General News

Val Thorens, is named ‘World’s Best Ski Resort’, W Verbier captured ‘World’s Best Ski Hotel’ & Sunweb wins ‘World’s Best Ski Tour Operator’.

Swiss & French police have arrested 15 suspected drug dealers operating in the ski resort. They seized large quantities of narcotics & arrested 20 consumers during a year-long investigation.

From November 20th to 23rd the FIS Freeski World Cup takes place, kicking off the season with the popular slopestyle opener. We look at what’s on offer.

It appears larger family groups are heading to the mountains and they want to do more than just ski or snowboard.

The Raccoon Media Group has sold it to the Mountain Trade Network, MTN. We hear what PlanetSKI readers made of this year’s show and what they want to see at the new-look show.

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation, FIS, is asking for potential bidders to tender for the media rights to upcoming editions of the FIS World Championships. NEW

Switzerland, France and Italy are tweaking parts of their mountain borders. The ridge lines of glaciers have traditional marked some borders, but climate change is altering the terrain.

Louis Watkiss died in an accident at the indoor ski centre in September 2021.

The black run in the Portes du Soleil is seen as one of the most difficult black runs in the Alps. 47-year-old Grahame Chapman ignored a closed sign & plunged to his death down the 37 degree slope last February.

Darren Blanks is now in Scotland on his way to John O’Groats and he is just short of his £10,000 target as he raises money for a ski club that helps veterans with sight difficulties. UPDATED

Last winter was poor. Snow was in scant supply and new figures reveal skier numbers were sharply down, but there is some cause for hope. UPDATED

Disability Snowsport UK is encouraging people to get active and raise money during the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. It hopes to raise £10,000 to support grassroots adaptive snowsports in the UK. 

The legendary Swiss extreme skier, Sylvain Saudan, has died. He was 87-years old. UPDATED

Three people died in avalanches, while a fourth ski tourer slipped and fell to his death. UPDATED

The Swiss Institute for Snow & Avalanche Research has been using Artificial Intelligence, AI, in a three-year research project.