A quiet corner of the Bregenzerwald in Vorarlberg, sharing lifts and a pass with neighbouring Damüls and Mellau. The villages are plain working Austrian settlements rather than resorts, with farms still operating between the hotels.

The reason to come is snow. This corner of the Alps records some of the heaviest snowfall of any inhabited place in Europe, and the terrain is more serious than the size suggests, with steep open faces and off piste you can ski straight from the lifts on a storm day.

Guesthouses and small half board hotels cost little by Austrian standards, and most people eat where they sleep. Right for anyone who cares about conditions above everything else and is happy with quiet evenings.