28th January 2020
SCHLADMING EXCELS WITH RYDING IN TOP TEN
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 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
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.
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.
3rd December 2019
Innsbruck has world class city attractions + some fabulous ski resorts nearby. Day Two Update: City + Ski.
24th November 2019
PlanetSKI has been in Val Thorens in France, the highest resort in the Alps, for its Opening Weekend.
22nd November 2019
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
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
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
No visit to the country is complete without visiting some of the temples and shrines. PlanetSKI goes sightseeing.
8th October 2019
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
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
We’re currently nosing round the mountains of Japan. With the snow yet to come it’s time for hiking boots.
26th September 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
In a country famous for its nordic skiing PlanetSKI finds there’s some seriously good alpine skiing too.
17th February 2019
Pardon? It is a centuries old Tirolean tradition that is recognised by UNESCO & we’ve been experiencing it today.
17th February 2019
PlanetSKI visits Nassereith in the Tirol for the Schellerlaufen event. It dates back to 1740 & is recognised by UNESCO.
1st February 2019
Helicopter search on Nanga Parbat for two mountaineers, Swiss school trips on the rise + 120 evacuated from French cable car. ROLLING
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?
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
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.
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
Riding a motorbike in the mountains has much in common with skiing in the mountains. PlanetSKI reports from the alpine tarmac of the Tirol.
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.
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
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….
1st March 2018
The Colorado resort is perhaps best known for its wide groomers & intermediate terrain. Not so. PlanetSKI tackles the steeps. NEW
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.
26th February 2018
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
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.