General News

25th March 2026

US/Israel War with Iran Impacts Skiing

Visitors from the Middle East & Asia are cancelling, resort costs are going up and uncertainty is taking its toll.

25th March 2026

Investigation After Bird Strike Shuts All Les2Alpes Lifts

Hundreds of skiers were stranded as the whole lift system stopped as a bird flew into a power cable. The resulting power cut hit the entire town and surrounding villages. PlanetSKI was on the lifts at the time. UPDATED

24th March 2026

Three Swiss Heli-Skiers Die in Canada

The accident happened on the Iridium Shoulder in Terrace in western British Columbia. A fourth person was seriously injured. UPDATED

24th March 2026

FWT Finale in Verbier Gets Green Light for This Saturday

The YETI Xtreme Verbier set to crown the 2026 FIS Freeride World Tour Champions this weekend. UPDATED

24th March 2026

Gardenissima Weekend in Val Gardena

The Italian resort is hosting the longest giant slalom in the world. World Cup stars, ski legends, young talents and amateurs battle it out in the Dolomites.

22nd March 2026

PlanetSKI is Spring Skiing in Les Menuires

The high altitude French resort is a great destination for late season skiing. PlanetSKI is in the resort and reports on its growing popularity and what is on offer.

18th March 2026

Investigation Underway After Fatal Gondola Accident in Swiss Resort

A 61-year old woman was killed when a gondola came off its cables in Engelberg in high winds. UPDATED

17th March 2026

The PlanetSKI Snow Report

Spring conditions have returned to the Alps, but the weather is changing mid-week We also have an update from Canada. UPDATED

17th March 2026

GB Snowsport Athletes in Action

GB Snowsport athletes are competing in FIS and Snow League competitions this week. We also report results from key FIS competitions last week.

16th March 2026

Another Avalanche Death in the Alps

In the latest incident a 20‑year‑old Polish skier has died in Italy. It brings the annual death toll to 128. The annual average is around 100. UPDATED

14th March 2026

Making More of Martigny

The valley town has ambitious plans to become an essential stop off on the way to a multitude of Swiss ski resorts. The latest attraction is the 4*Quartier LôDzè. PlanetSKI spends 48-hours in Martigny to experience what is now on offer.

9th March 2026

PlanetSKI Hunts Powder & Adventures in the Tatras

The Slovakian ski area is not the most obvious place to search for powder. Wrong. It is also a ski mountain experience like no other.

8th March 2026

Driving to the French Alps

There’s a growing appetite in driving to the Alps with taking the Channel Tunnel perhaps the easiest option. LeShuttle reports an increase in bookings and Easter is set to be popular. PlanetSKI reports en route. UPDATED

5th March 2026

Avalanche Victim Located by Feature on Mobile Phone

Micheal Harris was caught in a slide at Stevens Pass Ski Resort in the USA. When he failed to turn up his wife tracked him down on the ‘Find my iPhone’ feature on his phone.

1st March 2026

Further Fatal Avalanches in North America

In the USA 13 people have died in the past week with four dying in Canada in the last 11 days. Heavy snow and a fragile snow pack are to blame.

1st March 2026

March’s Ski News in Brief

– 12 Year Old Girl Dies After Coach Accident in Val Thorens
– Verbier Green Film Festival is Underway
– Rendezvous Music Festival this Weekend in Jackson Hole
– Dutch Skier Dies After Colliding With a Snowcannon
– Free Lift Pass from VIP SKI in Les Arcs …UPDATED

22nd February 2026

Team GB Claims Olympic Success

It was GB’s most successful Winter Olympics with 3 Golds, 1 Silver and I Bronze. Our snowsport athletes delivered two and, though they should arguably have won more, there is much hope for the future.

22nd February 2026

GB’s Zoe Atkin Wins Winter Olympics Bronze

It came in the ski halfpipe competition on the final day of the Games. It’s GB’s first ever Olympic medal in the halfpipe event and is the fifth for GB at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. NEW

20th February 2026

Avalanche Death Toll in Europe Passes 100

The toll continues to rise as the snowpack remains highly unstable and some ignore the warnings. The snowfall has eased off but it remains dangerous in places off piste. UPDATED

18th February 2026

Eight Back Country Skiers Die in US Avalanche

Rescue teams in California’s Lake Tahoe region have found the bodies of eight skiers who went missing in an avalanche on Tuesday.

