Kitzbühel and the Skiwelt, Austria

Starting in Kitzbühel, you ski over to neighbouring Kirchberg, then hop on a bus and ride the lift to above Westendorf. From there you ski to Brixen-im-Thale and onwards to Söll, Going, Ellmau, Scheffau, Itter, and Hopfgarten – all part of the Skiwelt, Austria's biggest interconnected ski area, with 279km of piste.
• A week half-board at Hotel Bruggerhof in Kitzbühel costs from £470pp, including flights, through Crystal (0871 231 2256, crystalski.co.uk)

Montgenèvre and the Milky Way, France/Italy

You can ski on both sides of the valley in Montgenèvre, and a piste bridge links the two. On one side are runs across the border to Claviere in Italy. On the other, a gondola and a quad-chair provide direct access towards the long runs to Cesana Torinese, then onwards to Sansicario and Sauze d'Oulx. The Milky Way area has seven resorts and 400km of piste, making it an excellent playground for high-mileage intermediates.
• Peak Retreats (0844 576 0123, peakretreats.co.uk) has a week self-catering in Chalets des Dolines, Montgenèvre, from £183pp (six sharing), including Eurotunnel crossing for one car

The Haute Route, France/Switzerland

This is a demanding circuit for fit and confident ski tourers. The journey includes a 120km traverse over mountains and glaciers, and 6,000m of ascent and descent linking Chamonix and Zermatt – which are 70km apart. The six-day tour is usually done in March or April. It can also continue to Saas Fee, and there's a variation that takes in Verbier.
• A two-bedroom flat (sleeps six) in Residence La Ginabelle, Chamonix, costs from €540 for a week (flights/train travel extra) through Pierre & Vacances (0870 026 7145, pv-holidays.com/gb-en)

Klosters to Arosa, Switzerland

Klosters is the starting point for a ski journey back in time. From the top of the Weissfluhgipfel in the Davos-Klosters ski area, you wind down through the old village of Langwies then continue by road to Arosa. You return by skiing through Arosa's lift system to Tschiertschen, then take a taxi back to Klosters. This is a good area for ski touring: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote colourfully of crossing the Maienfeld Furka pass from Davos to Arosa. But beware: it means a four-hour climb, and a three-hour train journey back again.
• Four nights' B&B at the Cresta Hotel in Klosters, including transfers but not flights, costs from £655pp with PT Ski (020-7736 5557, ptski.com)

Cortina d'Ampezzo to the Sella Ronda, Italy

The circuit of four valleys in the Dolomites starts from the Lagazuoi cable car at the Falzarego pass, a 20-minute bus ride from Cortina. From the top of the cable car you ski the Hidden Valley, past a giant frozen waterfall that shimmers turquoise, and on to the German- and Italian-speaking resorts of the 1,220km Sella Ronda.
• A week half-board at Sport Hotel Barisetti in Cortina, including flights and transfers, costs from £799pp with Inghams (01483 791111, inghams.co.uk)

Boréal Loppet, Québec, Canada

Boréal Loppet is an annual cross-country ski race from the town of Forestville, on the Saint Lawrence river in eastern Canada. It takes place in early March, and there is a choice of distances, the shortest being 3.5km. Anyone can apply to take part. The main event is a 100km freestyle race that winds its way through forest, lakes and hills.
• The Econolodge in Forestville (+1 877 677 2278, econolodgeforestville.com) has doubles from about £54 a night. Race details at borealloppet.ca
Felice Hardy, co-editor of ski information website welove2ski.com