10th January 2023
The big snowstorm across the Alps has delivered. The low altitude ski areas that had been very bare have turned white at last. Resorts are breathing a sigh of relief, though many could still do with more. UPDATED
8th January 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin, the 27-year-old American superstar, had to settled for second place in the night slalom in Flachau on Tuesday. But surely it is only a matter of time before she takes lead. She is currently tied on 82 Women’s World Cup wins with Lindsey Vonn.
6th January 2023
Hemsedal has just broken a 100-year-old record for snowfall. The news comes as the country’s ski areas continue to bask in deep, deep powder.
6th January 2023
The trailblazing British organisation was founded 100 years ago this month. A group of formidable skiers, among them the best racers of the time, formed the world’s first ski club for women. NEW
4th January 2023
What have the Romans ever given us? If you’ve seen the satirical sketch from Monty Python’s Life of Brian, you’ll know the answer is quite a lot. The same can be said for the Italians and their ski resorts.
30th December 2022
The 27-year-old American remains just one victory away from equalling the great Lindsey Vonn’s record for the most World Cup victories by a female alpine ski racer. She came 6th on Saturday in Slovenia but goes again on Sunday. UPDATED
29th December 2022
It is arguably the ultimate winter holiday for kids. A trip to see the elves and Santa himself, days before Christmas, in the snowy expanse of Lapland. Then flying home just in time to get the mince pies on the fireplace before the big guy comes down the chimney.
29th December 2022
While conditions for skiing and snowboarding are variable in Europe, on the other side of the Atlantic, it’s looking pretty good. And more snow is forecast for those lucky enough to be spending New Year in the US.
23rd December 2022
A powerful Arctic storm is pounding the USA and Canada with bitterly cold temperatures, blizzards, high winds, power cuts and travel disruption. Some ski resorts, which have already had several metres of snow so far this season, are warning of extreme conditions. UPDATED
23rd December 2022
Saturday traffic delays, sky-high flight costs and fully-booked ferries or trains could soon be a thing of the past for UK families booking with the self-catered specialist, Pierre & Vacances.
22nd December 2022
The Japanese city and the country’s Olympic Committee has announced it is putting its attempt to win the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games on hold. The decision is partly in response to the damage caused by the Tokyo 2020 corruption scandal.
22nd December 2022
The President of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has hailed 2022 as a great season, despite having its share of challenges.
22nd December 2022
The UK’s only mountain-based ski and snowboard festival is returning to the Scottish Highlands next spring – and it’s promising to be even mightier than before.
18th December 2022
Wendy Searle began her record attempt on Monday 5th December. Her goal is to become the fastest woman to ski solo and unsupported from the Antarctic coast to the Geographic South Pole.
14th December 2022
A powerful storm has brought heavy snow and extreme weather to parts of the US and Canada. Ski resorts have been reporting huge dumps, lifts buried, high avalanche risk and road closures.
13th December 2022
The snowy weather that has hit the UK in the last few days has been a huge bonus for die-hard skiers in the Scottish Highlands. PlanetSKI’s Scotland reporter, Rod Frazer, has been out on the slopes making the most of some great early season conditions.
9th December 2022
Bookings for this season are exceeding pre-pandemic levels but UK skiers and snowboarders face rising costs in European resorts, according to a new study.
7th December 2022
The Swiss Centre for Accident Prevention is calling on skiers and snowboarders to use marked freeride zones this winter. It follows a rise in the number of deaths off-piste.
7th December 2022
The ski areas of Scotland could be set for an early Christmas present with a prolonged Arctic blast hitting the Highlands over the next few days. UPDATED
7th December 2022
The International Olympic Committee is postponing its decision on who will host the next but one Winter Olympics and Paralympics, partly in response to climate change.
14th June 2022
The Kaiser is a legend in ski racing with 26 World Cup wins. The greatest moment of his career was gold at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics in front of a home crowd. A film on his victory had its UK premiere this week. Klammer was there and so was PlanetSKI. We also report from the resort of Patscherkofel where the race took place.
7th May 2022
50 years ago, two black American skiers were introduced by a mutual friend. It led to the ‘National Brotherhood of Skiers’. The two men, both in their 80s, have made it into the US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame. PlanetSKI has been speaking to them.
