15th April 2018
CITY AND SKI, PART ONE
We love cities & we love ski resorts. Where do they come together in perfect harmony? Innsbruck in the Tirol: PlanetSKI is in town.
15th April 2018
We love cities & we love ski resorts. Where do they come together in perfect harmony? Innsbruck in the Tirol: PlanetSKI is in town.
14th April 2018
And so the PlanetSKI visit ends, 3 days of wonderful music and fabulous skiing in our favourite resort. Life really doesn’t get much better.
11th April 2018
We’re in the Swiss resort for its annual festival, Zermatt Unplugged. It is one of our favourite events in the mountains. Here’s why!
4th April 2018
Surely some mistake? Our chief reporter is runner-up in the masters category of the British National Skiercross Championships at the BRITS.
1st April 2018
We’ve spotted a few in the ski world from snowblading entering the Olympics, drones delivering skis, e-touring, sand ski resorts & maybe a few more…
1st April 2018
IOC claims credit for Korean talks, Crystal Ski launches 2018/19 holiday guide + 10 winter deaths in Scottish mountains. NEW & UPDATED
1st April 2018
– White Thrill in St Anton
– Salmon & horse for dinner
– P|ond skimming in Georgia
– Japanese snow-wall walk
30th March 2018
No. There is far more to it, especially if it means skiing down the north face of the mighty Bellecote at 3417m. PlanetSKI skins up.
25th March 2018
Our correspondent Alf Alderson is a Les Arcs ‘ambassador’. Sadly his latest communique does not make happy reading.
24th March 2018
As the 6th edition of Snowboxx Festival ends in Avoriaz we look back on a tremendous week in the French Alps.
22nd March 2018
For one day only, James Rampton is not the roving reporter for PlanetSKI. Instead, he’s special correspondent for PlanetEFATBIKE.
20th March 2018
PlanetSKI’s roving rampaging reporter is in Avoriaz. Hold on, No! He’s at a pop up stage across the border in Champery, Switzerland. NEW
20th March 2018
PlanetSKI completes the Super Three races. The final event took place in Saas- Fee last weekend where it was super snowy.
19th March 2018
PlanetSKI’s roving & ramping reporter is in Avoriaz. A great day on the slopes in powder snow was followed by some jaunty gyrations to Fatboy Slim with 6,000 other euphoric fans. NEW
18th March 2018
PlanetSKI’s roving & rampaging reporter is in Avoriaz. Enjoying the music line-up & taking a turn or two. Here’s his first report on what’s going on.
17th March 2018
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
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
11th March 2018
In the rugged Pyrenees the French town of Ax-les-Thermes and the 3 Domaines ski area offer a charming alternative to the glitzier versions in the Alps.
9th March 2018
It’s not all about the skiing in Copper Mountain. There’s a lot more to get the heart racing and entertain the kids and wannabe kids.
6th March 2018
Skiworld is the only UK tour operator that offers a genuine ski chalet experience in the US. PlanetSKI joins in the house-party at Breckenridge, Colorado.
6th March 2018
It’s just 75 miles from Denver and not far from Vail but as PlanetSKI discovers, there are good reasons to visit the less well-known Copper Mountain.
5th March 2018
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
PlanetSKI continues its winter ski road trip in North America as we head through Colorado. Next up it’s the cowboy resort of Steamboat….
3rd March 2018
PlanetSKI’s Kisia Cove gets some mogul time & then tackles a halfpipe. Do you want to learn to ski the bumps better? Read on…
1st March 2018
It’s time to send in the clowns. The hills are about to be alive with the sound of merriment. NEW
1st March 2018
The Colorado resort is perhaps best known for its wide groomers & intermediate terrain. Not so. PlanetSKI tackles the steeps. NEW
1st March 2018
– Moose
– Skijoring cowboy style
– Scary snow overhang
– Orange snow
– Now that’s a snow slide!
– Taking a Tesla to the slopes
– Skis or snowboard?
28th February 2018
A resort that works for Kids, Tweens and Teens plus a skiing Grandad at Half Term: Wengen in Switzerland.
