General News

The Valais canton in Switzerland is considering introducing snowsports to the school programme. Skiers are an ageing group and there are significant worries for the future as fewer young people participate.

Malcolm Bentley has stepped down as the Club goes through what it calls ‘challenging’ times. Last year it made a loss of £840,000.

A preliminary investigation has been carried out into last week’s tragedy at Silver Mountain Resort in Idaho. PlanetSKI reports.

Ski areas in France could be closed or have their operations disrupted by strike action planned to coincide with the busy February holidays.

The immediate danger has passed for some of the country’s big resorts. They’re resuming summer operations.

If you’re trying to book you’ll struggle to find a bargain.  Flight prices are soaring. PlanetSKI readers give their advice.

She was a 29-year old doctor & survivors of the avalanche in Silver Mountain Resort in Idaho have been speaking of their experience. PlanetSKI reports from neighbouring Utah.

Flights, ferries, and Eurostar trains are being disrupted by another general strike in France this weekend. UPDATED

An emergency evacuation order has been issued in Falls Creek while people in Mt Hotham have been told to ‘leave now’ as the threat from fires increases.

Selwyn snow resort lies in ruins.  Australia’s major ski resorts all remain closed as fires burn nearby with high temperatures due to return later this week. UPDATED

Finnair has just started flying direct from Helsinki to Sapporo and has announced it will be year-round not just for winter.

Finnair has just started flying direct from Helsinki to Sapporo and has announced it will be year-round not just for winter.

The annual Ski & Snowboard Festival is underway in London. PlanetSKI turned out to see what’s on offer…

The mother of the GB team snowboarder who took her life on her 18th birthday has given an interview to the BBC for Mental Health Day.

The specialist ski insurance broker is offering a host of new services and products to help you on your trips to the mountains.

A direct flight from London to a new mountain airport will reduce travel times to the biggest resorts in Sweden & Norway next winter.

Maison Sport, the community for independent ski instructors, gives its top tips. If anyone knows how to save it’s probably these guys.

Inghams has new ski resorts in its brochure with an exciting addition to get our jimmies jangling for next winter: Japan.

Scott Dunn cuts its catered chalets in the Alps at the end of next winter. It’s another significant blow to the traditional chalet holiday. UPDATED

Hotelplan, which owns Inghams, Esprit Ski and Ski Total, has acquired the short-break specialist Flexiski.

Last Friday, May 17th, was Constitution Day in Norway. So, what has Norway ever done for skiing? Er, rather a lot.

For skiing in La Clusaz and Le Grand Bornand. It’s the perfect spot for a ski weekend & the company’s pioneering property.

The outdoor retailer, Decathlon, has listed the favourite countries to ski away from the Alps. Any guesses which they are?

A week dedicated to all things British gets underway as Brexit chaos deepens.

The slopes can be packed in February but there is an alternative. We’ve been skiing some little-known resorts in the Tirol. Five in total.

The majority of UK adults have never been on a ski trip, according to research by a leading outdoor sports retailer.

Skiing is plenty expensive already. No need to look out even more things to spend money on. And with the price of ski gear so high…NEW

Ski themed of course. Got any money left or even a cash gift in your Xmas stocking? UPDATED

Decathlon’s ski game is strong. And to top it, here are 7 innovations to make skiing that bit more… exciting.

100s of people attended the service in Les Gets, France. The GB snowboard athlete took her own life on her 18th birthday.

The father of the British snowboarder who took her own life on her 18th birthday has set up a foundation to raise funds for young winter athletes.

PlanetSKI’s 4-day weekend ski trip to France with Skiweekender comes to an end. With a surprise. Sssshhh…

They are growing in popularity & PlanetSKI is out with Skiweekender in France. Day 3 and we’re off to St Gervais. NEW & UPDATED

It’s not a new brand, in fact it’s a classic French one, but the outdoor sporting goods retailer Decathlon’s own range Wed’ze is full of surprises.

If there is a better way to arrive in a ski resort then we can’t think of one. By train from Denver to the Colorado ski resort of Winter Park. NEW

The legendary and pioneering US ski film maker has died aged 93. Tributes are coming in. PlanetSKI looks at his life & legacy. UPDATED

We’re off to La Plagne on the snow train from London – see how the journey went.

A very different ski trip to the traditional chalet break but fun, easy and a kid’s dream holiday it is for sure.

Maurice Wrightson was going down a steep mountain road from Alpe d’Huez in France in 2013 when the brakes failed.

His latest video is shot in Hintertux in Austria. There’s plenty of love, plenty of snow & it could give a much needed boost to skiing.

The French company reports winter sales up more than 30% as interest grows in all-inclusive ski holidays.

The capitol of the Tirol, Innsbruck, may not be the most obvious place for a ski holiday. Wrong. City + Ski = Perfection.

Eurostar is being urged to introduce a new direct service to cater for the increasing numbers of skiers travelling to the French Alps on a Sunday.

There are lift stations & then there are lift stations. PlanetSKI has just celebrated the opening of one with a motorbike museum inside. Pardon?

The mass-market catered chalet holiday in Switzerland is about to become a thing of the past. British tour operators are pulling out as business becomes untenable following changes to employment rules and a declining Swiss market.

There are increasing numbers and are causing some problems. Last month an Austrian farmer shot one after it attacked and killed his sheep.