23rd April 2022
It’s a final spring fling on the slopes for PlanetSKI’s Chief Reporter. A couple of days in the resort that has the highest skiing in France seems as good a place as any to end the season. Even better if there’s some powder skiing to be had.
19th April 2022
Go to Val d’Isère for the 5-star experience, head to Tignes for the skiing. It’s what we often hear about these two lift-linked French resorts. But things are changing, and one property company is at the forefront of efforts to turn the ugly sister of Tignes into Cinderella. It’s expanding into other resorts too.
14th April 2022
Guerlain Chicherit is a Tignes legend. So much so that he has a run here named after him. PlanetSKI has been given the rare opportunity to meet and ski with the multiple World Champion freerider in the resort where he grew up.
4th April 2022
The operator of the Scottish ski area has told a newspaper that high fuel prices have played a part in reducing the number of skiers and snowboarders attending this season.
3rd April 2022
PlanetSKI is on the last stage of a mini road trip visiting three lesser-known ski areas in the Isère region of France. We’re combining a bit of sightseeing in the region’s capital, Grenoble, with skiing in the city’s local resort, Chamrousse.
30th March 2022
We’re on a tour taking in three lesser-known ski resorts in the Isère region of France and the region’s capital city, Grenoble. Stop two: Les 7 Laux in the Belledonne Massif. Time to dig out the crampons, ropes and ice axes ready for a climbing and off-piste adventure.
26th March 2022
PlanetSKI is on a mini road trip, visiting some of the lesser-known ski resorts in the Isère region on the edge of the southern French Alps. First up, Villard de Lans. We discover some unexpectedly good late season skiing, a village with its place in history and some of the best food we’ve eaten in France – cooked by a Brit!
17th March 2022
It’s called The Mighty Coe and you may not be surprised to learn that it takes place at Glencoe in Scotland. There’s a packed programme and the great news is that there’s currently plenty of snow there. UPDATED
15th March 2022
The remaining Covid travel restrictions are gone. The passenger locator form and tests for the unvaccinated are not needed. It has been welcomed by skiers returing this weekend & those heading out over the rest of the season. UPDATED
13th March 2022
The vaccine pass and the requirement to wear masks indoors are being dropped in France from this Monday. It’s good news for the ski resorts as they go into the last six weeks or so of their season.
13th March 2022
What can you do in a 5-day flying visit to the two biggest ski areas in France? An awful lot, and we don’t just mean skiing. The Paradiski and Les3Vallées in the Tarentaise have some of the best high-altitude slopes in the Alps and – as we discover – some of the best high-adrenalin activities.
9th March 2022
They’re fully electric so there are no emissions and no noise. The Moonbike has arrived in La Plagne in the French Alps this winter season. Apparently, anyone can ride one. Er, apparently not.
3rd March 2022
The UK’s biggest ski tour operator has come up with its top 5 picks for March and April skiing and snowboarding. Ready for one more trip to the slopes?
3rd March 2022
The ski tour operator and its sister brands, Esprit and Santa’s Lapland, have announced they’re taking new steps towards sustainable travel as part of a Climate Action Plan.
3rd March 2022
The International Paralympic Committee has reversed its position after threats of mass boycotts from other countries. The decision comes 24 hours after the IPC announced athletes from the two countries could compete as neutrals. Russia has condemned the decision and says it will take legal action. UPDATED
2nd March 2022
The International Paralympic Committee made the decision at a meeting in Beijing, just two days before the Games are due to begin. The UK government has sharply criticised the decision alongside other sporting organisations. The IPC was considering the position after the International Olympic Committee called on athletes and officials from the two countries to be banned in response to the invasion of Ukraine. NEW & UPDATED
28th February 2022
On Friday 4th March the Winter Paralympics are due to get underway in Beijing. In an unprecedented move the International Olympic Committee is calling on sports federations and event organisers to ban all athletes and officials from Russia & Belarus from international sporting events. UPDATED
27th February 2022
There is little better than late spring skiing, in our humble opinion. The days are long, the lifts are open late and the sun is strong. And in the French ski region Isère big dumps of snow in April are pretty common too.
27th February 2022
The Brit has taken his second World Cup podium of the season after his historic win in Kitzbühel in January. He came from 19th after the first run. Tributes are pouring in as PlanetSKI is set to meet & interview him on the slopes on Obergurgl on Monday.
