Resort News

9th April 2025

Investigation Underway After Major Fire at Hotel in La Plagne

The fire broke out at MMV Plagne 2000 in the early hours of Wednesday morning. UPDATED

8th April 2025

Swiss Ski Areas Report Good Season

Swiss ski lift companies report an overall rise of 12% over the previous season with the largest growth at low altitude ski areas. Low ski areas in Austria have also seen growth.

31st March 2025

PlanetSKI Slows Down in Val d’Arly

The French Ski area is not the most obvious place for a late-season ski trip. All the more reason to visit in our opinion and soak up ‘slow-tourism’ as the season draws to an end.

30th March 2025

PlanetSKI Visits the Swiss Resort of Arosa

Tucked up at the end of the Schanfigg valley in the southeastern canton of Graubünden, Switzerland is the resort of Arosa. Not heard of it? No surprise, given that over 90% of the visitors are Swiss.

26th March 2025

Les Sybelles: The Biggest French Ski Area You Have Probably Never Heard Of

It claims to be the fourth largest ski area in France. Yet it is pretty much undiscovered by the British. Why? PlanetSKI reports.

20th March 2025

GB Snowboarder Wins Verbier Xtreme

Cody Bramwell has taken top spot in the most prestigious event in the Freeride calendar, but misses out on the overall FWT title. UPDATED

18th March 2025

FWT Finals in Verbier on Thursday

The world’s best freeride skiers and snowboarders are preparing to take on the iconic Bec des Rosses as Xtreme Verbier celebrates its 30th anniversary. The climax of the Freeride World Tour is set for Thursday this week. UPDATED

18th March 2025

Val Gardena Hosts Longest GS Race in the World

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, top athletes will once again compete against ski legends and amateurs on the 6km course in the Dolomites in Italy. The race is in its 27th year.

17th March 2025

Skiing in April Awaits

Don’t pack away your skis just yet. Maison Sport unveils some of the best high-altitude resorts for late-season snow and Easter family fun, with SNO offering its expertise.

14th March 2025

Plans for UK’s Longest Indoor Ski Slope Get the Go Ahead

It had been thought the development in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales would be rejected after an official report failed to support the project. The local council ignored the advice and the Welsh Government will now consider the plans.

14th March 2025

Iconic Swiss Summit Re-Opens to Skiers

The Schilthorn summit above the Swiss resort of Mürren is now accessible to the public for the first time in 5 months. The first track of the two new cable cars started operating on Saturday.

13th March 2025

Skiing in Japan – What’s It Really Like?

PlanetSKI’s final post from Japan comes not from the slopes & the powder, but the fairways & the greens. We reflect on our five weeks of skiing across Japan from a golf course at the base of Mt Fuji as we separate the myths from the realities.

10th March 2025

Investigation After Gondola Collapse in Kicking Horse

A single gondola fell off the lift as it left the base station. Several people were in the lift, but no-one is seriously injured. An investigation is underway and the resort has partially re-opened. UPDATED

9th March 2025

Ski Club GB Heads to Tignes For End of Season

Ski Club of Great Britain launches new end of season holiday for up to 100 skiers. It is billed as a ‘Tignes Takeover’.

7th March 2025

New Spring Event for La Plagne

The high-altitude French resort hosts the first edition of the Mega Bell Course during Easter weekend on Saturday 19th April.

4th March 2025

The Mighty Coe is Back

The end of season celebration of snowsport and winter in the mountains, The Mighty Coe, is back at the Scottish ski resort of Glencoe later this month. And it’s promising the biggest programme yet.

1st March 2025

Indy Pass Adds More Resorts for Next Winter

There are couple in Europe plus one in South America and three more in North America. The Indy Pass is the fastest-growing multi-mountain pass in the world.

27th February 2025

Cairngorm Funicular Finally Re-Opens

The funicular railway at Cairngorm Mountain resort in Scotland has returned to service.

