26th December 2018
3 DAYS IN SERRE CHE
A very short trip planned to a personal favourite resort, with a full-on schedule. What do we do? Make it into a challenge.
26th December 2018
A very short trip planned to a personal favourite resort, with a full-on schedule. What do we do? Make it into a challenge.
24th December 2018
Wishing all our readers, partners, resorts + many friends in snowsports across the world the very best for 2019. UPDATED
24th December 2018
The Carrick-Smith brothers could be the brightest future of British alpine racing. PlanetSKI has been to meet them and watch them train.
22nd December 2018
We’re going to be based there for 3-months from February 1st. Wey, hey! But why Innsbruck?
19th December 2018
Skiing, of course, but what else can you do? PlanetSKI packs in as many different activities as possible in 3 days.
17th December 2018
The coaching is different but the skiers who return time after time can’t all be wrong. PlanetSKI joins them.
7th December 2018
PlanetSKI was in the largest ski domain in the world at the weekend as it fired up its lifts. What a start to winter!
6th December 2018
More santas have been spotted around the mountains. The job of Father Xmas is now done, so what next? UPDATED
1st December 2018
In the Tirol in Austria to be precise. We choose the best five on offer. Some continue to the New Year.
28th November 2018
Beginner, intermediate or advanced. Whatever your level you can improve this winter. But what’s the right way to do it?
5th November 2018
If you go off piste, now’s the time to prepare. We’ve been honing our avalanche rescue skills in the wilds of, er, Wimbledon.
1st November 2018
– Norway Xmas tree on its way
– Putting our feet up
– Is ski racing too dangerous?
– Deep snow close to Gnifetti Hut in Aosta.
24th October 2018
Can you guess where this is going? Find the best apres ski resorts across the world. And tell us your favourite too.
3rd August 2018
The most extreme (and rewarding) activity PlanetSKI has done for a while. Here’s how it went on the mission to Kane Lake.
1st August 2018
Skier seeks damages for chairlift fall, Ikon collective adds new resorts, British base jumper dies in Swiss Alps + snow in the US. NEW & UPDATED
1st August 2018
– Racing up a ski jump
– How are new chairlifts installed?
– Chinese tourists brawl over mountain view
– Finns ski in a swamp in high heels
31st July 2018
How do you follow a visit to the Aiguille du Midi and paragliding? Mountain biking, white water rafting, glacier hiking and more…
30th July 2018
The rush of doing yoga outdoors is huge, & infinitely more so when practicing at 2,800m – Is it the altitude or just the scenery?
27th July 2018
PlanetSKI hits the Aiguille du Midi. It’s one of the most popular tourist destinations in France. We blogged & updated in real time throughout the day. UPDATED
25th July 2018
It’s a foodie affair, between the biking & hiking, in the Tirol’s St. Johann – can there be a better blend of holiday activities? NEW
23rd July 2018
PlanetSKI continues its summer trip to perhaps the most famous mountain resort in the world. We know it well in winter, but in summer…
21st July 2018
PlanetSKI is pretty familiar with Chamonix in winter, but not in summer. Time to put that right as we spend a few days in the iconic mountain resort.
20th July 2018
We’ve just arrived in the winter capital of skiing to see what it’s like in the summer. Biking, hiking, rafting, paragliding and no doubt a bit more. NEW
20th July 2018
British freestyle skier Kirsty Muir has spent a week at a training camp in Whistler. Here’s her final blog for PlanetSKI.
16th July 2018
Where in the world can we do both of these sports, in a day, for the most perfect soujorn of snow and sea. Riders, here’s where:
16th July 2018
GB’s young freestyle skier heads up the hill to be coached by skiing royalty. Read Kirsty Muir’s latest account from Whistler, written exclusively for PlanetSKI.
12th July 2018
Young freestyle skier Kirsty Muir has arrived in Canada for a training camp at Whistler. She’s keeping a diary for PlanetSKI.
9th July 2018
PlanetSKI’s roving reporter is not generally renowned for his agricultural expertise but we find him in the mountains on a farm playing the role of Farmer Giles.