24th February 2022
It’s the last major European ski nation to require visitors from the UK to take pre-travel Covid-19 tests. PlanetSKI reacts from the ski slopes of Italy as the news is widely welcomed. UPDATED
23rd February 2022
A new book, detailing more than 200 off-piste routes in Val d’Isère is being launched in the resort next month and all the money raised will go to charity.
23rd February 2022
After two pandemic-affected years many of us are prepared to stretch the budget to treat ourselves or someone else to something special on our ski trip. But luxury doesn’t always have to mean 5-star prices. Here’s our choice of treats in the Austrian Tirol.
23rd February 2022
ParalympicsGB has confirmed one of the biggest British teams ever to compete at a Paralympic Winter Games with the announcement of the Ski and Snowboard athletes for Beijing 2022.
20th February 2022
If there is a better ski region for fabulous food and drink at low prices, we have yet to find it. Welcome to the Valle d’Aosta in the Italian Alps.
16th February 2022
PlanetSKI’s Chief Reporter, Jane Peel, had not set foot on snow in more than two years following a knee injury and Covid disruption. She’s just put that right.
9th February 2022
‘Snow Camp charity changed the course of my life’. The words of a Elisha Davenport, a young woman who would never have had the chance to experience snowsports without Snow Camp. PlanetSKI met up with her at the charity’s main fundraising event out in the mountains.
8th February 2022
No medals on snow, but Gus Kenworthy comes 8th in ski half pipe and Andrew Musgrave does himself proud in cross-country. The women curlers take gold, with the men curlers winning silver. Check out the latest. UPDATED
8th February 2022
There are warnings of a continued high risk of deadly avalanches in the Alps with the authorities in the Tirol saying have had an unprecedented number of incidents. The warnings follow the deaths of 13 people in avalanches in the Alps since Friday. The latest fatalities are two young Dutch skiers who died in France. UPDATED
4th February 2022
The 2022 Winter Olympics are finally here and the UK’s Gaz Vogan is one of 10 judges whose scores will determine who is crowned Olympic Champion in the freestyle snowboard events. In part two of his exclusive account from Beijing for PlanetSKI he explains how they judge the riders.
3rd February 2022
This weekend GB’s own Gaz Vogan will begin his work judging the snowboard freestyle events at the 2022 Winter Games. He is the only Briton selected for the 10-man judging panel. He’s written this account for PlanetSKI about the life and work of a judge. Part One: Being a Judge.
2nd February 2022
Karen Darke, a Paralympic Champion who has completed gruelling challenges on skis and bikes, despite being paralysed from the chest down, has received the Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture.
31st January 2022
The Austrian government has announced it will take more steps to ease restrictions gradually in February. Some relaxation has already taken place, making it easier for skiers and snowboarders to travel from the UK. UPDATED
30th January 2022
Imagine having to ski for your life for days and nights in a snowstorm with little rest or food. The danger of crevasses, avalanches and frostbite outweighed by the risk that a couple of ruthless killers might catch up with you. Book reviews aren’t generally our thing at PlanetSKI but we’re making an exception for this one.
29th January 2022
Prices have fallen in two thirds of the ski areas surveyed for the latest Post Office Travel Money Ski Resort Report. So, which resorts offer best value?
26th January 2022
Who doesn’t love spring skiing? The days are longer, the pistes are quieter, there’s often fabulous late season snow and lots of fun events to enjoy. But it’s important to pick your resorts carefully. We look at good bets for spring skiing in the Austrian Tirol.
25th January 2022
The need to test for Covid-19 when you arrive in England or Scotland is being scrapped for fully jabbed travellers from 4am on 11th February. The other home nations say they will follow suit. The change comes in time for the school half-term break and bookings are already said to be up. UPDATED
24th January 2022
The Rocket’s triumph in Kitzbühel was the first by a Brit in the 55-years of the Alpine World Cup. But you need to look behind the headlines to fully appreciate its historical and sporting significance.
22nd January 2022
He’s only gone and done it. The man known as The Rocket has hit the stratosphere with GB’s first Alpine World Cup victory. PlanetSKI has followed his career and reports on how it all began.
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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