Winter wonderlands on the ski slopes

Catherine Shanahan travelled to Val Thorens where, apart from the heart-stopping thrill of skiing, she really didn’t have to lift a finger, with plenty of time to relax.

Slipping and sliding at high speed down slopes of vast icy whiteness with no iota of where you are going sounds terrifying. It’s not. Don’t rule it out. Fun memories of every ski trip I’ve ever been on have sustained me long after I’ve handed back those murderous ski boots.