28th February 2018
Resorts are offering alternatives to skiing & snowboarding. In Winter Park, Colorado, we’ve been ski-dooing and a few other things besides.
27th February 2018
Our correspondent Alf Alderson is, apparently, a Les Arcs ‘ambassador’. Here’s what’s going down at the Ambassador’s Residence this week…
24th February 2018
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
We’re heading from Boise to McCall in deepest Idaho and the ski resorts of Brundage Mountain & Tamarack. The journey itself proved an adventure.
20th February 2018
PlanetSKI’s Clare Meaney finally gets back on her skis on after the worst three years of her life. We salute you Clare!
19th February 2018
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
17th February 2018
PlanetSKI returns to one of its favourite ski towns: Banff in Alberta Canada. So, what makes it special for us?
14th February 2018
It’s one of our favourite ski towns and we’re in Banff in Canada this week. Next up – Delirium Dive, the signature run of Sunshine Village. UPDATED
13th February 2018
Three years ago PlanetSKI reporter, Clare Meaney, was involved in a “hit and run” accident in Val d’Isere. Finally she is back on snow.
13th February 2018
February is our time to head to North America. All of us in the full-time staff are heading out & we’ll be visiting around 20 different resorts. UPDATED
9th February 2018
The formula is simple: Spring means sun, sun makes us happy; Mountains are therapy, skiing mountains is the king of all activities. NEW
9th February 2018
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
8th February 2018
A ski resort with a big reputation: What’s there to do in Kitzbühel that raises the ski game? NEW
7th February 2018
We report from the hamlet of Reberty that sits above Les Menuires in the mighty Les3Vallees. NEW
6th February 2018
How about Carinthia or the Zillertal in Austria? Have you had a chance to explore them in winter? NEW
6th February 2018
Our correspondent Alf Alderson is, apparently, a Les Arcs ‘ambassador’. Here’s what’s going down at the Ambassador’s Residence this week.
2nd February 2018
From the French Pyrenees to Soldeu in Andorra: SNOW, skiing and atmosphere. UPDATED
1st February 2018
– Siberian village of Oymyakon warms up
– Managing snow in BraÄ – Croatia
– Snowboarding in Rome
– Backflip off a chairlift
– Vintage snowcats
31st January 2018
It is a favourite mountain range of ours & this time we’re visiting by train. Check out our rolling blog of one of the best PlanetSKI trips of the season so far.
30th January 2018
We arrived just after 8AM on the overnight sleeper train from Paris. Check out our live & updated rolling blog across today… NEW & UPDATED
29th January 2018
PlanetSKI arrives in Aosta. Disaster strikes even before we reach the ski slopes! So, how do we cope?
27th January 2018
There are turns to be made in St Anton & its fellow Arlberg resorts after all the snow. PlanetSKI’s Tord Nilson drew the lucky straw. NEW
24th January 2018
Along with football hooliganism, bobsleigh is one of GBs most successful exports‎. Read on with our roving reporter: NEW & UPDATED
22nd January 2018
It was first organised by a group of ski-crazy brits in 1928, & today it’s the world’d largest amateur ski race. PlanetSKI partakes.
22nd January 2018
PlanetSKI’s roving reporter James Rampton revels in the peaceful ‎delights of St Moritz. One of the few major resorts not battered by wild weather.
21st January 2018
Here’s the second report from St Moritz by PlanetSKI’s roving reporter, James Rampton. NEW
19th January 2018
Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined I would ski with a Bond Stunt Man. Yet here I am in Wengen skiing with him & hearing about his Bond adventures.
19th January 2018
As Biblical storms batter parts of the Alps again, PlanetSKI appears to have got lucky.
19th January 2018
Technically it was 48-hours in Zermatt but for our editor, James Cove, it is one and the same thing.
19th January 2018
A truly authentic French gem of a ski resort. PlanetSKI passed through the resort this week with superb conditions.
18th January 2018
The ski resort at the heart of the Three Valleys is celebrating a big birthday this year. PlanetSKI hits its slopes and delves into its history.
17th January 2018
The PlanetSKI Swiss road and rail trip draws to a close. We look back on a week of some fabulous skiing & great adventures.