17th September 2021
Ski companies report a sharp rise in bookings following the government announcement that PCR Tests and Traffic Light System will be axed. New rules come into force in October.
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21st September 2021
The government is encouraging the introduction of passes for ski holidays in France this winter. Other ski nations in Europe have restrictions already operating or planned for the winter. UPDATED
24th September 2021
We have been inundated with requests to extend the free ticket codes so we have negotiated a few more from the organisers. NEW
21st September 2021
The Austrian ski area has 80 ski resorts with more than 3,000 kms of pistes. There’s fabulous skiing & snowboarding, delicious cuisine, and stunning scenery. See what’s new for this coming winter. UPDATED
24th September 2021
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has said that all athletes competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics must be vaccinated against Covid-19. NEW
1st September 2021
– Woman Flies With Geese Over French Alps
– Fancy a job in the ski industry?
– Staff at USA Airport Must be Vaccinated
– Dusting of Snow in the Alps… LIVE
15th September 2021
The Spanish resort of Baqueira Beret in the Pyrenees kicks off the Freeride World Tour next January. Other familiar venues are there with the winners crowned in Verbier at the end of March.
7th September 2021
The glacier ones are the first to open this month and then into October. A handful of resorts open in November with the vast majority then starting in December. We also look at the entry requirements in these Covid-19 times. UPDATED
14th September 2021
A Eurostar Ski Train will run every week this winter from London to Moutiers & Bourg St Maurice in France. Compagnie Des Alps, a major ski lift company, has chartered the train from Eurostar and tickets will only be for people heading on a package to its resorts.UPDATED
20th September 2021
It will come as a relief to the US ski industry and opens up the prospect of skiing next winter. We have reaction from ski areas in the USA. Canada has already lifted its restrictions with double vaccinated people allowed in without quarantine. UPDATED
17th September 2021
It is the result of a country wide policy as Italy becomes the first European country to make it compulsory for all workers to have a Covid ‘green pass’. Cases remain low and stable, but the authorities have decide to be on the side of caution.
31st August 2021
The two main resort operators, Alterra and Vail Resorts, have announced when their lifts start spinning for the 2021/22 season. Many UK skiers and snowboarders are looking across the pond as they plan a bucket-list ski trip as the pandemic begins to be brought under some sort of control. Fingers crossed. UPDATED
8th September 2021
The Austria Health Minister has submitted a proposal to restrict nightclubs and apres ski venues only to those who have been vaccinated. The measure could be in place next month as a handful of resorts are open in October.
4th September 2021
The International Ski Federation’s women’s Alpine race director Peter Gerdol has said he is optimistic about the upcoming World Cup season.
20th August 2021
Ticket sales have passed the 11,000 mark with the easing of covid rules in the UK and lifting of travel restrictions for vaccinated people coming from abroad helping. PlanetSKI has met the organiser and looks ahead to the autumn event.
12th April 2021
The latest Ski Resort Report produced by the Post Office and Crystal Ski Holidays says skiers and snowboarders can halve their holiday costs next season by choosing carefully.
4th March 2021
The UK’s largest ski operator details growing interest and which resorts are proving to be most popular for the season of 2021/22. It says sales are surging as optimism returns. Will it last?
US Athletes at Beijing 2022 Must Be Vaccinated
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has said that all athletes competing at the #Beijing2022 must be vaccinated against Covid-19.
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The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has said that all athletes competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics must be vaccinated against Covid-19. PlanetSKI Has More Free Tickets to National Snow Show to Give Away
We have been inundated with requests to extend our free ticket codes so we have negotiated a few more from the organisers…
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We have been inundated with requests to extend the free ticket codes so we have negotiated a few more from the organisers. and so Winter arrives nice and early this year with this great picture from Voss Resort earlier this morning - its going to be a mighty fine Winter !⛷❄️🇳🇴
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As France looks to introduce health passes for ski resorts we look at the situation in the other main ski nations in the Alps.
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The government is expected to introduce passes for ski holidays in France this winter. Other ski nations have restrictions already operating or planned for the winter.Yes this is the main problem facing Uk travellers this winter; will 12-18 year olds have to be double jabbed in order to enter bars, restaurants, accommodation or even france itself? If not will they have to have repeated tests in order to satisfy the pass sanitaire requirements? Clarification desperately needed
How do you prove recent recovery from covid? Children aged 12 upwards will not have been double vaccinated, but if they’ve contracted covid and recovered before going to France, they will meet the criteria. But what do you need to prove it?
Any updates on Austrian resorts taking their government to task in the courts, over mishandling of Rona?
Louise Dan Thomas
10th March 2021
Ski France is offering 50 so-called ‘Contactless Chalets’ across some of the major resorts in France. With Brexit rules on employing British staff and Covid-19 restrictions it is a new product on the market.
12th March 2021
In our occasional series we are looking at areas to ski next winter that offer something a little bit different. Norway is one of our favourites – the Scandinavian country is most certainly not the Alps, but that’s good.
30th January 2021
The Austrian ski region is full of quiet, uncrowded resorts. Some you’ve probably never heard of. Let PlanetSKI be your guide to some of the best resorts to visit for a family trip next winter.
1st March 2021
With most of us turning our attention to next winter it’s time for PlanetSKI to help you decide where to go. If you love your freeriding, read on.
5th September 2021
Gone is the more traditional GB sticker, and in comes a UK one. GB number plates will still be valid within the EU as long as drivers display a UK sticker on the rear of their vehicle.
2nd September 2021
Dolomiti Superski in Italy and Kitzbühel in Austria join Zermatt in Switzerland on the pass offered by the US company, Alterra. It offers people 21 days in the Alps for the coming winter.
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