12th May 2024
Ski Resorts in South America Open Early as Snow Falls
Resorts in other parts of the Southern Hemisphere open next month. There remains some skiing on offer in the Northern Hemisphere. UPDATED
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30th April 2024
Top Five Resorts in the Alps for Summer Skiing
There are a handful of resorts that offer summer glacier skiing in the Alps.
1st May 2024
May’s Ski News in Brief
– DSUK Offers Taylor Swift Ticket in Raffle
– Jungfrau Lift Company Reports Largest Ever Profit
– Austrian Authorities Clamp Down on Scams in Ski Resorts
– Swiss Solar Panel Project Set to Go Ahead
– L3V Lift Company to Help Build Resort in Kyrgyzstan… LIVE & UPDATED
1st May 2024
Book Early for Winter 2024/25
Book Early to save money for Winter 2024/25. We’ve collated some offers from key tour operators. UPDATED
10th May 2024
Fatal Late Season Avalanches in the Alps & the Rockies
Two skiers were killed and a third survived following an avalanche in Utah. There been a fatality in Idaho. In Switzerland one person died near Kanderstag. It is unusual to have fatal avalanches at this time of the year. UPDATED
10th May 2024
GB Snowsport Celebrates Success of its Alpine Skiers
Despite limited funding the team had one of its best seasons ever. In a night of celebration in Mayfair its patron, HRH Prince Edward, attended to congratulate all involved. PlanetSKI was the only media outlet invited to attend.
9th May 2024
Provisional Dates for Alpine Ski World Cup 2024/25 Released
It’s a familiar mix but with some new additions, as the International Ski & Snowboard Federation releases the updated provisional calendar.
11th May 2024
Venezuela Set to be First Country to Lose All its Glaciers
Climate scientists have downgraded its last one to an ice field. It’s feared a similar fate awaits the Alps with Austria forecast to lose all its glaciers in the next 50 years.
10th May 2024
AI Helps to Predict Avalanches in Switzerland
The Swiss Institute for Snow & Avalanche Research has been using Artificial Intelligence, AI, in a three-year research project.
FEATURED NEWS
8th May 2024
Alpine Action Goes Out of Business
Another UK ski operator ceases trading as the fallout from Brexit continues. There’s a rapidly changing ski holiday market for the UK business model. UPDATED
1st May 2024
Scottish Ski Resort Threatened With Closure
The Lecht ski area says it may be forced to shut down due to a lack of money. It has launched a crowd-funding initiative to continue operating and has raised 41% of its target. UPDATED
26th April 2024
GB Snowsport Reflects on Successful Season
With the 2023/24 season at an end we look back at a campaign that saw much success for GB’s elite skier and snowboarder athletes.
30th April 2024
France Looks Set to Host 2030 Winter Olympics
It is firm favourite to be awarded the Winter Games at the Summer Games in Paris in July. The IOC has just been on a 5-day visit to the Alps and the French Riviera. UPDATED
16th April 2024
International Snow & Mountain Tourism Report 2024 Published
It lists and analyses data from nearly 2,000 ski resorts in 68 countries around the world. Facts, figures, investments, visits, trends, snowfall and more.
6th May 2024
Avalanche Deaths Down Last Winter in Europe
63 people died last season with the seasonal average at around 100. In the USA numbers were also down, but they remained at the annual average in Canada.
16th April 2024
Zermatt Ends Summer Skiing for Elite Athletes in FIS Row
It follows the abandonment of the World Cup downhill races for both the men and the women by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation.
26th March 2024
Is It Better to Buy Skis or Rent Skis?
It’s one of the eternal dilemmas for skiers. PlanetSKI reporters examine the advantages and disadvantages of both. UPDATED
7th April 2024
Austrian Glaciers Set to Melt Within 50 Years
That’s the finding from the Austrian Alpine Club in a recent report. Glaciers across the Alps are melting as the temperature rises at twice the global average.
3rd March 2024
Sainte Foy: Not Hidden Any More, But Still a Gem
PlanetSKI editor James Cove has finally skied in a resort he first wanted to ski in over 25 years ago.
5th March 2024
Ski Solo & Make Friends
What do a former Coldstream Guardsman, a retired hospital consultant and a golf course greenkeeper have in common? They’re among a group of 8 on a ski holiday arranged especially for individuals travelling alone. PlanetSKI joined them.
9th February 2024
Alpine Fleet Builds on Initial Success
It’s the new kid on the block for airport to resort transfers. Now in its second year of operation it claims success with its new approach and is offering new routes.
5th January 2024
Helly Hansen’s Women’s Snow Camps in Whistler
They aim create a safe, motivating environment for women to develop their skiing skills while feeling at home in the mountains. PlanetSKI’s Katy Dartford reports from the camp in Whistler.
14th February 2024
A Visit to the Intersport ‘Boot Doctor’
There’s a point in every skier’s life when it’s time to buy your own ski boots. For Pip Martin, the time had come to say goodbye to rental boots this winter.
11th March 2024
2024/25 Epic Pass Now on Sale
The Epic Pass is now on sale with access to world-class ski resorts in North America, plus across Switzerland, France, Italy and Austria.
10th March 2024
Zell am See/Kaprun – The Best All-Round Austrian Ski Destination?
It offers typical Austrian slopes, with access to a high-altitude and snow sure glacier area. Plus more than 400kms of slopes with its links to the Ski Circus resorts. PlanetSKI is sampling its attractions.
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May’s Ski News in Brief:
- Swiss Solar Panel Project Set to Go Ahead
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The threatened Lecht ski resort on Scotland has so far raised £14,467 in a crowdfunding campaign. That’s 41% of its target.
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Scottish Ski Resort Threatened With Closure - PlanetSKI
The Lecht ski area says it may be forced to shut down due to a lack of money. It has launched a crowd-funding initiative to continue operating.
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Venezuela Set to be First Country to Lose All its Glaciers
Climate scientists have downgraded its last one to an ice field.
It’s feared a similar fate awaits the Alps with Austria forecast to lose all its glaciers in the next 50 years.
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Venezuela Set to be First Country to Lose All its Glaciers - PlanetSKI
Climate scientists have downgraded its last one to an ice field. It's feared a similar fate awaits the Alps with...
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May’s Ski News in Brief:
- L3V Lift Company to Help Build Resort in Kyrgyzstan
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