18th February 2026

Nine Skiers Missing After Avalanche in USA

An avalanche in the Lake Tahoe region in California has left 9 backcountry skiers missing. Six other people survived and have been rescued. UPDATED

17th February 2026

Intersport’s New Flagship Store in Méribel

PlanetSKI visits the new Intersport ski hire shop in Méribel. We report on what the shop offers, plus the quick efficiently smooth ski hire process.

16th February 2026

GB’s Dave Ryding Ends His Olympic Career

GB’s greatest alpine ski racer Dave Ryding has brought the curtain down on his long Winter Olympic career with 17th place in the slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games. It is his fifth Olympics. UPDATED

16th February 2026

Another British Skier Dies in an Avalanche in France

He died in La Grave and it follows the death of two other Britons in Val d’Isere in the last week. There have been further avalanche deaths in Austria, Italy, France & Switzerland. UPDATED

14th February 2026

PlanetSKI Hits the Mountains & Valleys in Switzerland

PlanetSKI’s roving reporter Nick Dalton spends several days on the ski slopes of Grindelwald, then decamps for life and adventure in the valley. A winter experience with a difference.

13th February 2026

Two Britons Among Three Dead in Val d’Isere Avalanche

It follows heavy snow and a ‘high’ risk of avalanche. Extreme caution is urged off piste as further deaths in Switzerland, Italy & Slovakia have occurred. UPDATED

12th February 2026

PlanetSKI Gear Review #5 Winter 2025/26

In our Fifth gear review Alf tests a pair of Nordica Speedmachine Ski Boots, a Klattermusen Svallin Jacket and Vallon goggles, along with a goggle strap fundraiser for Protect Our Winters.

11th February 2026

Further Avalanche Deaths in the Alps

Four people have died in the French Alps as heavy snow raises the risk to Level 5 in parts of the western Alps.

7th February 2026

Six Avalanche Deaths in Italy Near Winter Olympic Regions

Six skiers have died in Northern Italy, one in France and two climbers have perished in an avalanche in the High Tatras in Slovakia. UPDATED

3rd February 2026

Ellie Soutter Foundation Closes

Following the death of GB snowboarder Ellie Soutter, the foundation was established by her father, Tony Soutter in 2018. Its aim was to offer support & therapy to snowsport athletes.

2nd February 2026

Snowboarder Dies After Backpack Caught on Chairlift

A 22-year old Australian woman died in Otari near Nagano in Japan. She suffered a heart attack after being dragged along the snow & left hanging in mid-air.

2nd February 2026

Death Toll from Crans-Montana Fire Rises to 41

A teenager who was injured in the Swiss ski resort on New Year’s Eve has died in hospital. It takes the death toll to 41.

2nd February 2026

February 2026 Deals

As the winter progresses check out Intersport ski hire offering guaranteed discounts, Inghams holidays, Good Deal dates in Les Menuires, Valentines Day offer from VIP Chalets and Alpine Fleet Resort Transfers. UPDATED

1st February 2026

February’s Ski News in Brief

– FWT Event in Austria Cancelled
– Head to The Verbier Air Show
– Bodies of Nine Skiers Recovered from US Avalanche
– Geneva Remains Busiest Ski Airport
– Ski With Chemmy Alcott Courtesy of VIP SKI
– Swiss ‘White Risk’ Avalanche App Wins Award…UPDATED

30th January 2026

Snowshoer Dies In Avalanche in France

It is the latest fatality in what has been a grim month across the Alps and the Pyrenees. The snow pack remains highly unstable in places.

27th January 2026

PlanetSKI Chases Powder in the Pyrenees with Intersport

With over 45 years of skiing under my belt, and 25 of those as a ski writer, I had never skied in the French Pyrenees. So when I was invited out by Intersport to check out their rental operations here I jumped at the chance.

27th January 2026

The PlanetSKI Snow Report

In PlanetSKI’s latest rolling snow report we hear from Canada & the Alps. UPDATED

27th January 2026

Three More Avalanche Deaths in France

One man died in Tignes in the Alps, while two others perished in Le Grand Tourmalet in the Pyrenees. The avalanche death toll this month continues to rise.

