1st September 2020
– Brexit Impact for Next Ski Season
– Doctor on trial over cross-country ski blood doping scandal
– From Ski Jumper to Tour de France Supremo
– Wildfires Result in Official End of Summer Operations at Mammoth Mountain….UPDATED
1st August 2020
– $1.4M Remote Control Avalanche System for Colorado Highway
– Detecting avalanche victims under 5 metres of snow
– Drones to replace ski lifts?
– Further Dramatic Loss of Ice in Greenland …. UPDATED
24th July 2020
The Polish ski mountaineer, Andrzej Bargiel, became the first person to ski down the mountains two years ago this week.
1st July 2020
– 2026 days to go to 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic
– Investigation after 4 die in Swiss Alps plane crash
– People Turned Away from Snowdon Mountain in Wales
– FIS Reports £15.5m Profit for 2019 ….UPDATED
4th June 2020
Ski tour operators are reporting increased interest in driving to the mountains next winter with people unsure of other travel options amid covid-19. PlanetSKI offers some help.
1st June 2020
– Woodsy gets lucky
– World’s oldest heliskier is almost 95
– Squaw Valley considers name change
– The $18m ski chalet ….UPDATED
12th May 2020
With more time on our hands and gym closures many people are choosing to do home workouts. Our friends at Maison Sport have created their own ski related home workout.
1st May 2020
– Twelve year old boy followed by Brown Bear
– A ‘normal’ PlanetSKI summer?
– Threat to Lauberhorn World Cup ski racing lifted
– 2 men charged after Colorado avalanche … UPDATED
30th April 2020
Regular readers will know PlanetSKI was based in the historic Italian city in the heart of the Alps last winter. Then coronavirus struck, but not before we had been on an historical tour of the ancient alpine city and fallen in love with the city and its surrounding ski resorts.
21st April 2020
Reports earlier this week suggested the Olympic medallist and GB Snowsport athlete had called time on his competitive snowboarding career at the age of 31. Not quite, he tells PlanetSKI.
19th April 2020
– Two more US resorts join Ikon Pass
– Ice avalanches on Mars
– More high speeds trains for Beijing 2022
– Ski racing podcast
6th April 2020
The team from Maison Sport have come up with a timely set of ideas for improving your skiing, even when you can’t get onto the slopes.
1st April 2020
– PlanetSKI wins silver & holiday to Andorra
– An awful lot of cheese
– Good point, well made
– Radio SW18, The Aperitivo Sessions
19th March 2020
Here we have a page for you to share your stories, tips, experiences … in fact anything you want. Many of our readers are currently under restrictions in ski resorts across the mountains.
11th March 2020
It was a fixture in the calendar for 46 years. But the Telegraph London Ski & Snowboard Festival has been axed. We look back on the history of the show.
7th March 2020
PlanetSKI heads from its base in Italy to the powder fields of the capital of off piste skiing. 30cm of fresh snow awaits in Argentiere.
3rd March 2020
They were supposed to take place in Italy & we were poised in the Aosta Valley. Worries about the coronavirus led people to pull out, but that didn’t stop PlanetSKI covering the tests.
1st March 2020
– Giving up drinking?
– Exotic’ travel plans
– Is a new word about to enter the dictionary?
– PlanetSKI ‘apologises’
26th February 2020
PlanetSKI went to the Swiss resort from Italy for a 24-hour visit. It turned into 72-hours as a big storm hit. There are worse places to be stranded but the journey back wasn’t quite as planned.
20th February 2020
In half-term week many resorts across the Alps suffer from busy slopes and long lift queues. Er, not where PlanetSKI has been skiing.
19th February 2020
What can we say about the biggest lift-linked ski area in the world? Its 600km of pistes and off-piste terrain offer skiing, snowboarding & much more for all. Welcome to Les3Vallees.
18th February 2020
It’s the busiest week of the ski season with crowded slopes, long lift lines and packed restaurants. But not everywhere. PlanetSKI reports.
10th February 2020
Dave McCoy knew he could turn California’s Mammoth Mountain into a ski resort and he did. The ski pioneer has died peacefully at his home.
9th February 2020
We’re now based in the self-proclaimed ‘Heart of the Alps’. There’s some skiing to be had here in Italy, and in neighbouring France & Switzerland. Plus much else besides.
5th February 2020
Six ski resorts, six different experiences. Something to think about when planning your ski trip to the USA or Canada.
1st February 2020
Japan is home to some of the best powder skiing on the planet. Read here about the skiing in Japan holidays offered by Mabey Ski as snow finally falls.
1st February 2020
– What have turtles got to do with skiing?
