24th January 2026
GB Snowsport has announced the athletes heading out to Italy to complete in The Games, There are realistic prospects of medals after disappointment four years ago. UPDATED
23rd January 2026
In Colorado it’s been the worst in decades, though some snow is forecast for this weekend. Other areas in the Rockies have also started badly, though it’s been much better in the east. strong>UPDATED
23rd January 2026
She took gold in the Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle competition in Aspen, Colorado. With the Olympics round the corner she remains one of GB’s brightest medal prospects for Milan-Cortina.
23rd January 2026
The Freeride World Tour is in the high-altitude French resort for the Val Thorens Pro. Race Day has been confirmed as the event switches slope. UPDATED
22nd January 2026
PlanetSKI is on a 2-month stay in Canada and we have observed that Canadians are shunning the USA this winter. Trump is to blame + bad exchange rate & poor snow in USA. UPDATED
22nd January 2026
What is it like to be rescued by ski patrol? We went downhill in a stretcher to find out. PlanetSKI joins two days of professional ski patrol training in the Scottish Highlands.
20th January 2026
Check out our latest reports from Europe and North America: The Alps, The Pyrenees, The Canadian Rockies & the Scottish Highlands. UPDATED
19th January 2026
Fresh calls have been made for caution after 25 deaths in the Alps in the past 10 days. UPDATED
19th January 2026
It’s another busy week for GB’s snowsport athletes as the Winter Olympics draws closer. We also round up last week’s results. UPDATED
18th January 2026
The Swiss resort will host FIS World Cup races at the end on this month in the spirit of sport and remembrance. It follows the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar that killed 40 people and injured 116.
18th January 2026
We’ve been making some turns in Delirium Dive, Wild West & the South Side Chutes. Some describe it as the most extreme in-bounds terrain in Canada.
18th January 2026
The three avalanches happened on Saturday. They are the latest in a series of avalanches in the Alps with the death toll standing at 23 in the past week alone. UPDATED
17th January 2026
Charlotte Bankes took gold in the latest stage of the Snowboard Cross World Cup with a dominant performance in the Chinese resort of Dongbeiya.
17th January 2026
It is looking to host the Games in 2038 and if successful it would hold the Winter Olympics for the first time in 90 years.
15th January 2026
He was swept into an avalanche barrier in Austria and died. Ten people have died in avalanches in the Alps since last weekend with multiple rescues. NEW
15th January 2026
The Swiss canton of Valais is the latest to ban them in all indoor public places. It follows a fire at a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana where 40 people were killed and 116 were injured. NEW
13th January 2026
A security guard was found dead during a night shift at an Olympic construction site in the Italian Alps. An investigation is underway.
13th January 2026
The two returning legends have had very mixed fortunes on their comebacks. One is a gold medal favourite at the Olympics next month, the other has withdrawn.
12th January 2026
Scotland’s ski centres are celebrating a good start to the winter season after heavy snow. It’s very welcome after poor winters in recent years though it is now warming up.
12th January 2026
We’ve been on a 2-month visit. Based in Canmore in Alberta, but with the desire, the vehicle & the contacts to go further afield. Sadly all good things must come to an end… UPDATED
12th January 2026
We’re on a 2-month visit. Based in Canmore in Alberta, but with the desire, the vehicle, the contacts & the cash (hopefully) to go further afield. Adventures unfold…
12th January 2026
It’s an action-packed week with many of our major stars in action as the countdown continues to the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics that start in under a month’s time.
12th January 2026
We hear direct from the Alps, the Spanish Pyrenees, the French Pyrenees the High Tatras in Slovakia, Scotland & Canada. PlanetSKI is out in the snow. UPDATED
12th January 2026
The two main resorts of Lake Louise & Sunshine Village in Canada have had one of their best starts to a winter in decades. PlanetSKI is there & looks at the details.
11th January 2026
There have been further avalanches with one sweeping over a blue piste in St Foy and hitting four people. A British skier was among six people who died last weekend in the French Alps. UPDATED
11th January 2026
Two separate avalanches have claimed the lives of three off-piste skiers in the French Alps on Saturday. We have first reports of further fatalities on Sunday. UPDATED
10th January 2026
Kirsty Muir has secured the third World Cup victory of her career at the Aspen Freeski Slopestyle World Cup. Zoe Atkin followed it up with a silver in the Freeski Halfpipe in Aspen. UPDATED
10th January 2026
40 people died in the fire at a bar in the ski resort on New Year’s Eve. The detention came as Switzerland held a national day of mourning. UPDATED
9th January 2026
Government officials and politicians from Switzerland and abroad, as well as representatives of various religions, are attending the memorial service in Martigny on Friday. UPDATED
7th January 2026
It is designed to bring UK snowsports venues, including artificial slopes, indoor snowdomes, revolving slopes, and mountain resorts, closer to the heart of the industry.
