Ski season is back at last, and this yearthere is a host of welcome additions to your favourite destinations, explains Abigail Butcher

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Bolzano Airport in the heart of the Dolomites is open to skiers for the first time since 2016. Sky Alps will fly twice weekly from Gatwick in a 78-seater with luxury interior. Fares range from £115 each way skyalps.com

In nearby Alta Badia, chef Simone Cantafio (from 2-star Michelin Toya Restaurant in Hokkaido) is now head chef at Hotel La Perla. He’s heading up the region’s ‘A Taste for Skiing’  this season, with eight Michelin-starred chefs assigned to one of Alta Badia’s mountain huts, focusing on sustainability. 

Elsewhere in the Dolomites, Merrion Charles launches an avoid-the-crowd ski safari with renowned guide Mario Delmonego, also a qualified chef. Stay at White Deer San Lorenzo (a former hunting lodge for Italian aristocracy), newly refurbished Locanda degli Artisti and at Rifugio Fuciade, a former priests’ retreat renowned for its cuisine. merrioncharles.com