3rd July 2018
PlanetSKI’s roving reporter, James Rampton is in the ski area of Les Gets, and he’s gone all yogic on us. Downward-facing dogs…
1st July 2018
Ex-Olympic champion skier dies in jet-ski accident, Is 2026 on track?, GB hiker in 25m Austria fall + Snowkidz claims success. NEW & UPDATED
1st July 2018
– Twiggy the skiing squirrel retires
– Retro grass skiing plus roller skiing
– Insta-snippets
– Zig-zag
– Mobile charging station at Les Menuires
29th June 2018
Our Roving Reporter turns Robocop as he tests the ski slopes. Not on two planks, instead he’s rolling down the slopes on two chunky wheels.
29th June 2018
The Polish ski mountaineer, Andrzej Bargiel, has become the first person to ski down the mountain. It is a HUGE achievement. UPDATED
20th June 2018
If there’s a year to enjoy the snow all the way through, then this is it. PlanetSKI reports on current summer glacier skiing in Europe. UPDATED
19th June 2018
With summer in full swing, we look back at a weekend of firsts last summer in the Dolomites. E-biking in Val Gardena:
18th June 2018
Funny who you meet cycling the London-Brighton: half the UK snowsports industry it seems, an Olympic winter athlete, oh, and an ex-England goalkeeper.
12th June 2018
Tobogganing has been banned in some of Australia’s big resorts – is this favourite past its time or has health & safety gone too far?
5th June 2018
PlanetSKI will shortly be heading to the mountains in the summer. We’re looking back at some of our adventures from last year.
1st June 2018
PlanetSKI asked for a short interview & was offered much, much more. Catie Friend joins the 2018 Dallaglio Cycle Slam charity ride as it passes through Verbier.
1st June 2018
British man dies on mountain path above Chamonix, climber dies in Matterhorn fall + fancy naming a ski lift? NEW & UPDATED
1st June 2018
– Casting in Les Arcs
– We’re still skiing, but this time on water
– Cannon-fire at Thredbo
– Cardona’s Dog Derby
– Big-wave skiing
– The paw patrol
– Avalanche on Mars
30th May 2018
Have you considered skiing during our summer and skipping down to the Southern Hemisphere? Here’s where, when and why you should…
9th May 2018
The upmarket Swiss ski resort is not just for winter. There’s a lot to keep you busy and active in the hot season too.
8th May 2018
Mountains, lakes, a 700-year-old town, fantastic food, music….. PlanetSKI packs it in on a summer trip to Styria in Austria.
8th May 2018
Go to the mountains in the summer and you’ll see electric bikes everywhere. So what exactly is an e-bike and how did the craze begin?
7th May 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
Why don’t more skiers head to the mountains in the summer? It’s a question we ask ourselves each year and now more than ever.
6th May 2018
PlanetSKI goes glacier skiing in the morning and rides the pedals in the afternoon. Summer in the Alps, we love it!
6th May 2018
Riding a motorbike in the mountains has much in common with skiing in the mountains. PlanetSKI reports from the alpine tarmac of the Tirol.
6th May 2018
We’ve done many a winter road trip in Canada hitting the ski resorts … now it’s the turn of summer.
6th May 2018
We’ve done many a winter road trip in Canada hitting the ski resorts … now it’s the turn of summer.
6th May 2018
PlanetSKI has been in Verbier in the summer months to test out the Swiss resort’s marketing slogan, Pure Energy. True or false?
1st May 2018
We do so in one of the most iconic resorts in the Alps on its closing day, May 1st. Fun, memories, powder, partying, laughs, drinks + everything else besides.
1st May 2018
– Winter opens in NZ with free skiing on Friday
– Here’s some pond skim
– Cannabis to be used in Olympic sliding track
– Disappearing snow means animal evolution harmed
– Montana ski resort for sale.
1st May 2018
Profit rise for largest lift company in the world, GB first to visit Beijing 2022, legal row looms over Ikon name + body of missing snowboarder recovered. NEW & UPDATED
30th April 2018
Our editor is staying in the Dragon Lodge in Tignes as the season ends. There’s blue sky & powder snow with just a handful of days left…
30th April 2018
PlanetSKI’s chief reporter ended her season ski touring on a Ski Club GB Freshtracks holiday. Here’s her round-up of what turned out to be a true adventure.
26th April 2018
An amazing season, a last chance to get a piece of it + a mission to make it as easy going as skiing can be. PlanetSKI is in Val Thorens.
26th April 2018
Sheer terror and some more humiliation awaits PlanetSKI’s chief reporter on the final two days of her spring ski touring trip to the French Alps.