6th March 2023
Ski Resorts Close, Transport Hit Hard & People Await Rescue as Heavy Snow Pounds California
Resorts in Lake Tahoe have so much snow they can’t open with some hit by power cuts. The historic winter snowfall continues.
James Cove
5th March 2023
Ski School or Home School?
It’s a dilemma faced by many parents during a winter holiday. What do you do when you book your kids into ski lessons, and then they simply refuse to put their skis on?
5th March 2023
Norwegian Ski Rail Trip
PlaneSKI has been on a rail ski safari round a few ski areas in Norway – Voss, Myrkdalen and Norefjell. Adventures aplenty.
4th March 2023
Miracle Rescue for Man Caught in Avalanche in Switzerland
The ski tourer was buried for 6-hours and the crew of a rescue helicopter spotted his waving arm coming from out of the snow. His head was not buried allowing him to breathe.
3rd March 2023
Three German Heliskiers Die in Canada Avalanche
The accident happened near Panorama in British Columbia. It brings the total number of avalanche fatalities in the Canadian Province this winter to twelve. UPDATED
3rd March 2023
Rise in Injuries on the Piste
Up to 100 people per day are being admitted to one hospital in Grenoble alone due to skiing accidents. UPDATED
22nd February 2023
The PlanetSKI Snow Report
There is change in the Alps with some snow finally falling in places. UPDATED
20th February 2023
PlanetSKI Hits the Powder of Norway
It hadn’t snowed in the Alps for weeks. So, we decided to go skiing in Norway where snow was falling. We’re been travelling round Norway by train and it seems we’ve hit gold!
20th February 2023
PlanetSKI Reports from Abruzzo in Southern Italy
Abruzzo is an Italian region to the east of Rome that contains the Apennine Mountains – home to a number of fabulous ski areas that are little-known to British skiers and snowboarders.
18th February 2023
Burton Snowboards Orders Still Disrupted After Cyber Attack
The company reported a ‘cyber incident’ on 14th February and shut down all its e-commerce activities. A week later its online sales are still suspended while investigations continue.
18th February 2023
PlanetSKI Takes Self-Catering Ski Holiday in Chamonix
As a Canadian living in the UK, PlanetSKI’s Marie Taylor is on a mission to ski all of Europe’s big resorts. She’s stayed in hotels in Zermatt & chalets in Les3Vallees. Now it’s self-catering in Chamonix. Read on for more on the self-catering experience.
16th February 2023
Skiing in Adelboden: An Unexpected Delight
If you like the idea of a traditional, quaint, ski resort where the locals still go to ski because the skiing is rather good, then this Swiss gem is for you. Did anyone mention its swing?
12th February 2023
British Skier Dies in Meribel
An investigation is underway after a 50-year old man died in a fall while skiing in the French resort. There have been several other fatal accidents as the busy half-term period begins. UPDATED
11th February 2023
A Day With A Chamonix Mountain Guide
The powder snow may not be there at the moment but a day out with a mountain guide is always a special experience. And so it proved to be.
11th February 2023
PlanetSKI Snow Report
There is change in the Alps with some snow forecast. PlanetSKI is in Norway. UPDATED
8th February 2023
Resorts In Andorra Raise Prices Sharply for Half Term
The Grandvalira area is raising the price of a day lift ticket by 20%. Some airport to resort transfers have gone up by 25% and hotels are reportedly raising their prices as demand increases.
5th February 2023
Eleven Dead in Avalanches in the Alps
Heavy snow has led to a series of avalanches. The have been fatal accidents in Austria, Switzerland & Italy.
4th February 2023
Dave Does Not Disappoint
GB’s Dave Ryding had a ‘did not finish’ at the World Cup slalom Kandahar race in Chamonix on Saturday. He is likely disappointed with his performance. PlanetSKI is not, in fact we celebrate just watching The Rocket race.
2nd February 2023
The BRITS Heads Back to its Roots in Scotland
The UK’s official Snowboard and Freeski Championships will take place in Cairngorm in Scotland April 1st and 2nd.
2nd February 2023
2023 Alpine Ski Championships in Courchevel & Meribel
PlanetSKI has been in the resorts looking at the two weeks of competition that are now underway. We look at the British squad, how they’re doing so far & how to watch the action live on the BBC. UPDATED
2nd February 2023
Successful Return to Flaine for the British Schoolgirls Races
143 girls from 26 schools spent two days racing in excellent conditions, with crowds of teachers, parents, coaches and other racers cheering them on at the base of the Calcite piste in the centre of Flaine.
