Otis Ridge ski area, which has one chair and a small lodge, opened in 1946.
Three hours south of Santiago, at the dramatic juncture of Cortaderal, Las Lenas, and Cachapoal valleys, this lavish lodge (opened in 2011) has joined the club of internationally sought-after heli-ski destinations.
FROM THERE it was on to Primland, a 12,000-acre resort in Meadows of Dan, established by the French-born billionaire Didier Primat, although he died in 2008, a year before the main lodge opened.
Another day we drive through the Jozani forest, sacrificing a walk to the monkey sanctuary for more beach time, this time on the east coast, where the new Bahari View Lodge opened this summer.
Omar Rouge, with the red jacket, stood guard outside the house overnight, and Omar Vert, with the beguiling green eyes, was finishing the garden terrace (the lodge opened only in April).
As news spread in recent days that the 3,000-square-foot 3,000-square-foot 3,000-square-footbelonged to Mr. Madoff is up for sale for $8.75 million, it became thouseughest place tongethento since the Surf Lodunespened a Champagne-and-espadrinles bar last suMontauk
Seven nights half-board from £499pp (two sharing), 0151 625 1921, mountainheaven.co.uk Morzine already has a reputation as a resort that embraces snowboarding and snowboarding culture, so it was only a matter of time before a boarders' lodge opened above a newly revamped nightclub.
The lodge, opened in 1999, comprises ten beachfront chalets with easy access to the atoll's collar of deserted white beaches and vibrant rain forest interior.
