3rd December 2019
HOW TO DO A CITY AND SKI BREAK…
Innsbruck has world class city attractions + some fabulous ski resorts nearby. Day Two Update: City + Ski.
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24th November 2019
WE START OUR SEASON
PlanetSKI has been in Val Thorens in France, the highest resort in the Alps, for its Opening Weekend.
22nd November 2019
WE LOOK AT THE LIFE & LEGACY OF JAKE BURTON
A founding father of snowboarding, described as its soul, has passed away. We look at his remarkable life & assess his influence on snowsports.
21st November 2019
TRIBUTES CONTINUE FOR JAKE BURTON
The founder of Burton snowboards has died from cancer aged 65. He was quite simply one of the most influential men in snowsports.
28th October 2019
WILL RUGBY LEAD TO MORE SKIING IN JAPAN?
If you have been watching the Rugby World Cup & been tempted, you’re not the only one. We look at the influence the tournament may have on skiing.
11th October 2019
IT’S TEMPLE TIME IN JAPAN
No visit to the country is complete without visiting some of the temples and shrines. PlanetSKI goes sightseeing.
8th October 2019
THERE’S MUCH MORE TO JAPAN THAN SKIING
Which is rather fortunate as we’re in the mountains of Japan before the first flakes have fallen. Checking out resorts & more besides.
1st October 2019
PLANETSKI HEADS SOUTH ON OUR JOURNEY IN JAPAN
We’re having an autumn look at the mountains in Japan. First Hokkaido & now it’s time for the Japanese Alps on the main island.
28th September 2019
PLANETSKI TURNS INTO PLANET HIKE
We’re currently nosing round the mountains of Japan. With the snow yet to come it’s time for hiking boots.
26th September 2019
PLANETSKI GOES HIKING IN VOLCANO COUNTRY
We’re in the mountains of Hokkaido in Japan. The snow is yet to fall so time to put the hiking boots on.
25th September 2019
SKIING IN JAPAN
We’ve never done a PlanetSKI resort review without skiing there. Well we have now. Check out Niseko. It gets 15m of snow per winter.
23rd September 2019
AND SO TO SAPPORO
Our Japan adventures continue & with no snow at this time of year we’re looking at the other attractions. First there’s some rugby to watch…
20th September 2019
PLANETSKI HITS JAPAN: PART 2
We’re continuing our stay in Tokyo before heading off to Hokkaido and beyond. Would we manage to master the metro? Maybe…
19th September 2019
PLANETSKI HITS JAPAN: PART 1
The snow is yet to fall so we’re seeing what there is to do off the slopes, looking at the winter ahead and, er, planning to see some rugby.
12th April 2019
HANNIBAL RETURNS TO THE ALPS
It’s simply one of the strangest events in the Alps. Actually make that THE strangest. PlanetSKI reports from ‘Hannibal’ in Soelden.
1st March 2019
ALPINE SKIING IN NORWAY
In a country famous for its nordic skiing PlanetSKI finds there’s some seriously good alpine skiing too.
17th February 2019
TALES FROM THE TIROL: SCHELLERLAUFEN
Pardon? It is a centuries old Tirolean tradition that is recognised by UNESCO & we’ve been experiencing it today. NEW
17th February 2019
IT’S CARNIVAL TIME
PlanetSKI visits Nassereith in the Tirol for the Schellerlaufen event. It dates back to 1740 & is recognised by UNESCO.
1st February 2019
FEBRUARY NEWS IN BRIEF
Helicopter search on Nanga Parbat for two mountaineers, Swiss school trips on the rise + 120 evacuated from French cable car. ROLLING
22nd December 2018
PLANETSKI MOVES TO INNSBRUCK
We’re going to be based there for 3-months from February 1st. Wey, hey! But why Innsbruck?
7th May 2018
SUMMER GLACIER SKIING 2018
With the huge snowfalls of last winter and a recent top up the glaciers are in their best summer conditions for years. PlanetSKI looks at the options.
