As the ski season draws closer, the Altapura five star hotel and spa in Val Thorens, gears up for its first full season in business.

Situated at 2300m, Altapura has been inspired by Nordic design and offers 88 contemporary rooms, all with spectacular views. It is part of the Sibuet Hotels and Spa portfolio, founded by luxury French hotelier and interior designer, Jocelyne Sibuet.

The 1,000sq m (10,800sq ft) Pure Altitude spa has seven treatment rooms and has been designed with the skier in mind, offering a wide selection of treatments dedicated to muscular relaxation, physical preparation and recuperation. Active ingredients of Edelweiss and other mountain minerals are used in Sibuet Hotels and Spa’s own product brand, Pure Altitude Spa.

The relaxation area includes the Nordic Spiral, which alternates dry and humid heat, punctuated by waterfall showers, a tepidarium, snow treatments and culminating in an Igloo. The extremes of temperatures stimulate the blood oxygenation, minimising the aches and pains of a day on the slopes. There is also a heated pool.

The hotel also offers three restaurants serving a mix of haute cuisine, fondues and hearty dishes from the rotisserie.

Other adrenaline fuelled activities are also on offer at the hotel, including snow driving, tobogganing on the longest run in Europe, dog sledding, glacier hiking and airboarding.

The hotel’s season is from 30th November until 1st May.