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If you’re heading to Europe for your spring ski hurrah, no need to worry about fighting the crowds.

Here, five hotels in out-of-the-way locales that deliver the goods.

Rosa Alpina, Italy

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Located in northern Italy’s Alta Badia region, home to the Dolomites and known for its dramatic collection of craggy peaks and Ladin culture, Rosa Alpina serves up high-end hospitality in hushed tones.

Gracious hosts the Pizzininis — the hotel has been run by the family for three generations — are able to procure almost anything a guest needs, from all-terrain baby strollers to Alpine guides.

The property uses keys in place of swipe cards, hosts a cozy cinema with sofas, and employs a staff member to chop wood daily for the dozens of fireplaces on the premises.

Its two-star Michelin restaurant St. Hubertus, overseen by down-to-earth chef Norbert Niederkofler, relies on regional produce. In place of foie gras, the menu features beef wrapped in Alpine hay and hearty risotto (from $490).

Hotel Post, Austria

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Set in the remote region of Vorarlberg in western Austria, Hotel Post is a sanctuary for the health-conscious.

The 58-room inn’s architecture merges the area’s traditional carpentry with modernist lines, from the indoor tennis courts to the sun deck.

Skiers have quick access to the nearby slopes of Mellau and Damüls, which boast top piste conditions right into spring thanks to abundant snowfall. Indoors, the property’s fifth-generation owner, Susanne Kaufmann, pampers hotel guests at the sleek all-white spa, which carries her highly praised line of beauty products concocted from Alpine botanicals sourced from the surrounding valleys and forests.

Try one of her detox sessions while sipping a healthy herbal tea (from $150)

Vigilius, Italy

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The South Tyrol region in northern Italy features prized vintners and a curious mix of Austrian and Italian influences in the kitchen.

Those in search of privacy here need look no further than Vigilius, a sleek design hotel perched atop a mountain and accessible only by cable car.

Designed by Matteo Thun, the award-winning property’s lattice façade elegantly integrates into the forested landscape and incorporates wood reclaimed from a 300-year-old barn. Inside, visitors are welcomed by the comforting scent of larch.

Its gourmet restaurant, 1500, sits under a gable roof and delivers haute cuisine with drop-dead gorgeous views of the Dolomites.

After skiing on Monte San Vigilio — stop in to see the postcard-perfect chapel — retreat to the spa, which uses products from Trehs, made with soothing mountain herbs and sap (from $350).

Hotel Waldhaus, Switzerland

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The glitz and glam of St. Moritz, famous for ladies in fur and winter polo, is what jumps to mind when people bring up the Engadine in the eastern Swiss Alps.

Yet drive 20 minutes to the southwest corner of the valley and you’ll escape the bling in Sils Maria, home to Hotel Waldhaus.

Soak up the grand hotel vibe, its graceful interiors featured in “Clouds of Sils Maria,” starring Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart.

Expect solidly Swiss service from its well-liveried staff — the property has been in the same family’s hands since 1908 — as you enjoy a drink at the wood-paneled bar and listen to live classical music.

Not content to sit on their laurels, the owners recently unveiled a tastefully decorated spa done in mosaic tiles that hosts relaxation pools and a sauna (from $340).

Grand Hotel Bagni Nuovi, Italy

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Perched above Bormio in northern Italy’s Lombardy region in an area that hosts World Cup skiing, the Grand Hotel Bagni Nuovi offers plenty of Old World splendor. (Its whimsically elegant ballroom is something out of a Wes Anderson film.)

The property’s modern spa features both indoor and outdoor aqua-oriented treats, including a mud bath, but the main attraction is a short walk up the hill.

Here, hot springs bubble up from inside the Monte Reit peak.

Since Roman times those looking to ease their aches and pains have found relief in its 104-degree curative waters in natural cave saunas that include a caldarium and frigidarium.

An open-air pool lets bathers take in sweeping views of the Alps and the Cima Piazzi glacier (from $310).

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