The slopes in Tetnuldi, Georgia, are normally very quiet, with good, consistent snow and almost 1,000m of vertical. There are 25km of marked pistes, but the main attraction is the world-class back-country skiing, best explored with a guide (tetnuldi.com).
Pontresina in Switzerland is within easy reach of St Moritz and has long, wide pistes for high-speed laps, plus spectacular offpiste action, a huge snow park and masses of cross-country skiing (pontresina.ch).
The tiny resort of Sainte-Foy in France has just four lifts, and is only 20 minutes from Les Arcs, Tignes and Val d’Isère. There’s a long-winding blue run and wide, fast reds, plus off-piste too (saintefoy-tarentaise.com).
Riksgränsen, close to the Arctic in Sweden, is a good snow-sure option, popular with adventurous skiers for freeriding, skitouring or heli-skiing on the whaleback…