7th November 2023
Saturday is the traditional ski transfer day – expect busy airports & packed roads when travelling. In resort there are queues for accommodation, ski hire shops and lifts pass offices. Why not look at Sunday instead?
6th November 2023
Significant amounts of early season snow have fallen with more set to come down this weekend. UPDATED
4th November 2023
Readers, reports and resorts are sending us images of the snow currently falling across Europe and North America. Inspiring us all for the approaching winter. UPDATED
2nd November 2023
This is the real deal with well over 50cm in places and still it comes down. UPDATED
2nd November 2023
Lake Louise in Canada fired up some lifts on Friday with other resorts set to follow. Resorts are also opening in the USA. UPDATED
1st November 2023
The UK ski agent, SNO, is offering trips to Xmas markets in the Alps combined with some festive skiing – travelling by air, rail or road.
1st November 2023
– Pat Sharples Named Coach of the Year
– Gastro Day in Gurgl raises €28,660 for Local Families
– From Pow, Pow to Woof, Woof
– Swiss Sports Federations Back Winter Olympic Bid
– Avalanche in Iran Kills 5 Climbers… LIVE
31st October 2023
Snow is falling in the Alps & The Rockies. Check out the latest. UPDATED
31st October 2023
The pioneering ski agent is 25-years old. All those years ago it recognised that the future of booking a ski holiday was using digital technology with real-time information to put the customer at the heart of the process. 400, 000 people have reaped the rewards.
30th October 2023
The new partnership will allow anyone in the UK who makes any purchase on eBay during the seven-day window to make a charitable donation to support DSUK at the point of sale. NEW
27th October 2023
Keystone in Colorado is the latest resort to open. Nearby Arapahoe Basin opened a top to bottom run on Sunday with fresh snow falling. UPDATED
27th October 2023
The ski clothing company presented five films in London this week at the IMAX cinema. With the aim of promoting the brand & inspiring us for the season ahead. But what’s with the old orange ski gloves?
26th October 2023
The race has been on for a while and the first one to offer some skiing & snowboarding is one you have probably never heard of. NEW
26th October 2023
The International Ski & Snowboard Federation has held its autumn meeting. It dealt with the appointment of technical officials, reports from future major events and proposals from the FIS Technical Committees.
25th October 2023
The International Ski & Snowboard Federation has issued a strongly worded response to Protect Our Winters after being called on to do more to protect the environment. It follows claims of excavators being used on a glacier to prepare a race course.
25th October 2023
There have been further falls at altitude in the Alps as winter approaches. UPDATED
23rd October 2023
It is in the south-west of the country with skiing up to 1,883m. It has a fascinating history as it sits in birthplace of skiing, Telemark, with the area playing a key role in World War II.
23rd October 2023
The Austrian province hosts a wide range of world-class sporting competitions. Why not time your ski holiday to see & experience one of them?
22nd October 2023
PlanetSKI reporter Simon Wilson has not been to a ski show for more than forty years – so we despatched him to this year’s exhibition & asked him to take his teenage-self along. What has changed?
21st October 2023
It took place at the ExCeL Centre in East London at the weekend. PlanetSKI reviews the show, plus reports on what light it sheds on the state of the UK snowsport industry & the approaching winter. UPDATED
21st October 2023
It follows images of excavators on a glacier in Zermatt preparing an area for a World Cup ski race next month. More than 27,000 people have signed it.
20th October 2023
A handful of resorts already have some slopes open with more set to follow. The first World Cup events are underway with thoughts turning to winter as snow falls in parts of the Alps & elsewhere. UPDATED
20th October 2023
Well-groomed ski pistes, state-of-the-art lifts, as well as a modern infrastructure await. We asked the Austrian National Tourist Office to give us their top reasons to visit.
20th October 2023
It’s the Big Air Chur FIS Freeski and Snowboard World Cup in Switzerland. On Friday freeski takes the spotlight, followed by snowboard on Saturday. British eyes will be on Mia Brookes in the women’s snowboard. NEW
18th October 2023
The dates and venues for the 2023/2024 FIS alpine ski World Cup season have been revealed. We look at what’s in store.
18th October 2023
The ski transfer company began last winter operating from Geneva. It now offers transfers from other airports and to a range of new resorts. The new kid on the block goes up a gear.
17th October 2023
It takes place this weekend at the ExCeL in east London and follows on from the National Snow Show in Birmingham last weekend. PlanetSKI has a bunch of tickets to give away. NEW
16th October 2023
It’s the 17th edition of the Freeride World Tour and Georgia is a new location. As always the event concludes in Verbier in Switzerland.
16th October 2023
Bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions will not take place in Milan, Cortina or any other Italian site. Innsbruck in Austria is the most likely venue.
16th October 2023
It is calling for “the urgent and unconditional protection of the glaciers” and an end to any new developments of glacier ski areas.
14th October 2023
But not before we watched England and Wales in their separate matches in the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup. They were being held last weekend in Marseille to the south of the Alps. UPDATED
13th October 2023
The Ski Club of Great Britain is celebrating its 120th anniversary and to mark the occasion, is launching a host of new initiatives for its members as it heads into the 2023-24 winter ski season.
