Resort News

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

The lift at the Scottish resort It could operating by the end of December or early in the new year. Some are reserving judgement after previous assurances and subsequent delays.

We’ve all heard of Les3Vallees, Les Portes du Soleil and Paradiski, but what about Aravis?  It’s in the Lake Annecy region and comprises the neighbouring resorts of La Clusaz,  Manigod, Le Grand Bornand, and the gateway village of St Jean de Sixt.

The ski holiday operator, Erna Low, has been crunching the numbers. In second place is La Plagne.

Norway is leading the way, with growing interest in Finland & Sweden from British skiers. Reliable snow, reasonable prices, good accommodation options and an altogether different skiing experience await.

It will be a gondola lift from Verbier to the top of the Savoleyres area with a chairlift added for the final section. It has been talked about for decades and planned since 2011.