1st February 2023
PlanetSKI Is Back Out On The Slopes Of Scotland
Our Scotland reporting team of Rod and Dianne Frazer has been out on the slopes again – this time at The Lecht. NEW
1st February 2023
Alpine Fleet Resort Transfer Company Reports Good Start
Alpine Fleet has recently launched a transfer service for those wanting hassle free, convenient and great value transfers from Geneva Airport to ski resorts across the French, Swiss and Italian Alps.
1st February 2023
February’s Ski News In Brief – Live and Updated
– 2 Backcountry Skiers Die in Colorado Avalanche
– GB Slalom Skier Billy Major Honoured for Performance at World Cup
– Rescue of Japanese Skier Who Disappeared in Deep Powder
– Most Defendants in Avalanche Deaths Trial Acquitted …….UPDATED
30th January 2023
PlanetSKI Snow Report
It’s clear skies & sunshine across the Alps and the weather is set to stay the same into next week. UPDATED
30th January 2023
Ski Lifts Strikes in French Ski Resorts Have Little Impact
The two strikes held so far have had little impact and threats of further ones in February will likely be the same, if they take place at all. Some sections of the media have been accused of scaremongering.
29th January 2023
PlanetSKI Spends a Day with the Verbier Piste Patrol
We started at dawn with avalanche bombing and ended at dusk with the final sweep of the pistes. There was much in between, in what was our most interesting days of the season so far.
26th January 2023
PlanetSKI Hits the Jura Mountain Range
It is a range just north of the Alps that we have always wanted to visit but never have. Now snow has fallen and temperatures remain low.
25th January 2023
Katie Ormerod to Miss Rest of Season Due to Injury
The GB snowboarder will miss the rest of the 2023 season after having further surgery on her ankle. It is another blow to an injury-affected career.
25th January 2023
Strikes Threaten French Ski Resorts over Half Term
French unions are threatening to close the lifts over the busiest weeks of the season. Resorts & tour operators are issuing reassuring statements & it seems any action will be limited. UPDATED
24th January 2023
48-Hours in the French Ski Resort of La Clusaz
We are on our way from Verbier in the Swiss Alps to Pays de Gex in the French Jura. We needed a stop off and a ski. Step forward a fabulous area that we haven’t been to for too long.
22nd January 2023
Fresh warnings on Off Piste Safety as Ski Instructor Dies in France
The 57-year old ski teacher died in an avalanche in Les Arcs France. The snowpack is stabilising after the fresh snow of last week but caution is urged.
21st January 2023
Fancy Going to Lapland Next Winter?
There’s the Aurora Borealis to see, a visit to meet Santa and learn-to-ski or snowboard packages on offer from Iglu Ski. NEW
20th January 2023
First Tracks in Verbier
Want to be among the first ones down the slopes? You can every Friday when first tracks is on and you have the freshly groomed slopes to yourself. It’s new for this season.
20th January 2023
PlanetSKI Hits Canada For a Bucket List Ski Trip
PlanetSKI’s Claire McAteer is hitting resorts in Alberta and British Columbia. The snow is not as good as it could be, but no matter. Canada is a dream come true. UPDATED
18th January 2023
Powder Days in Verbier
There are currently the best conditions of the season in the Swiss resort. We have been in and out of the powder as the conditions allow. Wednesday was the best.
16th January 2023
PlanetSKI Verbier Ski Blog
Our editor James Cove is back in town with the Warren Smith Ski Academy & Helly Hansen. There are loads of memories as he’s been skiing here for more than 20-years. Best of all new ones are being made. And it’s dumping with snow. UPDATED
15th January 2023
British Woman Dies in Chamonix Avalanche
The 45-year old was hiking with two other people including a mountain guide on Saturday when the accident happened. An investigation is underway. UPDATED
15th January 2023
Blue Sky & Powder Across Large Parts of the Alps
Winter is firmly back on track in the Alps after the latest snow. Let’s hope it lasts. UPDATED
15th January 2023
Staying in Le Chable to Access Verbier & the 4 Vallees in Switzerland
It used to be a place you passed through to get to Verbier. Not anymore as the village down the valley becomes increasingly popular for a variety of reasons. PlanetSKI has been seeing what the fuss is about.