7th January 2026
A catalogue of errors is emerging following the fire at Le Constellation Bar in the Swiss resort that killed 40 people & injured 116. Questions are asked about regulation authorities. UPDATED
6th January 2026
Forty people were killed when a fire tore through a busy venue in Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve. NEW
5th January 2026
Plans for the slope at Rhydycar West in Wales have been approved by local councilors. Skiers & snowboarders have welcomed the move.
5th January 2026
The dispute has been going on over two weeks and now the resort management team has launched a recruitment campaign to hire temporary workers in a bid to reopen the mountain.
5th January 2026
A host of GB snowsport athletes are competing in World Cup events this week. Check out the full details.
5th January 2026
Over 1m of snow has fallen in places leaving superb piste conditions, but high level of avalanche danger. UPDATED
3rd January 2026
The accidents happened in Piedmont and in the north eastern Italian region of Veneto. Poor weather hindered rescue efforts.
2nd January 2026
The tragedy has been felt across the ski world. It is one of the worst disasters in a ski resort in recent times. PlanetSKI editor, James Cove, assesses its impact, historical position & reaction from the ski world.
1st January 2026
Around 40 people died in the blaze at the Constellation Bar in the Swiss resort as New Year Celebrations were underway. UPDATED
1st January 2026
We post some images and videos of ski celebrations in Europe, North America and Asia. Here’s to skiing in 2026… UPDATED
1st January 2026
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30th December 2025
It is a grim end to 2025 as another avalanche claims the lives of skiers and hikers. It follows two deaths in France, four in Greece and a spate of other incidents.
29th December 2025
A woman in her late40s has died from likely asphyxiation after falling into a pocket of deep, soft snow near a green run at Sunshine Village Ski Resort. PlanetSKI reports from the resort. UPDATED
29th December 2025
More snow would be welcome in most of the Alps & parts of the USA. Canada remains the place to be, while the Pyrenees is looking good. UPDATED
27th December 2025
In France a mountain guide died near La Plagne and another person perished near Albertville. Four hikers have died in the Greek mountains. UPDATED
22nd December 2025
GB athletes are competing in FIS World Cup competitions over the coming two weeks. Plus we have results from last week’s competitions.
21st December 2025
The snowboarder Zoe Atkin and the telemark skier Jaz Taylor topped their respective podiums. GB’s good start to the World Cup season continues.
20th December 2025
Heavy snow fell in the far south west as Christmas week got underway, but most of the Alps remains dry. Check out the latest PlanetSKI snow report from Europe & North America. UPDATED
20th December 2025
Snow Camp, the UK’s only national youth snowsports charity will feature in the BBC Radio 4 Appeal over the festive period. It will shine a spotlight on the charity’s work supporting young people across the UK.
18th December 2025
Lina Peak is a sleek steel-and-glass tower in sharp contrast to the Swiss resort’s traditional alpine chalets. It is seen by some as the only way to create affordable housing for season workers. Others say it will be a white elephant that would push up prices.
18th December 2025
The Canadian resort has opened a new area – Richardson’s Ridge. It is the first phase of a major expansion of the ski area. PlanetSKI is amoung the first to ski it.
17th December 2025
We’re on a 2-month visit. Based in Canmore in Alberta, but with the desire, the vehicle, the contacts & the cash (hopefully) to go further afield. Adventures are unfolding… UPDATED
16th December 2025
The Swiss resort of Crans-Montana is on something of an upward curve and it has some tempting offferings for this winter. Not least from Six Senses Crans-Montana that invites guests to sample new experiences.
16th December 2025
The Innsbruck region is renowned for its world-class slopes and endless vistas of perfect pistes. But this winter, visitors will discover that skiing is only the beginning and there are endless opportunities for adventures off the slopes too.
16th December 2025
Not as much as some might think according to a new Swiss study. They offer limited protection. Helmet use is widespread with Italy making it compulsory this season. UPDATED
15th December 2025
The World Cup season is well and truly underway and already GB is in the medals with a gold and a silver.
14th December 2025
PlanetSKI reporters are out on the slopes of Europe & North America. UPDATED
14th December 2025
The International Ski & Snowboards Federation, FIS has developed a Waste Management Handbook for Snowsports Events.
14th December 2025
Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale have won Team Snowboard Cross World Cup gold in Cervinia, Italy. NEW
13th December 2025
Zoe Atkin took silver in her first competition of the season at the Secret Garden Freeski Halfpipe World Cup in China.
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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