26th February 2025

PlanetSKI Rounds Up its Two Week Ski Safari Around Sapporo

We have been based in the Japanese city skiing all the main ski areas nearby and much else besides. Here we re-produce all our posts in a single chronological blog as we head elsewhere on Hokkaido.

26th February 2025

PlanetSKI Spends a Day at the Races – Japanese Style

We’re heading to the ski areas around Furano, inland into Hokkaido. Via some horse racing, bird watching and generally experiencing things that some ski tourists miss out on.

15th February 2025

PlanetSKI Reporter Returns to Park City

There have been a few changes taking place since our roving reporter, Nick Dalton, last visited. Make that loads.

14th February 2025

PlanetSKI Hits Hokkaido in Japan

We’ve arrived at one of the snowiest ski areas on earth. This year has been bumper, with 6m of snow and counting. UPDATED

11th February 2025

International Ski Patrollers Day 2025 Takes Place

The work of ski patrollers across the world has been marked, as it shone a spotlight on the extraordinary professionals who keep the mountains safe and resorts open. UPDATED

10th February 2025

Verbier Focuses on Spring Skiing

The Swiss resort is going all out to close the season with a new event that will run throughout the month of April.

10th February 2025

Snowsports Growing Rapidly in Asia

The 9th edition of the Asian Winter Games has taken place with the next one in Saudi Arabia in 2029. The Games reflect the continued growth in snowsports on the continent. PlanetSKI reports from Asia. UPDATED

7th February 2025

The PlanetSKI Snow Report

We have the latest from the Alps and direct from Japan where there is double the amount of snow of anywhere else in the world. UPDATED

6th February 2025

PlanetSKI’s Japan Ski Adventures Continue

PlanetSKI is in Japan for a month or so. Our stay in the Hakuba Valley on the main island of Honchu ends, with yet more fresh snow.

5th February 2025

Cairngorm Claims Funicular Will Re-Open this Winter

A new strand of work is underway to prepare the Cairngorm funicular railway to return to service this winter.

3rd February 2025

PlanetSKI Hits Innsbruck & Four of its Ski Areas

Is there a better ‘ski city’ anywhere in the world? If there is, I have yet to find it. In just four days I see the sights of Innsbruck and explore the slopes of four of the region’s ski areas.

2nd February 2025

PlanetSKI Sees the Sites in Japan

We’re taking a break from the powder and seeing some sights. Temples, castles and local markets.

29th January 2025

PlanetSKI is Skiing in Japan

It has been at the very top of our bucket list for many years, and now we are in its deep, deep powder.

27th January 2025

PlanetSKI Arrives in Japan

We’re in the ski destination that has been at the very top of our bucket list for more years than we care to remember. But we’re not heading straight to the mountains. Skiing can wait.

23rd January 2025

Turkish Ski Resort Hopes to Rise from the Ashes

The Grand Kartel Hotel where 79 people died has been completely destroyed and likely to be pulled down. The other hotels, the ski areas and the resort itself remains intact.

22nd January 2025

Family Friendly Skiing in the Innsbruck Region

With its many great ski areas and a stunning city, Innsbruck ticks all the boxes for a family adventure. NEW

19th January 2025

PlanetSKI Hits Aravis & the Annecy Mountain Resorts

Step forward Manigod, La Clusaz and Le Grand Bornand as our January French road trip concludes.

19th January 2025

Investigation into Chairlift Accident in Spain

Two teenagers are in intensive care after the incident at Astun in the Spanish Pyrenees. The resort has re-opened but the lift remains shut. UPDATED

18th January 2025

Palisades Ski Resort Raises Money for Palisades Fire Relief

This weekend the California resort is having a three days fundraiser for the Southern California fire relief efforts in partnership with the California Fire Foundation. NEW

17th January 2025

Retro Verbier Looks to the Future

Spoiler Alert – Ski Ballet is involved. PlanetSKI’s Simon Wilson looks back at the history of the Swiss resort, ahead to its future + examines how it has built its success.

