30th September 2026
Autumn Snow Is On Its Way to The Alps
It is forecast to fall on Thursday as the temperature in the Alps drops later this week. It comes as further glacier ski areas opened last weekend. UPDATED
LATEST NEWS
1st October 2026
October’s Ski News in Brief
-Japanese Snowboarder Enters Guinness Book of Records
-FIS Tries to Tackle Its Financial Problems
-Melting Glaciers Reveal Prehistoric Arrows
-Man Dies in Crevasse Fall Above Zermatt
-Complete Food Survey To Win VIP SKI Holiday…UPDATED
3rd October 2026
Innsbruck’s Ski Plus City Pass
The SKI plus CITY Pass combines the best of Innsbruck with access to 12 nearby ski resorts and 23 attractions. NEW
6th October 2026
Austria Losses a Third of Glacier Area in 20 Years
95 glaciers have disappeared completely, highlighting accelerating glacier shrinkage that could eventually leave some mountain ranges without glacial ice. NEW
6th October 2026
PlanetSKI Heads to Whistler & the Tyax Heli-Ski Lodge in Canadian Rockies
This is set to be the highlight of our autumn trip: three nights in the heli-ski lodge of Tyax. Hiking, kayaking & chilling. Plus we visit Whistler to see what’s on offer outside the ski season. NEW
1st October 2026
Epic Pass Sales Down 12% After Poor Snow in USA Last Winter
Vail Resorts has reported that sales have plummeted for the 2026/27 season. Last winter in the western USA there was poor snow and this has made people think twice about buying the season pass.
2nd October 2026
Swiss Glaciers Suffer Extreme Summer Ice Loss
More than 5% of the country’s remaining glacier ice has disappeared in 2026 as repeated summer heatwaves take their toll on the Alps. It is the second biggest annual loss on record.
26th September 2026
Glacier Extinction Map is Launched
The Global Glacier Extinction Explorer is a new interactive website that predicts the future of glaciers across the world.
28th September 2026
Austria Reveals its Best Areas for Ski Touring
Ski touring is one of the fastest growing areas of snowsports as more people sample the pleasures of walking uphill and getting closer to nature. It is not just for advanced skiers.
1st October 2026
FIS Presents its Sport Integrity Report
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation, FIS maintains it is committed to protecting the integrity of snow sports so that athletes, officials, and everyone involved can be confident they are taking part in a safe, fair, respectful, and inclusive environment.
29th September 2026
US Court Rules That Avalanches Are an Inherent Risk of Skiing
The Colorado Supreme court agreed that avalanches result from changing snow conditions, changing weather, and variations of steepness and terrain, all of which are specifically noted in the Ski Safety Act.
28th September 2026
Interest in Complementary Ski Guiding from VIP SKI Rises for Next Winter
Last season the tour operator started a new complementary ski guiding service at the Graciosa Chalets in La Plagne. There has been an increase in enquiries as a valuable part of a luxury ski holiday.
26th September 2026
Sale Dates for Winter Trains to French Alps & Pyrenees
This winter, you can book TGV trains further in advance than before. Here’s a heads-up from Snowcarbon on which dates trains go on sale for winter 2026–27.
22nd September 2026
Crans-Montana Hosts Thousands of Trail Runners – Without the UTMB Mont Blanc Crush
Wildstrubel by UTMB brought thousands of runners to the Swiss ski resort, as Crans-Montana continues to move forward following the devastating New Year’s Eve fire. PlanetSKI’s Katy Dartford was there – and on the start line.
FEATURED NEWS
21st September 2026
What’s New in Verbier for Next Season
There are new places to stay and new ways to reach the slopes. Then there’s night skiing in Lourtier, mountain events + a rather good end-of-season party.
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24th February 2026
New Charter Flight Heads to Norway This Winter
Crystal Ski Holidays is launching a new flight from Birmingham to Oslo. Last season Inghams launched a new flight to Bergen. Norway is becoming increasingly popular with British skiers.
10th September 2026
What’s New at Alpine Fleet For Next Winter
The transfer company has a host of new offerings for the approaching ski season. Ski transfer companies are not all the same.
19th September 2026
Inghams Ski Expands Ski Programme for Next Winter
It includes a new destination in Switzerland and an extended season in Norway.
10th September 2026
Luxury Chalet Company Reveals Its New Offerings for Next Season
The Luxury Chalet Company has added a collection of new high-end properties across the Alps, headlined by the Jardin Alpin Apartment in Courchevel 1850.
4th September 2026
Austria Looks Forward to Next Winter
The Austria National Tourist Office says British visitor were up by 2.5% last winter on the previous season. There was a total of 2.3m overnight stays and it hopes to build on that for the coming winter.
16th September 2026
VIP SKI Aims to Boost Skiers’s Confidence
Feedback from VIP SKI skiers say they are less confident than they used to be and the UK ski operator is aiming to do something about it next winter with a special holiday for those that are feeling nervous.
28th August 2026
Countdown On For 2027 Crans-Montana World Ski Championships
The world’s best alpine skiers & hopefully some GB racers will come together in the Swiss Alps to battle for World Championship glory across the full range of alpine disciplines from the 1st to 14th February, 2027.
26th August 2026
Iglu Ski Unveils What’s New for Next Season
Specialist ski agent Iglu Ski has announced its new range for winter 2026/2027, focusing on delivering new Austrian ski options in Carinthia, early Easter holidays and new regional flights.
15th March 2026
The Inghams Ski Holiday Experience
It’s a long time since I’ve been on an Inghams ski holiday so, when my partner James and I decided to book a week away, we thought we could do worse than choose the company named Best Ski Operator 2025 by The Times & Sunday Times.
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