15th January 2023
More Snow Continues to Fall in North America
The powder snow has been some of the best in a generation bringing excellent early season conditions. It has though come at a price with a number of avalanche deaths. NEW
14th January 2023
Best Ski Conditions of the Season in Scotland
There has been 40cm of new snow and conditions are superb. Earlier, high winds meant the access roads to The Lecht and Cairngorm were impassable. Scotland is seeing an excellent winter season so far.
12th January 2023
Bruson Heads Into A New Era
The ski area linked to and opposite Verbier has had something of a transformation in recent years with new lifts, new restaurants and much else besides. PlanetSKI has been sampling its delights.
11th January 2023
Driving to the Alps for Skiing & Snowboarding
More people are driving to the Alps – it can be cheaper & more environmentally friendly than flying, plus there’s a host of other reasons. PlanetSKI has just driven to Verbier + we have reaction from readers who also like to drive.
8th January 2023
Big Snowstorm Finally Hits the Alps
The forecast snow has started and there are indications that up to 50cm may fall in some places. UPDATED
7th January 2023
Skiing in Scotland
Scotland’s ski resorts have enjoyed a strong start to winter as some resorts in the Alps and Pyrenees struggled for snow. The weather is now changing. UPDATED
4th January 2023
Fresh Snow Is Finally On Its Way To The Alps
It is forecast that the storm will start on Sunday & there could be around 50cm of much needed snow. UPDATED
3rd January 2023
Ski Resorts Across Europe Look to Save Energy
Some are slowing down lifts while others are suspending night skiing. Some Xmas lights have been reduced and there’s a whole host of measures under discussion.
3rd January 2023
Ski Hiring & Ski Testing with Intersport
If you take out the premium package with Intersport you can change your skis as many times as you want. That’s exactly what three PlanetSKI reporters did in Les2Alpes – changing their equipment as the snow changed and simply trying out new skis with a view to finding the right one to buy.
2nd January 2023
Father Searches in Vain for Son as Pair Caught in US Avalanche
The son was found dead after two hours. There have been further avalanche fatalities as heavy snow continues to fall. Caution is being urged by the authorities. UPDATED
1st January 2023
The Alps: Warm Weather with No Significant Snow
There remains no snow worth talking about in the forecast as 2023 gets underway. In places in the Alps the freezing level is up to 3,000m but there are still some decent conditions around. UPDATED
1st January 2023
Costs of Skiing Rise but Numbers Expected to Remain Constant
Some claim prices are up by around 10%. Inflation and spiralling energy costs are taking their toll, but the number of people skiing looks set to remain constant.
1st January 2023
Another Restaurant in Val Gardena Awarded Michelin Star
The area has some of the most fabulous mountain restaurants in the Alps and another one has been acknowledged. Val Gardena has one of the highest concentrations of Michelin features restaurants in the mountains.
1st January 2023
OVO Network Expands into Switzerland
High end chalet rental specialist OVO Network, until now solely offering chalets in France, has launched its first chalet to rent in Switzerland. NEW
1st January 2023
Man Dies in Avalanche on Ben Nevis
He was climbing with a partner when they were hit by an avalanche. The second man is in a serious condition in hospital in Scotland. NEW
1st January 2023
Happy New Year Folks!
There is little doubt where the best place is to celebrate New Year’s Eve: a ski resort. This year was no exception. NEW & UPDATED
1st January 2023
January’s Ski News in Brief – Live & Updated
– Casinos Continue in Liechtenstein
– World Champion Freestyle Skier Dies in Japan Avalanche
– Shiffrin Misses Out on Chance to Equal Record Number of Wins
– World Cup Moguls Bronze for GB
– PlanetSKI Is Out On The Scottish Snow…UPDATED
31st December 2022
New Year Message from International Olympic Committee President
Thomas Bach, has described 2022 as ‘successful as it was turbulent’. The year saw the Winter Olympics take place in Beijing, China, amid Covid-19 and political controversy. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. NEW
28th December 2022
Ski Deals in Andorra from Inghams
Set in the high mountains of the Pyrenees between France and Spain, Andorra has some good value skiing and snowboarding on offer.
28th December 2022
Rain & Warm Temperatures Hit Low Level Ski Resorts
Areas in the north-west Alps including resorts in France have been worst affected with some slopes closed and lifts not running. The Pyrenees has also suffered. UPDATED
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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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