– Terrifying video of snowboarder clinging to a cliff face
– Girl dangling off chairlift rescued at Elk Mountain
– Moose stampedes through queue of skiers
31st January 2020
The resort of Nassfeld sits on the Italian border and is one of the few Austrian resorts offering heliskiing. PlanetSKI jumps aboard.
29th January 2020
PlanetSKI was in town for the night slalom World Cup race. And to take a look round its slopes.
28th January 2020
The Rocket came 8th – his second Top Ten of the season. PlanetSKI is slopeside in Schladming at one of the highlights of the racing season.
28th January 2020
The great Norwegian ski racer has been answering questions from PlanetSKI. He was in Kitzbühel for the infamous Hahnekamm races but this time, he was watching.
27th January 2020
Downhill has the Hahnenkamm + the Lauberhorn. PlanetSKI is in Schladming for slalom’s biggest night, and party, of the winter.
24th January 2020
A new SkiFit Yoga Workshop takes place on Saturday 25th January at the Milton Keynes Snozone.
21st January 2020
It’s one of the largest linked areas in Austria, but not one we know that well. Time to change that.
20th January 2020
PlanetSKI was in Utah earlier this month. Take a look back at all our US adventures rolled into one article. What a blast!
20th January 2020
Our Social Media Editor has been to Borovets & Bansko. She knew it was going to be cheap and cheerful but it was going to be fun discovering more. First up, Borovets.
20th January 2020
Day Two of Ian Davis’s Dolomiti Superski adventure. Competing in the annual Ski Caching event. It has its roots in Geocaching.
19th January 2020
PlanetSKI takes a new rail route to the Tirol as we head to the mighty Ski Welt. Check out the ride & our first day on the slopes.
18th January 2020
Dolomiti Superski: 39 resorts, 1200kms of slopes, glacier skiing, mott of the slopes at 1600m with many at 2000m.
17th January 2020
PlanetSKI ends its week-long trip to Utah. Snow shoeing, cross country skiing, ice castles & a swim in a 10,000 year old thermal crater.
15th January 2020
We didn’t know there was another resort called Zermatt. It is not so much a resort as a base to try snowsports activities & nearby ski areas.
14th January 2020
PlanetSKI reporter Clare Meaney has been finding out what the neighbouring resorts of Ischgl and Galtür have to offer. After the skiing, it’s eating and a bit of culture.
13th January 2020
PlanetSKI’s trip in Utah moves round to one of our favourite large resorts in North America. But can it live up to expectations?
11th January 2020
The first resort we’re hitting in Utah is Deer Valley. Consistently voted the No1 resort in the USA. So, is it?
11th January 2020
PlanetSKI reporter, Clare Meaney, had a serious injury 5 years ago after being skied into. She has pretty much been unable to ski, until now.
10th January 2020
We’ve arrived in Park City, Utah for a few days of powder skiing. But first we go to two ends of the spectrum.
9th January 2020
It’s known for its fabulous skiing & apres ski, but it has another side too – relaxation. Relax if you can.
8th January 2020
Half a metre fell last week and more is forecast. Which is good as PlanetSKI has just touched down in Salt Lake City!
4th January 2020
The Xmas and New Year festivities are a thing of the past. It’s time to go skiing… & dining.
1st January 2020
– ‘Drunk’ arrested for trying to drive up a ski slope
– Chose your music for the slopes
– Environmental cost of some ski waxes
– GB snowboarder aims to break own speed record
24th December 2019
Which is The Best Ski Resort You Have Never Heard Of? We’ve found ours. Step forward Zauchensee. Where?
20th December 2019
The Scottish ski resort has been celebrating its birthday as it turns 30. We look back at its illustrious history.
18th December 2019
PlanetSKI tours the Advent Market in Altenmarkt in SalzburgerLand in Austria. It sure works up an appetite.
17th December 2019
Our intrepid Scotland reporter, Rod Frazer, has been out on the slopes for the first turns of the season.
15th December 2019
14th December 2019
Hands up who’s fed up with politics? Yes, we are too so we’ve gone to Austria for the weekend to get away from it all. Just a couple of days.
14th December 2019
It’s the idea of a British skier & is published two years after he came up with the idea while nursing a broken leg.
13th December 2019
You may have many questions about taking lessons. Here are a few answers from our friends at Maison Sport.
7th December 2019
Day One of my winter: Opening Day at Les Menuires in Les3Vallees. The sun’s out, the snow’s good. What could possibly go wrong?
5th December 2019
A Christmas market has always been on our radar. We’re in Innsbruck for perhaps the best Xmas markets in the Alps.
