Forget the big hitters with their huge pistes and long lift queues, these towns are the ones which either exude authentic chocolate box charm or hide huge powder stashes under their one lift. Do you know a little ski village that knocks the socks off the more well known resorts?

The winner of this week's competition wins a Radical Peak 40 Jack Wolfskin backpack worth £130. Submit your tips by clicking on the blue button and using the text tab. Try and include as much detail as possible – location, website address etc – and feel free to add a photo if you own the copyright to it, but it will be the text we're judging! Your tip should be around 100 words. Terms and conditions.

Closes 2 October at 7am BST

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