How much luxury is enough?
In the world of top-notch ski chalets, five-star opulence is just the starting point.
Bespoke, boutique and beautiful are the bottom line, plus the best materials, award-winning design and so many toys and extras that the slopes outside are in danger of becoming an afterthought.
The service, too, must be beyond impeccable; these ski resorts are places where nothing is too much trouble.
Here are nine of the best mountain masterpieces in the Alps.
Chalet Eden Rock, St Anton (Austria)
This other Eden in the hamlet of Nasserein is the jewel in St Anton's chalet crown.
It rocks a traditional exterior with a sleek, stylish interior, and can be booked as an exclusive 10-room chalet or split up into three smaller private chalets.
Designed by an award-winning architect, its spacious wood and stone-clad entertaining spaces offer open fireplaces, cozy dining areas, plentiful balconies and indulgent en suite bedrooms.
For those with energy left after a day skiing or snowboarding around the vast Arlberg area, there is a gym, swimming pool with jet stream, sauna and steam room.
Seven nights exclusive use of the property from about $44,770 with Kaluma Travel.
Chalet Edelweiss, Courchevel (France)
Situated in Courchevel's billionaire's row alongside the Bellecotepiste, Chalet Edelweiss is a standout bloom among a glittering crop.
In this domain favored by Russian oligarchs, sporting mega stars and industry magnates, bling is the thing.
Edelweiss covers 3,000 square meters of luxury living space for 16 people, with the master suite, including a private sitting room, occupying the entire top floor of the six-story chalet.
For those with Saturday night fever, there's a full-on nightclub featuring DJ booth, dance floor and bar for 100 guests.
There's also a cinema, swimming pool and spa, gym and massage rooms in case the world's largest ski area just outside the window isn't enough to keep you amused.
From $14,700 per person for seven nights through Alpine Answers.
Chalet Husky, Val d'Isere (France)
Chalet Husky more than pulls its weight among Val d'Isere's luxury pack of properties.
Its spectacular contemporary design incorporates a vast open-plan living space, with bar and dining area at one end and sofa-surrounded open fireplace at the other, linked by a glass walkway over an indoor atrium garden.
A climbing wall, archery facility and rifle range augment the usual set of toys, alongside a wellness area with spacious rainbow-lit swimming pool and infinity waterfall.
The 611-square-meter chalet sleeps 14 in seven en suite bedrooms.
From about $2,300 per person to about $7,700 for a week through Ski Scott Dunn.
Chalet N, Lech (Austria)
The bulletproof glass offers a hint at the caliber of guests staying here and it's easy to see why the A list chooses Chalet N.
Rock royalty Tina Turner is reputed to be a fan.
Set on the car-free plateau of Oberlech above the elegant village of Lech in Austria's Arlberg, this commanding castle blends traditional alpine styling with high-end interior design.
The 10 sumptuous suites sleep 18-22 while the penthouse master features a dressing room, living room, fireplace and children's suite with four bunk beds.
A swimming pool with mood lighting, plus a gym, saunas, salt-cave steam bath and ice fountain make up the wellness offering, while a hair salon can provide that last-minute go-faster trim.
The arresting design of the wine cellar makes every trip for fresh supplies an experience in itself.
From about $220,000 per week with Leo Trippi.
Chalet Zermatt Peak, Zermatt (Switzerland)
There's the standard, run-of-the mill luxury -- and then there's Chalet Zermatt Peak.
If jaws haven't already dropped at the floor-to-ceiling views of the Matterhorn from the living area, they will at the walnut floors, marble and stone-clad walls and sumptuous furnishings of the interior.
This is the stuff of the movies -- the entrance tunnel hewn into the rock is reminiscent of a Bond villain's lair. A floating walnut, steel and glass staircase and a lift access five more levels of Swiss swank.
There are five lavish bedroom suites, while the master has its own Jacuzzi and the top-floor gallery bedroom has a glass roof to take in the peaks and the stars from bed.
An indoor/outdoor Jacuzzi is the centerpiece of the indulgent spa area.
From about $53,000 Swiss Franc to $178,000 for a week with Alpine Guru.