6th May 2018
MOTORBIKES MEET THE MOUNTAINS
Riding a motorbike in the mountains has much in common with skiing in the mountains. PlanetSKI reports from the alpine tarmac of the Tirol.
17th March 2018
WEEKEND SKI BREAK: DAY 2
They are growing in popularity as some people don’t have time for a full week or want to squeeze a bonus trip in. PlanetSKI is with Skiweekender. NEW
16th March 2018
WEEKEND SKI BREAK: DAY 1
They are growing in popularity as some people don’t have time for a full week or want to squeeze a bonus trip in. PlanetSKI is with Skiweekender. UPDATED
5th March 2018
HELLO COWBOY!
Our editor is reasonaby adept on skis, but in the saddle…? James Cove has just had the time of his life in cowboy country near Steamboat.
3rd March 2018
STEAMBOAT IN 48-HOURS
PlanetSKI continues its winter ski road trip in North America as we head through Colorado. Next up it’s the cowboy resort of Steamboat….
1st March 2018
THE STEEPS OF WINTER PARK
The Colorado resort is perhaps best known for its wide groomers & intermediate terrain. Not so. PlanetSKI tackles the steeps. NEW
28th February 2018
PLANETSKI HITS WINTER PARK
Resorts are offering alternatives to skiing & snowboarding. In Winter Park, Colorado, we’ve been ski-dooing and a few other things besides.
26th February 2018
THAT’S ALL FOLKS…
The PlanetSKI Idaho road trip comes to an end. What a week of adventures on the road & in the mountains… next stop Colorado. NEW
24th February 2018
BACK ON THE ROAD: McCALL TO SANDPOINT
The PlanetSKI Idaho road trip heads north to Schweitzer Mountain Resort. Check out the journey & our live blog from the largest resort in Idaho. UPDATED
20th February 2018
IDAHO SKI ROAD TRIP MOVES ON
We’re heading from Boise to McCall in deepest Idaho and the ski resorts of Brundage Mountain & Tamarack. The journey itself proved an adventure.
19th February 2018
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
PlanetSKI is on a US ski road trip around Idaho. Adventures await, but it helps to have some skis. And now we have a knowledge of potatos. UPDATED
9th February 2018
PLANETSKI IS BACK IN ANDORRA
PlanetSKI’s Katie Bamber has just returned from the slopes of the Pyrenees. She blogged live and here is her piece in chronological order. NEW
1st February 2018
FEBRUARY SKIING SECRETS
– Siberian village of Oymyakon warms up
– Managing snow in BraÄ – Croatia
– Snowboarding in Rome
– Backflip off a chairlift
– Vintage snowcats
15th January 2018
PLANETSKI ROAD TRIP HEADS TO NAX
Our editor is doing what he loves most: roaming round the Alps visiting resorts he’s barely heard of. Next stop Nax. Where?
13th January 2018
THE PLANETSKI ROAD TRIP ACCELERATES
Our editor is doing what he loves most: roaming round the Alps visiting resorts he’s barely heard of. Next stop Chandolin/St-Luc in the Swiss Alps.
11th January 2018
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Our editor, James Cove, is doing what he loves the best. Roaming round the Alps visiting a bunch of resorts he’s barely heard of.
16th December 2017
PLANETSKI’S NORWEGIAN ADVENTURES
It is one of our editor’s favourite trips of the winter; his annual random trip round a few resorts in Norway. This year was the best ever…
9th December 2017
NORWEGIAN ADVENTURES
Our editor is on his annual ski trip to Norway. He’s just visited a resort that gets an annual average of 18m of snow and been where? UPDATED
20th November 2017
48-HOURS IN MAMMOTH
PlanetSKI is starting its winter in the US resort with the most terrain open. And rather good it is too! UPDATED
18th July 2017
Verbier- Pure Energy, Day 2.
Our editor is continuing his quest to see if Verbier’s marketing slogan is true or just more PR spin. Next up – climbing Mont Fort!
23rd June 2017
WE HEAD FOR SOME GLACIER SKIING
We’ve just arrived in Les2Alpes as its summer skiing season gets underway. But it’s not all about snowsports. Far from it.
