpers. These are our expert picks for a holiday without the quarantine.

Last year we worked from home, stayed at home, distanced, isolated and generally closed ourselves off from the world and all its wonders. But there is hope that our horizons might soon lift once more. For us all, that means dreaming that we might return to favoured foreign boltholes, or tick off bucket-list destinations as we rediscover the joy of travel. MR PORTER spoke to seven globetrotters from the worlds of design, food, adventure, luxury, sustainability and beyond and asked the simple, tantalising question: where do you dream of travelling to in 2021?

As we enter a long, cold winter of social distancing, there is at least one major positive to cling to: skiing. Not only is it a pastime where participants don gloves, goggles, helmet and face mask as standard (the slope equivalent of PPE), but social distancing is infinitely easier when you have a pair of 6ft-long planks strapped to your feet. The golden rule, as with anything right now, is to avoid crowds wherever possible. Which is why we’ve scoured the snowy globe to identify the best, most exclusive out-of-the-way resorts to check in to this winter. These are the lesser-known boutique gems where you can forget about languishing in lift queues or squashing into gondolas with Gore-Tex-clad strangers and simply enjoy plundering pristine powder, before returning to top-end accommodation. Read on for our official guide to the world’s most stylish under-the-radar ski resorts.

The good news is that ski season isn’t cancelled this year. The bad news is that for most of us, it’s going to look a bit different. (Who else is sick of hearing that?) So, no, you might not be jetting off to snowier pastures, but for many city-dwellers, there’s actually no need to hop a plane to get a winter sports fix. Though sometimes overlooked for glitzier global destinations, these local ski resorts are just a few hours’ drive from some of the world’s biggest cities.

As the August Bank Holiday and Labor Day both reappear on the horizon and the travel industry tentatively tiptoes back into the frame, isn’t it time you embraced the dog days of summer in style? Before both sides of the Pond fall into autumn, jumpers reappear from wardrobes and sweaters from closets, there’s still one final opportunity to get away, relax and enjoy the last of the summer sun (and, indeed, wine). On whichever side of the Atlantic you’ve been locked down, this is your chance to escape before summer scarpers. These are our expert picks for a holiday without the quarantine.