Elite Traveler March-April 2017

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Olympic skiing COURCHEVEL, FRANCE

Cross-country tours LAPLAND, FINLAND Take a cross-country tour across Lapland and out to the Arctic Ocean on rapid Lynx Xtreme snowmobiles with former Formula One champion Mika Häkkinen. Flying into the heart of Finnish Lapland, the bespoke expedition is catered around how much you wish to drive each day. A circular route is organized for you, as well as a plethora of exhilarating activities, including dog mushing, glacier hiking and iceberg climbing. Through it all, you’ll have a trained survivalist as your personal guide, who will teach you to build an igloo and ice shelter to ward off even the harshest of climes, and then ice fish with the region’s Sami people. Depending on when you visit, there’s also the chance of seeing the epic northern lights. If you find your self-built igloo a little too chilly to spend the night in, your luxury accommodation offers relief from the cold, as well as a New Nordic-style trained chef who will prepare delicious campfire meals. Price from $22,000 per person Contact Philippe Brown, founder, europe@brownandhudson.com, +44 20 3358 0110, brownandhudson.com

Learn the secrets of a champion skier – a triple- medalist champion, to be precise. During the exceptional weeklong trip in L’Apogée Courchevel, you’ll receive expert advice from Florence Masnada, double Olympic medalist, World Championships medalist and 15-time French champion. Florence will share her precious advice, including morning workouts, tips and exercises before breakfast, plus recovering exercises, discovery and/or development of skiing in powder snow and ski touring, as well as talks about high-level sports. Warm up in the penthouse, featuring its own fireplace, media room, rooftop hot tub and private butler. When you’re ready to hit the slopes again, you can do so with ease – this is a ski-in/ski-out property. Price from $10,950 per night for the penthouse, ski experience an additional $885 per day Contact Duarte Bon de Sousa, general manager, reservation@lapogeecourchevel.com, +33 3 9293 3240, lapogeecourchevel.com