Looking for an amazing ski destination in Europe?  Check out Gstaad with its 136 miles of slopes and a stay at the grand Gstaad Palace.  The 100-room luxury hotel, perched above the village like a fairy-tale castle, offers a spa with indoor and outdoor pools, five restaurants, a legendary bar, nightclub, and the new and recently revamped suites.  The Palace also offers a Ski Butler service to attend to your skis, transport and any other arrangements. The best areas for families are the Wispile and Eggli, which are connected by blue and red slopes and are about a two-minute shuttle ride from the Palace. There’s a fun, new Family Terrain park on Hornberg in Saanenmöser with jumps, tubes and ice bridges.  The Palace has a Family Winter Package, which includes connecting rooms, ice skating and skates, breakfast and dinner daily and an excursion to Cailler, the oldest chocolate brand in Switzerland.  You get a tour of the factory and a lesson in tempering chocolate and the chance to make your own chocolate bar. Maison Cailler chocolate is divine (loads of samples) and the tour includes the history of the company as well as how Swiss chocolate is sourced and produced today.  The package is available from January 8-February 2 and again from March 5-11.