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I love to ski, but I would rather have a lazy fireside breakfast than hit the slopes at the crack of dawn. Which is why one of my favorite Alpine resorts is Schloss Elmau (schloss-elmau.de) in Bavaria, Germany, a turn-of-the-20th-ccntury castle near Garmisch-Partenkirchen that in recent years has been modernized with 162 rooms and suites, several spas, and a world-class concert hall. Another mountain property to note is the new Caldera House (calderahouse.com), an eight-suite chalet and members-only club outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Los Angeles-based design firm Commune has successfully pulled off a sleek Cali take on the European chalet, with natural wood, stone surfaces, and Navajo kilim pillows. The big news of 2019 is the opening of Blackberry Mountain (blackberrymountain.com), in Tennessee's Great Smoky range. The 5,200-acre complex, with a ridgetop lodge and cabins, is more of a village than a hotel: It will be just as much about decadent meals at the hike-in restaurant and spa treatments as it is about peak adventures.