Ski season is bringing more than fresh powder. From new luxury hotels and fashion boutiques to private clubs, destination restaurants and upgraded mountain experiences, these are the openings worth knowing across Aspen, Deer Valley in Utah, Niseko in Japan and the European Alps.
Aspen
FoundRae
The New York-based fine jewelry brand opened a 1,100-square-foot Aspen boutique earlier this year, bringing its signature medallions, chains and heirloom-inspired designs to the resort town. Designed as a modern take on a stately library, the space pairs green marble floors and brass inlay with heritage oak, jewel-toned furnishings and a visible jeweler’s studio. The store also carries an Aspen-exclusive medallion available only at the boutique. — 520 East Hyman Avenue, Aspen
White Elephant Aspen
Making its mountain debut in Aspen this summer, White Elephant introduced a 54-room West End hotel with more than 125 original artworks, three signature suites and a 1,560-square-foot Ajax Penthouse. The property also brings LoLa 41, known for seafood and sushi, and the intimate 41 Below cocktail and private-dining space to town. — 110 West Main Street, Aspen
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Moncler Grenoble
Aspen became home to Moncler Grenoble’s first dedicated U.S. boutique in January, and only its second stand-alone store globally after Saint Moritz. The opening underscores the brand’s growing focus on the resort town, following a year that also included its fall 2026 runway show in Aspen. — 501 East Hyman Avenue, Aspen
Deer Valley Resort / Park City, Utah
Keetley Club
Opening in December near Deer Valley East Village, Keetley Club is a new private mountain club from Chicago-based hospitality group Four Corners. Designed as a year-round base for skiing and après, it will offer ski valet and storage, heated boot lockers, a members’ lounge and restaurant, fitness center, concierge and private shuttle service to Deer Valley. Memberships start with a $20,000 joining fee for qualifying local residents, while family memberships carry an $80,000 joining fee, plus annual dues. — 1364 West Still Water Drive, Park City, Utah
Deer Valley’s Hail Peak Expansion
This winter, Deer Valley will unveil Hail Peak Express, opening access to 200 additional skiable acres and seven new runs. The expansion brings the mountain to roughly 4,500 skiable acres and marks the latest chapter in the transformation of Deer Valley East Village.
Wunderkind Park City
Luxury multibrand retailer Wunderkind opened its fourth store on Park City’s Main Street this year, joining its Scottsdale flagship and two boutiques in Montecito, Calif. The roughly 2,000-square-foot store carries women’s ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes and accessories from names including Alaïa, Bottega Veneta, Celine, Chloé, Khaite and Loewe. Founder Philip Manghisi tested the market through seasonal pop-ups before committing to a permanent location, citing Park City’s affluent customer base and limited luxury retail competition. — 440 Main Street, Park City, Utah
Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan
Shinonome Niseko
Opening Dec. 1 at Setsu Niseko, Shinonome is the first sister restaurant to chef Wataru Nakahara’s acclaimed Sapporo omakase restaurant. The intimate restaurant has just seven counter seats and serves Edomae-style sushi using seasonal ingredients from Hokkaido and across Japan, with omakase priced from 36,000 yen. — Setsu Niseko, Hirafu, Niseko, Japan
Mūsu
The popular Niseko bistro and cocktail bar is moving into a new third-floor home at Odin Place for winter 2026. The redesigned space will center on an open fireplace with mountain views, relaxed lounge seating, weekend music and a refreshed menu of comfort food, cocktails and hot toddies, positioning it as a new après stop in central Hirafu. — Odin Place, 3F, Hirafu, Niseko, Japan
Shin Mori-no Gondola
Niseko Village will debut the first phase of its new eight-passenger Shin Mori-no Gondola this winter, replacing a two-seat chair. The roughly two-kilometer project will eventually include 86 cabins, including four VIP cabins with tables and two glass-floor “Sky View” cabins. The first section, connecting the base to a new mid-station at about 670 meters, is scheduled to open in December, with the upper section following in 2027.
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Sollievo
It’s not all glitz and glamour in Cortina d’Ampezzo. For winter travelers seeking refuge from the town’s hectic social life, the recently restored 1939 chalet Sollievo, located in the nearby hamlet of Procol, is surrounded by 2.7 hectares of private woodland. Owned by hotelier Elisabetta Dotto since 2025, it recently reopened after an intense renovation that sought to preserve its fairytale-like look and rich interiors that combine timber, leather, velvet and glass for a decidedly warm and cozy environment. Original furniture including sofas with gilded legs are juxtaposed to Liberty cabinets and flamboyant wallpapers. The property features only three suites and can be rented out as a family or friend holiday house. — Località Pocol, 49, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Zuma
The izakaya-style Japanese restaurant brand needs no introduction, but perhaps its latest outpost will surprise guests if only for its unexpected location surrounded by the Dolomites Alps and moody interiors decked in Alpine wood. Expect the signature robata grill-style ribeye steak with wafu sauce, but also mouthwatering options unique to the location, including grilled Chilean sea bass with green chili and ginger dressing. Open from aperitivo through after-dinner, with live music and DJ sets around the centerpiece bar, Zuma is located on the central Corso Italia thoroughfare inside The First Cortina luxury hotel, which is set to open in early December. Whether staying at the 76-room five-star property — entirely renovated by The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts — or one of the area’s other upscale hotels, guests should also visit Velo, The First’s Italian restaurant. — Corso Italia, 209, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy 32043
Grand Hotel Ampezzo