15th January 2025

Swiss Resorts Criticised for Dynamic Pricing on Lift Passes

The Swiss Consumer Protection organisation says many pricing policies are not transparent.

14th January 2025

PlanetSKI Visits Big Sky in Montana

Big Sky, Montana is an absolute cracker of a ski resort. Well worth putting on your bucket list.

11th January 2025

PlanetSKI Road Trip Hits Sainte Foy

The French resort in the Tarantaise is known for its powder skiing, but it has much else besides.

9th January 2025

VIP SKI Heads to La Plagne for Next Season

The Luxury ski holiday provider will be returning to Plagne Centre next winter opening the brand-new ‘Graciosa’.

8th January 2025

PlanetSKI Reports from Arc 1950

We are in the high-altitude resort in the Paradiski area in France for our first turns of 2025.

31st December 2024

Happy New Year From the Alps & Beyond!

The celebrations have been held in style as some of the best New Year snow conditions have blessed Europe & North America.

29th December 2024

Excellent Snow Conditions in the Alps Continue

There are some of the best Xmas and New Year conditions in recent years. Heavy snow followed by sunshine and cold temperatures. UPDATED

27th December 2024

Nassfeld: Fabulous Family Ski Resort

The small resort in Carinthia is not perhaps the most obvious choice for a family ski holiday. That’s exactly why we like it.

24th December 2024

Opening of Cairngorm Funicular Delayed Once Again

It is no surprise to many and there has been criticism as the news was released late on Xmas Eve.

22nd December 2024

Ski Resorts Advised on Dealing With Climate Change

The International Ski & Snowboard Federation, FIS, has launched a sustainability guide for ski resorts on how to reduce their impact on climate change. NEW

22nd December 2024

Fabulous Xmas & New Year Snow Conditions in the Alps

There are excellent Xmas conditions across the Alps as the weather clears after the latest storm. UPDATED

19th December 2024

New Charter Flight to Norway Next Season

Inghams Ski will fly to Bergen on the west coast giving direct access to the resorts of Geilo, Voss & Myrkdalen. UK EXCLUSIVE.

17th December 2024

New Lifts for Japan

Niseko and Hakuba are introducing brand new gondolas to help modernise the Japanese ski scene. PlanetSKI is heading to Japan for an extended visit this coming season.

17th December 2024

PlanetSKI Reports from Crans-Montana

It is increasingly popular with British visitors with numbers up 25% since pre-Covid levels. So, what are the attractions of the Swiss resort and why is it becoming more popular? NEW

15th December 2024

Vail Resorts Confirms it is Actively Looking for New Resorts to Buy in the Alps

The US company already runs the ski areas in Andermatt and Crans-Montana in Switzerland. It has confirmed to PlanetSKI that it is looking for other resorts across the Alps.

14th December 2024

Italy is Best Value for UK Skiers & Snowboarders

Italy dominates the best value top ten resorts and has taken the crown from Bulgaria for both adult and family skiers. The list comes from the Post Office Travel Money Ski Resort Report, produced in partnership with Crystal Ski Holidays.

13th December 2024

PlanetSKI Heads to Switzerland

We’re off for a pre-Xmas trip to Crans-Montana and Verbier. Blogging & updating as we go along. Posting about anything that takes our fancy. NEW

13th December 2024

It’s Panto Time in Verbier

The world’s only Alpine pantomime is back, bringing a dose of festive magic to Verbier, Switzerland.

8th December 2024

PlanetSKI is Trackside for the Dramatic Sport of Ice Cross

Val Thorens held its inaugural Ice Cross race in the centre of the resort. A British/Canadian skater triumphed. So, what’s the sport all about?

6th December 2024

Val Thorens Cable Car Out of Action for Whole Season

EXCLUSIVE: The Cime Caron cable car crashed just ahead of the resort’s opening last month. PlanetSKI can reveal the cabins are to be replaced & the lift will not open this winter.

5th December 2024