26th November 2025
Europe may be seeing one of the best starts to the season in recent years with heavy snow falling, but it is a very different picture in the USA with unseasonable warm weather in many ski areas. UPDATED
26th November 2025
Rhydycar West would be the UK’s largest indoor snow centre and become the official headquarters for the UK (GB) and Welsh Olympic and Paralympic snow sports teams.
17th November 2025
Snowcentres Limited, that runs Hemel Hempstead and Manchester has joined forces with SnowWorld, Europe’s leading operator of indoor slopes.
10th November 2025
The ski lesson booking platform is backing Britain’s best Alpine skiers on the road to Milan-Cortina 2026 as an official sponsor.
10th November 2025
The global initiative to recognise, reward and celebrate excellence in ski tourism, has announced the winners of its 13th annual programme. UPDATED
4th November 2025
The event was back in Olympia in West London last month with 10,000 people visiting the 2-day show. Attendance figures have just been released.
2nd November 2025
PlanetSKI editor James Cove has appeared on a Ski Podcast ‘Special’. He discusses his work as a BBC news journalist for 22 years, how he transferred those skills to setting up PlanetSKI in 2008, his thoughts on the current state of snowsports + much else besides.
31st October 2025
The equipment brands Amer Sports and the Tecnica Group say they are under initial investigation by the European Commission.
31st October 2025
The three municipalities of LAAX have voted to obtain ownership of the Weisse Arena Bergbahnen AG’s tourist infrastructure in order to retain local ownership of the infrastructure amongst interest from international investors.
29th October 2025
The snowsport charity supported 1,108 young people as it claims a record year of impact.
24th October 2025
The iconic London ski shop was destroyed by fire a week ago. The shop opened in 1947 and the family say they will rise from the ashes.
22nd October 2025
Inghams Ski is celebrating two big accolades: winning Best Ski Operator at The Times and Sunday Times Travel Awards 2025 and being named the top Which? Recommended Provider for ski holidays.
14th October 2025
There are 20 specialist categories, with lesser-known American resort Grand Targhee claiming the Best Overall Ski Resort title worldwide, whilst Italy’s Alta Badia topped the European rankings.
29th September 2025
Madonna di Campiglio in the Dolomites joins a couple of other European ski areas to limit the number of people on its slopes. Other resorts will be watching the move with interest.
24th September 2025
The snowsport lesson booking platform has reported a record-breaking 2024/25 season. The season of 2025/26 is off to a good start as the more skiers and snowboarder books lessons in a different way.
11th September 2025
Joint lift passes are all the rage. The US ones of Epic, Ikon and Indy are growing in Europe. The Swiss Magic Pass has been around for a while and now we have the new AlpsPass.
11th September 2025
The indoor slope in Hemel Hempstead sees it as part of the Centre’s efforts toward de-carbonisation and Net Zero.
10th September 2025
China’s booming ski industry saw new growth last season. New indoor and outdoor facilities saw an increase of 13% in ski visits to 26m. NEW
8th September 2025
The 16-year old girl fell from a lift in Crested Butte in 2022. After a legal battle with Vail Resorts the state supreme court has ruled, with implications for resorts in Colorado and beyond.
5th September 2025
With over 90 years of expertise, the ski holiday specialist has a lineup of exciting destinations, new resorts and chalet offerings, as well as expanding their industry leading rail packages.
4th September 2025
The award-winning French Alps ski specialist is the only UK ski company to be employee-owned. It was founded in 2002.
1st September 2025
It is the No 1 bucket ski list destination with huge amounts of snow and an overall experience second to none. We update on the introduction of new regulations for international visitors resulting in more bureaucracy and cost.
27th August 2025
It follows the announcement of Vail Resort’s Epic Pass adding more Austrian resorts and the Indy Pass set to announce more resorts in Europe this week.
26th August 2025
The UK ski operator was owned by the Swiss company Hotelplan. The German company, DERTOUR Group, says its acquisition of Hotelplan Group is expected to go ahead by the end of this week.
20th August 2025
The Indy Pass has expanded with dozens of new resorts for the 25/26 season and goes back on sale to the public on August 28th.
20th August 2025
The indoor slope in Manchester is to become The Snow Centre. It is already in the SnowCentres group and is part of a re-branding.
19th August 2025
The charity helps disadvantaged young people re-focus their lives through snowsports. It is at the four major UK events ahead of next season.
18th August 2025
Growth in tailor-made holidays, hundreds more trips to Scandinavia and Olympics inspiration are all featured in Iglu Ski’s new range for next winter. Its 27th season in the ski business.
17th August 2025
The multi resort ski pass means friends of existing passholders are able to get half-price lift tickets. It’s a new initiative from the re-appointed CEO, Rob Katz.
15th August 2025
It is set to take place 4th to 5th October 2025 at The Snow Centre in Manchester. It is free to attend and the organisers claim it will be bigger and better. UPDATED
18th July 2025
The Italian ski area is under formal investigation by Italy’s Antitrust Authority, AGCM, over claims of lift pass price fixing and restrictions on competition.
16th July 2025
The ski transfer company has gone live for all its routes for the 2025/26 ski season. There’s also an early bird discount that expires on the 30th July.
9th July 2025
It follows a ruling in Oregon after liability legislation has failed in the 2025 state legislature.
8th July 2025
32 people have gone on trial after 78 people died in a hotel fire in the ski resort of Kartalkaya last January.
30th June 2025
Alpe du Grand Serre has announced its permanent winter closure. The resort says it is a direct consequence of climate change and insufficient snowfall.
30th June 2025
The country’s leading airport operator, Avinor, has teamed up with the resort group Norway, Home of Skiing. Their goal is to ensure that more travellers choose Norway and its ski destinations.
21st June 2025
The airline has new routes to several destinations that are gateways to ski resorts in the Alps, Pyrenees and Eastern Europe.
17th June 2025
The International Ski & Snowboard Federation has invested in digital and claims it is making “major strides”. NEW
3rd June 2025
More people are visiting Austria outside the traditional times in the winter and summer seasons.
3rd June 2025
Kirsten Lynch recently stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of Vail Resorts. She is replaced by the former CEO Rob Katz.
2nd June 2025
Claire Pennell passed away last Friday. She was part of the Snowsport England senior leadership team and responsible for operations.
29th May 2025
The International Olympic Committee has clarified the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Russia’s participation at the approaching Winter Games.