At the feet of the famous Faloria cable car sits a 1920s property that’s been brought back to old splendor by the Dhom Collection hospitality group. Grand Hotel Ampezzo with its polished marbles and wood paneling and subdued textiles has brought a cosmopolitan edge to the Dolomites ski resort when it opened last March. For the much-needed unwinding after a day on the slopes, the hotel’s wellness center is powered by The Longevity Suite, known for its biohacking and antiaging format, while the dining offerings includes Ampezzino Café for quick bites and aperitivo, as well as the Cucina restaurant with signature dishes including beef filet alla Rossini and foie gras-stuffed ravioli. — Via XXIX Maggio, 15, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy 32043
Saint Moritz
Suvretta Spa
Arguably one of Saint Moritz’s most iconic hotels, Suvretta House has recently unveiled a fully revamped wellness experience. Designed by Swiss firm Ritter Schumacher, the renovated spa spans 50,267 square feet across three floors and incorporates sustainability-focused elements. There is no wellness experience too niche for the center which offers a hair salon, nail bar, yoga studio, fitness room and Pilates classes with the hip boutique studio The Beat, opening onto a panoramic terrace. The facilities also include saunas, steam baths, treatment rooms offering facial and body sessions in partnership with the Swiss Cellcosmet, the Paris-based Sisley and Ilā, in addition to experience showers and an outdoor cold pool. A second pool area on the third floor features an 82-foot indoor swimming pool, a dedicated children’s one, an outdoor jacuzzi, and a new outdoor pool powered by renewable energy through the FEKA system. Aiming to provide a full wellness experience, the hotel tasked its executive chef Fabrizio Zanetti with conceiving a healthy menu for the spa lounge and hotel restaurants. — Via Chasellas, 1, Saint Moritz
Chesa Marchetta
Perhaps lesser known than its main town of Saint Moritz, the surrounding Engadin Valley offers a range of picture-perfect mountaintop hamlets and secluded nature-filled retreats, including Sils Maria, where Artfarm, the hospitality group founded by Swiss gallerists Iwan and Manuela Wirth, recently opened Chesa Marchetta. Once a family-run hotel, it has been refurbished to preserve the charm of an old mountain lodge, decked in wood paneling, exposed beam ceiling and a spare but sophisticated decor where Engadin elements from local artisans and midcentury furniture conjure a muted and sophisticated feel. Committed to provide its guests with a true local experience, Chesa Marchetta offers guided trail trekking through the woods and the nearby lake of Silvaplana, horse-drawn carriage rides through the Fex Valley to Crasta Farm, one of the hotel’s suppliers of meat and dairy products, as well as guided downhill and cross-country skiing or ice skating at Muot Marias. — Via da Marias, 88, Sils-Segl Maria, Switzerland
Neora
In case one doesn’t fancy signature Engadin dishes like bündnerfleisch or fondue, a new fine dining experience in Saint Moritz is promising to take its guests on a culinary journey to the Greek islands. The newly opened Neora restaurant inside the Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski is inspired by Aegean landscapes with whitewashed furniture, wooden details and marble accents, flanked by Greek artworks and ceramics. Centered on Greece’s open-fire kitchen tradition and meze culture of tapas-like small dishes geared at sharing, head chef Leonidas Zervakis offers barrel-aged feta, single-estate Cretan olive oil with handmade pita bread, open-fire souvla and sizzling saganaki, as well as a fish market-like selection of seafood, where guests can select from the catch of the day. — Via Mezdi, 27, Saint Moritz
Courchevel, France
Saint Roch
For the upcoming ski season Courchevel is adding a new, art-filled property to its luxury hospitality scene. Perched at the foot of the Bellecôte slope, Saint Roch, operated by Maisons Pariente and opening on Dec. 18, is more mountain lodge than hotel, with interiors inspired by dachas. Decked in alpine stones and wood, it introduces warm accents via velvet and artisanal decorative objects, as well as arty elements including an agate-stained glass by Atelier Toporkoff, mosaic frescoes by Pierre Mesguich, and a 20th-century art collection curated by Amélie Maison d’Art that juxtaposes bronze bas-reliefs and Persian glazed vases, for example. Its 37 rooms are flanked by living room-like communal spaces, a restaurant and a spa drawing from Ottoman hammams and Caucasian palazzos. — Piste de bellecote, Courchevel 1850, France
Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin
Courchevel became a favored retreat of the international jet set in the 1960s and the new Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin hotel seeks to recreate the glamour from that golden age for its 51 rooms and suites, including three independent houses for up to eight guests. A combination of natural materials such as timber and stone define the property — Rosewood’s first in a winter resort — offset by copper accents and mirrored surfaces, in addition to contemporary art displays by Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson and Paul McCarthy. The hotel’s culinary offering blends French and Italian gastronomy, flanked by a raw seafood bar, while the Asaya Spa provides holistic wellness treatments in partnership with Augustinus Bader, Maison EviDenS de Beauté and Sodashi, including the signature Ski Legs Revival. To be sure, skiing is core to the chalet’s offering: a ski concierge service provides private instructors, first and last access to the slopes of Les Trois Vallées region, as well as a unique experience to a secluded lodge at the summit of Courchevel for an intimate Savoyard dinner. — Rue du Jardin Alpin, Courchevel, France
MayaBay
Adding to the eclectic gastronomic offering of Courchevel, the MayaBay restaurant, inside the Maya Hotel, brings Thai and Japanese flavors to the French Alps with classics from the Asian cuisine including sushi, dumplings, and curries, as well the must-try Caviar Crisp, a nori-scented wafer topped with avocado purée and caviar developed by executive chef Cristophe Dupuy. The moody interiors conceived by architect Sylvestre Murigneux combine warm alpine codes such as tartan textiles, velvet and wooden accents with Asian influences. The restaurant is flanked by a bar serving inventive cocktails inspired by the Far Eastern heritage in the use of aromatic herbs. — 193, Rue Park City, Courchevel, France