3rd April 2017
FANCY SKIING THE FJORDS IN NORWAY?
PlanetSKI reporter & adventurer, Squash Falconer, visits the Norwegian Fjords for a ski & sail expedition that includes touring up to the peak of Kopphornet.
16th March 2017
AND SO IT ENDS…
The 4-week PlanetSKI road trip ends. We finish where we started, Utah, after a final day in Grand Targhee in Wyoming.
12th March 2017
A JACKSON HOLE VIRGIN
The PlanetSKI 4-week road trip swings into the resort we’ve most been looking forward to ski – Jackson Hole. Our editor has never skied it before but heard so much about it.
28th February 2017
END OF THE ROAD
The month long PlanetSKI North America road trip ends where it started – Utah. No prizes for guessing which ski area James Cove visited to spend his last day on US snow.
23rd February 2017
THE ROADS FROM BANFF
PlanetSKI’s 4-week and 20 resort trip to USA and Canada continues. We have just spent 5 days in Banff blogging daily and below we reproduce the Canada leg of the trip in chronological order.
23rd February 2017
ULTIMATE SKI ROAD TRIP- SEE FULL STORY HERE
As you may have noticed on PlanetSKI our editor, James Cove, has been doing a 4-week road trip (with some occasional help from planes) in North America.
18th February 2017
ULTIMATE SKI ROAD TRIP: COLORADO
PlanetSKI is currently on a 4-week road trip in North America taking in around 20 resorts in the USA and Canada. We have just skied 3 resorts in 3 days…
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18th February 2017
BACK ON THE ROAD
After flying the 1,250 miles from Denver to Calgary we’re pleased to be back on the road. After a little rest for the Sabbath. PlanetSKI is continuing its 4-week and 20 resort trip round North America. UPDATED
16th February 2017
THE ULTIMATE SKI ROAD TRIP
The heavy snow of Utah is but a distant memory as we have headed round to neighbouring Colorado.
15th February 2017
ULTIMATE SKI ROAD TRIP: UTAH, PART TWO
PlanetSKI is on a 4-week road trip round 20 or so ski resorts in the USA and Canada. We have been blogging each day and here we re-produce the first week in full and in chronological order.
15th February 2017
ULTIMATE SKI ROAD TRIP: UTAH, PART ONE
PlanetSKI is on a 4-week road trip round 20 or so ski resorts in the USA and Canada. We have been blogging each day and here we re-produce the first week in full and in chronological order.
7th February 2017
THE ULTIMATE SKI ROAD TRIP
The final day of the Utah leg of PlanetSKI’s 4-week trip in the USA & Canada brings a bit of a disaster. In fact a total and utter cockup. So, what is the best way to react? UPDATED
28th January 2017
FAST TRAIN TO WINTER PARK
Downtown Denver to the ski slopes in little more than 90 minutes. The Winter Park Express is back and suddenly it’s a whole lot easier to go skiing in Colorado. PlanetSKI steps on board.
11th December 2016
The Hills Are Alive to the Sound of Laughter
Billed as ‘the funniest show on snow,’ the Altitude Comedy Festival is underway in the Austrian resort of Mayrhofen. PlanetSKI is there to lap up the laughs. NEW
19th February 2016
The Road to Revelstoke
The PlanetSKI Canadian ski road trip in British Columbia heads to Revelstoke. We sunk deep into the best powder snow so far.
14th February 2016
The Road to Red Mountain
James Cove swings into Red Mountain in an RV. It’s a resort he’s wanted to ski for many years, but will it live up to expectations?
10th February 2016
SUNSHINE SPARKLES
PlanetSKI has been in the Canadian resort of Sunshine Village for a few days. It is one of our favourite resorts in Canada. Why?
5th February 2016
SKIING IN SPAIN – DAY TWO
PlanetSKI has been making some turns in Spain. The Pyrenees? No, Sierra Nevada in southern Spain. And there is far more to it than just the skiing. Our blog continues…
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