6th October 2026
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
3rd October 2026
The SKI plus CITY Pass combines the best of Innsbruck with access to 12 nearby ski resorts and 23 attractions. NEW
30th September 2026
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
28th September 2026
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.
26th September 2026
Pitztal in Austria opened on Saturday, joining Val Senales & Passo Stelvio in Italy. The Austrian glacier areas of Soelden & Kaunertal have cancelled their scheduled opening as there is not enough snow. UPDATED
21st September 2026
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.
19th September 2026
It includes a new destination in Switzerland and an extended season in Norway.
15th September 2026
Pitztal is open but Kaunertal has cancelled its opening this weekend. Two Italian ski areas remain open, with a handful of others hoping to open in October. UPDATED
13th September 2026
Austria’s ski season is just around the corner. The country’s first slopes set to welcome skiers and snowboarders from early October and some continue into May.
10th September 2026
The transfer company has a host of new offerings for the approaching ski season. Ski transfer companies are not all the same.
10th September 2026
It’s been a winter to forget with resorts closing early & some continuing but with reduced terrain. New Zealand has seen a growth in tourism after a good winter for snow. UPDATED
8th September 2026
The summer ski area of Passo Stelvio in Italy has re-opened with four glacier areas in Austria planning to open for the season later this month. Val Senales in Italy also hopes to fire up some lifts shortly. NEW
4th September 2026
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.
30th August 2026
There are now three lawsuits in Colorado’s federal court arguing that four US resort companies are violating anti-trust laws with their pricing for passes and lift tickets.
29th August 2026
Passo Stelvio in Italy has fired up its lifts again after the temperatures fell. In North America the first snow has fallen. UPDATE
28th August 2026
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.
27th August 2026
A cabin, with 50 people on board, hit a crane in the high-altitude French resort last Wednesday. Three people remain in a serious condition. After tests the lift has now re-opened for the weekend. UPDATED
27th August 2026
The US resort and lift pass company is looking forward to the approaching season with optimism, but it has many challenges ahead.
27th August 2026
Val Nevado has followed Ski Portillo in announcing it aims to ski into October. It has had more than 6m of snow and hopes to offer skiing and snowboarding until October 18th.
26th August 2026
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.
25th August 2026
It has been a generally poor season for the Australian ski resorts, but most are still open. Terrain has been limited but some still hope to remain open until early October. UPDATED
21st August 2026
For the first time in decades there are no summer ski areas open in Europe as the heatwaves melt the glaciers with little fresh snow falling. Summer ski areas say they will reopen when conditions allow. UPDATED
20th August 2026
The resort in Chile has seen huge amounts of snow, but also long closures. It has set a closing date of October 12th. Elsewhere in South America the conditions are the best of the season. It’s looking good in New Zealand & parts of Australia. UPDATED
19th August 2026
The village of Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland is threatened by the collapse of the Spitze Stei rock formation. The area is under constant monitoring, evacuation plans are prepared and experts say the rock is more likely to break down gradually than in one huge chunk.
18th August 2026
29% more people are using the ski lifts in the summer than five years ago. As resorts focus on summer business with expanded activities it also seems people are heading high to avoid the extreme heat.
16th August 2026
A chairlift, the ski area and ski shack were damaged at Maverick Mountain in Montana but it could have been worse. NEW
14th August 2026
The road to the resort in Chile has been closed for more than a month after huge amounts of snow. A handful of people are able to use it but not everyone, and it is having severe economic consequences.
10th August 2026
The resort in Chile has seen 7m of snow in over three weeks with the only road in and out closed due to the threat of avalanche.
8th August 2026
Italy’s antitrust authority has closed an investigation into Dolomiti Superski, a consortium of ski lift operators, over alleged anti-competitive restrictions.
7th August 2026
It shut on Monday 10th August and follows Zermatt that closed at the beginning of the month. The only glacier ski area now open in the Alps is Passo Stelvio in Italy. The days of summer skiing in the Alps look numbered as climate change accelerates. UPDATED
6th August 2026
It reopens to visitors on Friday following confirmation from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service that the access restrictions introduced during the recent wildfire in the Glenmore area will be lifted.
