BEST OF THE REST: OFF-PISTE

+ Treehotel’s second hotel, Arctic Bath, opens at the end of this year in Harads, Sweden. In summer the rooms float atop the Lule River, and in winter they form part of its frozen crust; arcticbath. se

+ Altapura in France’s Val Thorens takes the lodge aesthetic to another level with chic, Nordic-style interiors set among the highest ski area in Europe; altapura.fr

+ For the ultimate ‘New Nordic’ food experience, head to Fäviken in far north Sweden, where you’ll enjoy a sauna with drinks, have dinner by candlelight in an 18th- century barn, and wrap up with fireside Negronis in a tepee; favikenmagasinet.se