13th October 2023
Engineering works to address technical issues on the Cairngorm funicular railway will continue into next month. It is hoped things will be back to normal for the approaching ski season. UPDATED
12th October 2023
Britain’s greatest ever Paralympic Downhill Skier, and 4-time Paralympic Medallist, Millie Knight, has announced she is retiring from the sport. It marks the end of a remarkable and inspirational career. NEW
12th October 2023
Sunweb is one of Europe’s leading holiday operators and has been packaging ski holidays to 200 destinations across Andorra, Austria, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland for more than 25 years.
12th October 2023
Arc 1950 sits high in Paradiski, one of the largest and highest ski areas in the Alps. We look back at its 20 years and forward to the future.
10th October 2023
The International Ski & Snowboard Federation has 11 FIS World Cups in the United States for the 2023-24 season – the most in its sporting history.
9th October 2023
The tallest mountain in western Europe has been measured at 4,805.59m – that’s 2.22m shorter than in 2021. NEW
7th October 2023
We have just fully updated the PlanetSKI Guide to Saving Money – it’s full of handy tips and practical advice. It sits in another section of the web site but we re-produce it here. UPDATED
5th October 2023
The first is in Birmingham this weekend, and then another in London a week later. PlanetSKI readers can get free tickets to both. Read on for more…
4th October 2023
We’ve stayed in some varied and interesting places in our travels around the Alps. But never a genuine French chateau. Check out the Le Chateau de Candie in Chambery.
3rd October 2023
Some of the high-altitude glacier areas in the Alps are already open with more set to follow this month. In North America there have been the first dustings of snow. UPDATED
3rd October 2023
SNO offers more than one million ski package deals creating the widest selection of chalet, hotel, and self-catered skiing accommodation online.
3rd October 2023
Following a review of the economic and environmental conditions of the ski slope Braehead Leisure Partnership, the owner of XSite, has announced the permanent closure of Snow Factor. UPDATED
3rd October 2023
It is only for the first part of winter but if you are interested now is the time to book. There is growing interest in taking the train, but currently only 2% of UK skiers do so. UPDATED
2nd October 2023
PlanetSKI reports from the Swiss resort as we look ahead to what is coming for the approaching ski season.
2nd October 2023
We’re on the final week of our month-long tour of France: watching the group stages of the Rugby World Cup. Plus visiting The Alps, Pyrenees & Jura as we look ahead to winter. NEW
1st October 2023
– World Cup Alpine Ski Racing Starts then Stops
– The Rocket Prepares to Launch
– Ban on Russia & Belarus Snowsport Athletes Continues
– Chef de Mission for 2026 Paralympics Appointed
– Good luck with your recovery Wozza!…LIVE
29th September 2023
Latest figures show the alarming rate of melt in the worst two years on record.
27th September 2023
The seasons are changing as autumn gets underway & winter edges closer. The days are shorter, there’s been snow at altitude & the leaves are changing their colour. PlanetSKI reports from the Alps. UPDATED
26th September 2023
The funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain looks set to remain out of operation until mid-October. It’s the latest setback to the troubled lift.
26th September 2023
We’ve been in the Pyrenees and the Alps on our autumn tour of the mountains, now its time for the Jura. One of Europe’s little-known and under-appreciated ranges. UPDATED
26th September 2023
Les Menuires in Les3Vallees is celebrating its 60th year this coming season. It has a host of events to mark the occasion & much that is new for the season. UPDATED
26th September 2023
Aidan Roche vanished in June. After an extensive search and family involvement his body has been located. NEW
25th September 2023
We’ve been in the Pyrenees, the Alps & the Jura in France as we take in the Rugby World Cup. UPDATED
24th September 2023
A group of skiers with a disability are aiming to claim the world record for the furthest skied using seated equipment. NEW
23rd September 2023
Ready for the upcoming winter, leading French accommodation provider, Ski France, has added four new Contactless Catered Chalets to its portfolio. But what are ‘contactless chalets’?
21st September 2023
It starts with the National Snow Show in Birmingham and ends with a new Snow Show in London. In between are some new offerings.
21st September 2023
We’re in Chambery: hiking at altitude, nosing round the ancient town, plus staying in a Chateau. We have a bit of time on our hands between matches in the Rugby World Cup. UPDATED
21st September 2023
There’s snow falling in the Alps & Scandinavia as winter approaches. Some has fallen in North America too. PlanetSKI reports from the Alps. UPDATED
Urs Lehmann Resigns as CEO of FIS Ahead of Bitter Presidential Election
There has been a move by some of the major ski nations to oust the current FIS President Johan Eliasch.
Now Lehmann has stepped down after reported disagreements with Eliasch.
Urs Lehmann Resigns as CEO of FIS Ahead of Bitter Presidential Election - PlanetSKI
There has been a move by some of the major ski nations to the oust the current President Johan Eliasch. Now ...
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