6th August 2026
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service remains at the scene using thermal imaging to detect remaining hotspots. It says this will continue for the foreseeable future, but some areas may open on Friday. NEW
4th August 2026
Eagle Point Resort in Utah was partially destroyed by fire in June and then hit by flash flooding in July. The resort has announced it will not open for the 2026/27 season. UPDATED
1st August 2026
Zermatt-Cervinia has suspended its summer skiing operations on the Theodul glacier following weeks of exceptionally hot weather. It brings into question the future of summer skiing in the Alps. UPDATED
30th July 2026
It has been a poor winter so far and some welcome snow has at last arrived. There’s been more snow in New Zealand while in South America it continues to fall in huge amounts – one resort in Chile has seen 6m. UPDATED
25th July 2026
The blaze that started almost three weeks ago is still smouldering with firefighters and appliances at the scene. It is unclear when Cairngorm Mountain Resort will re-open for summer activities. UPDATED
18th July 2026
More than four meters has fallen in one resort in Chile with the storm continuing. Argentina has also seen significant snow. Up until now it had been a poor start to the season in South America. UPDATED
17th July 2026
Steamboat in Colorado is the latest resort to use its snow making system to fight the threat from wildfires.
17th July 2026
The Scottish resort remains closed as firefighters continue to battle the blaze that is now in its second week. UPDATED
15th July 2026
The largest ski resort group in the world says it will put ‘guest experience’ at the centre with a number of new initiatives as it aims to re-invent itself.
15th July 2026
Tickets to the French Alps for next season have gone on sale with a limited number of seats available. The timetable has been criticised as it is reduced and only runs for the first half of the ski season from December to February.
13th July 2026
Val Thorens in France has been trialing its use. It is claimed the drone has been helpful and could be an integral part of mountain rescue across ski resorts.
10th July 2026
Climate change is to blame as the resort says it will concentrate on summer activities.
6th July 2026
Eagle Point Resort in Utah has lost four out of its five lifts, two day lodges and more than 130 privately owned cabins and condominiums. 300 of the resort’s 600 acres of ski terrain has been burnt.
3rd July 2026
It has been a poor start to winter with resorts delaying their openings and some just had thin strips of artificial snow. Thankfully that has now changed. UPDATED
28th June 2026
Resorts in Australia and New Zealand have seen delays to their openings with little natural snow and warm temperatures. Some resorts have small amounts of slopes open. UPDATED
26th June 2026
Its services from Geneva, Grenoble and Lyon are now live and bookable with more routes to come shortly.
25th June 2026
A human-caused wildfire is raging in parts of central Utah. Eagle Point Ski Resort and surrounding areas are threatened.
22nd June 2026
The glacier resorts that have some slopes open are suffering in the heatwave with summer glacier melt accelerating. Some resorts are promoting themselves as the place to come to cool down. UPDATED
22nd June 2026
Braunwald in the canton of Glarus is ending its ski operations after a review of operations. A lack of reliable snow is the main factor.
11th June 2026
This summer we are hiking in the Alps, the Canadian Rockies, plus the South Downs Way & SW Coastal Path in the UK. But we start in Scandinavia.
9th June 2026
Resorts in Australia opened last weekend but with limited terrain. This weekend resorts in New Zealand are due to get the 2026 season underway, but there is little snow. UPDATED
5th June 2026
The King’s Birthday in the first weekend of June is always the traditional opening of the ski season. Sometimes there is enough snow to open the ski runs, sometimes there is not.
1st June 2026
A doctor’s petition for more enforcement of the Alpine Responsibility Code has received 2,014 signatures to date. It seems people want more to be done about slope safety – in Whistler and other ski areas. UPDATED
18th May 2026
Mammoth will be open at least until the end of May and is hoping to go into June. A-Basin is the final resort in Colorado to close after a poor winter for snow in the state.
15th May 2026
The Slush Cup, North America’s longest-running end-of-season pond skimming event, kicked off in Banff Sunshine Village last weekend. Check out the videos. UPDATED
13th May 2026
Yet another Spring storm hits the Alps. It’s good news for the handful of resorts still open and welcome in the glacier areas that are set to offer summer skiing. UPDATED
12th May 2026
PlanetSKI looks at the growing attractions of skiing in Italy. We focus on one area, Vialattea (The Milky Way)/Bardonecchia and look at the Aosta Valley and Val Gardena in the Dolomites. Plus see what summer offers. UPDATED
11th May 2026
A handful of glacier resorts are open with one area aiming for year-round skiing this summer. Val d’Isere in France is the latest to open. There are also some skiing options in Scandinavia & North America. UPDATED
8th May 2026
It follows news that Hintertux in Austria is ending its year-round offering. Much though will depend on the weather this summer.
