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A very short trip planned to a personal favourite resort, with a full-on schedule. What do we do? Make it into a challenge.

Wishing all our readers, partners, resorts + many friends in snowsports across the world the very best for 2019. UPDATED

The Carrick-Smith brothers could be the brightest future of British alpine racing. PlanetSKI has been to meet them and watch them train.

We’re going to be based there for 3-months from February 1st. Wey, hey! But why Innsbruck?

Skiing, of course, but what else can you do? PlanetSKI packs in as many different activities as possible in 3 days.

The coaching is different but the skiers who return time after time can’t all be wrong. PlanetSKI joins them.

PlanetSKI was in the largest ski domain in the world at the weekend as it fired up its lifts. What a start to winter!

More santas have been spotted around the mountains. The job of Father Xmas is now done, so what next? UPDATED

In the Tirol in Austria to be precise. We choose the best five on offer. Some continue to the New Year.

Beginner, intermediate or advanced. Whatever your level you can improve this winter. But what’s the right way to do it?

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.

– Norway Xmas tree on its way
– Putting our feet up
– Is ski racing too dangerous?
– Deep snow close to Gnifetti Hut in Aosta.

Can you guess where this is going? Find the best apres ski resorts across the world. And tell us your favourite too.

The most extreme (and rewarding) activity PlanetSKI has done for a while. Here’s how it went on the mission to Kane Lake.

Skier seeks damages for chairlift fall, Ikon collective adds new resorts, British base jumper dies in Swiss Alps + snow in the US. NEW & UPDATED

– Racing up a ski jump
– How are new chairlifts installed?
– Chinese tourists brawl over mountain view
– Finns ski in a swamp in high heels

How do you follow a visit to the Aiguille du Midi and paragliding? Mountain biking, white water rafting, glacier hiking and more…

The rush of doing yoga outdoors is huge, & infinitely more so when practicing at 2,800m – Is it the altitude or just the scenery?

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

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

PlanetSKI continues its summer trip to perhaps the most famous mountain resort in the world. We know it well in winter, but in summer…

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.

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

British freestyle skier Kirsty Muir has spent a week at a training camp in Whistler. Here’s her final blog for PlanetSKI.

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:

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.

Young freestyle skier Kirsty Muir has arrived in Canada for a training camp at Whistler. She’s keeping a diary for PlanetSKI.

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.

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…

Ex-Olympic champion skier dies in jet-ski accident, Is 2026 on track?, GB hiker in 25m Austria fall + Snowkidz claims success. NEW & UPDATED

– Twiggy the skiing squirrel retires
– Retro grass skiing plus roller skiing
– Insta-snippets
– Zig-zag
– Mobile charging station at Les Menuires

It’s all about the adventure. Argentina, Chile, anybody?

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.

The Polish ski mountaineer, Andrzej Bargiel, has become the first person to ski down the mountain. It is a HUGE achievement. UPDATED

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

British man dies on mountain path above Chamonix, climber dies in Matterhorn fall + fancy naming a ski lift? NEW & UPDATED

– 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

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?

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.

– 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.