25th January 2026

Another Avalanche Death in the Alps

A 42-year-old man has died in Maurienne in France. He was part of a group of three skiers. It follows dozens of deaths in the Alps in recent weeks. NEW

25th January 2026

Death at Murren’s Inferno Race

This year’s 82nd International Inferno Race in Mürren was cancelled after a 69-year-old racer collapsed shortly before the finish line and died.

23rd January 2026

Parts of US Endure Dreadful Start to Season But Snow Now Falling

In Colorado it’s been the worst in decades, though some snow is forecast for this weekend. Other areas in the Rockies have also started badly, though it’s been much better in the east. strong>UPDATED

19th January 2026

Irish Skier is Latest to Die in Avalanche in the Alps

Fresh calls have been made for caution after 25 deaths in the Alps in the past 10 days. UPDATED

18th January 2026

Eight Skiers Die in Avalanches in Austria in One Day

The three avalanches happened on Saturday. They are the latest in a series of avalanches in the Alps with the death toll standing at 23 in the past week alone. UPDATED

17th January 2026

Victory for GB’s Charlotte Bankes

Charlotte Bankes took gold in the latest stage of the Snowboard Cross World Cup with a dominant performance in the Chinese resort of Dongbeiya.

15th January 2026

13 Year Old Boy is Latest Avalanche Fatality

He was swept into an avalanche barrier in Austria and died. Ten people have died in avalanches in the Alps since last weekend with multiple rescues. NEW

15th January 2026

Another Swiss Canton Bans Pyrotechnic Devices

The Swiss canton of Valais is the latest to ban them in all indoor public places. It follows a fire at a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana where 40 people were killed and 116 were injured. NEW

14th January 2026

PlanetSKI Gear Review #4 Winter 2025/26

In our fourth gear review Alf tests value for money ski wear from Tog24 and H&M, Salomon and H&M goggles, Helly Hansen gloves along with the Roc Blanc hardshell jacket offering year round wear.

13th January 2026

Worker Freezes to Death at Olympic Site

A security guard was found dead during a night shift at an Olympic construction site in the Italian Alps. An investigation is underway.

13th January 2026

It’s the January Ski Sales on PlanetSKI

The January Ski Holiday Sales are in progress. Check out some great ski deals and discount offers here…. UPDATED

12th January 2026

GB Athletes in Action This Week

It’s an action-packed week with many of our major stars in action as the countdown continues to the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics that start in under a month’s time.

11th January 2026

More Avalanches in the Alps with ‘High’ Risk in Places

There have been further avalanches with one sweeping over a blue piste in St Foy and hitting four people. A British skier was among six people who died last weekend in the French Alps. UPDATED

11th January 2026

At Least Three Dead in Avalanches in France

Two separate avalanches have claimed the lives of three off-piste skiers in the French Alps on Saturday. We have first reports of further fatalities on Sunday. UPDATED

10th January 2026

Co-Owner of Crans-Montana Bar Detained As Switzerland Remembers

40 people died in the fire at a bar in the ski resort on New Year’s Eve. The detention came as Switzerland held a national day of mourning. UPDATED

9th January 2026

National Day of Mourning for Crans-Montana Fire Victims

Government officials and politicians from Switzerland and abroad, as well as representatives of various religions, are attending the memorial service in Martigny on Friday. UPDATED

9th January 2026

A New Ski Instructor Qualification

PlanetSKI’s Katy Dartford spends 4 days in Switzerland trying out the new European Ski Instructor Qualification – PSIE.

7th January 2026

Crans-Montana Bar Not Safety Checked for Five Years

A catalogue of errors is emerging following the fire at Le Constellation Bar in the Swiss resort that killed 40 people & injured 116. Questions are asked about regulation authorities. UPDATED

6th January 2026

Victims of Crans-Montana Bar Fire Identified

Forty people were killed when a fire tore through a busy venue in Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve. NEW

5th January 2026

Plans for Longest UK Indoor Slope Get the Go Ahead

Plans for the slope at Rhydycar West in Wales have been approved by local councilors. Skiers & snowboarders have welcomed the move.

5th January 2026

Ski Patrol Strike in US Resort Gets Bitter

The dispute has been going on over two weeks and now the resort management team has launched a recruitment campaign to hire temporary workers in a bid to reopen the mountain.

3rd January 2026