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SNODIVA JETSET
BY ANNE-MARIE BOISSONNAULT
Diva, It’s Pink! St. Christoph and
its pink hotel are regularly fi lled with celebrities,
royalty… sometimes Russian mafi a moguls, too.
The rich and famous ski St. Anton resort, then
sneak down to this exquisite village and act like
they own it. Shhhh… really, they don’t. St. Christoph’s
proprietor is a secret European fraternity
— the Brotherhood of St. Christoph — one of the
world’s oldest charitable organizations.
It’s yours, Diva What you can own,
though, at least for an hour or so, is a nice table
under the Austrian sun at the terrasse of St. Christoph’s
Hospiz Alm, a fi ve-star mountain hut, complete
with traditional Tyroliean gourmet cuisine, a
slide to glide you downstairs —in case you’re too
compromised to walk — and the world’s very fi rst
Five-Star Diamond Award-winning wine cellar. That
cellar holds one of the world’s largest Bordeaux
reserves. Divas will enjoy an après glass — or two
— of Cheval Blanc or Château D’Yquem.
24 THE LOOK BOOK 2008
St.
SUBLIME
Christoph
Glorious mountains. Fascinating history. Mysterious charm. Snuggled
into the Austrian valley of the Arlberg is this tiny alpine treasure called
St. Christoph. It’s a secret place, blessed by snow gods… and a perfect
getaway for snow goddesses.
St. Christoph is a dream in white: snowy peaks, the sun so close you
can almost touch it. And this typically Tyrolean village has maybe
20 buildings. That’s it. One of them is an elegant fi ve-star hotel called
the Hospiz… and yes, divas, it is pink.
SHOP IT, DIVA
In Lech, be sure you set time aside to spend (literally)
at Strolz, the chicest boutique in the world. From
Bogner to Prada, Missoni to True Religion, you will fi nd
your ultimate diva ski — and après-ski — outfi t.
Photos: hospiz.com
The Five-Star Diamond Award-winning
wine cellar at the Hospiz Alm
Do it, Diva This is as diva as it gets.
You fly to Zurich (ideally in Swiss Business
Class), hop into a limo (preferably a Benz
from Arlberg Express International), get
driven to nearby Arlberg (via Liechtenstein,
the cutest of the world’s micro countries) all
the way to St. Christoph, where you rent one
of the eight ski-in/ski-out luxury apartments
from Hospiz Garni Hotel, complete with
marble bathrooms, high-end decor, healthy
jacuzzi and healthier breakfast.
The Hospiz Garni
Ski it, Diva Arlberg boasts 240 km of
beautiful piste and 260 km of exciting off-piste.
From your skiraum at Hospiz Garni, you ski
St. Anton, Austrian freeride Mecca, then ski
gently down to Stuben, home of the early ski guru
Hannes Schneider. Also ski the separate area of
Zürs and Lech, where you can indulge in
calorie-laden restaurants.
The Arlberg
Bogner chic
street-to-slope style
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Photo: Bogner