15th January 2020
AUSTRALIAN SKI AREAS REOPEN AS BUSHFIRE THREAT EASES
The immediate danger has passed for some of the country’s big resorts. They’re resuming summer operations.
15th January 2020
The immediate danger has passed for some of the country’s big resorts. They’re resuming summer operations.
13th January 2020
If you’re trying to book you’ll struggle to find a bargain. Flight prices are soaring. PlanetSKI readers give their advice.
12th January 2020
‘Lucky to be alive’ is an understatement as 17-year old, Nicolas Stacy-Alcatara, heads out for a hike and gets lost.
9th January 2020
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.
9th January 2020
These cuties are the two newest members of the Ski Patrol Team. They’re about to start some serious avalanche training in Dog School.
9th January 2020
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.
7th January 2020
They were caught during raids at the World Championships in Seefeld Austria. A coach has also been banned.
6th January 2020
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
3rd January 2020
The head of the International Ski Federation reflects on 10 years of the best & worst in skiing & snowboarding as we enter a new decade.
24th October 2019
The annual Ski & Snowboard Festival is underway in London. PlanetSKI turned out to see what’s on offer…
1st October 2019
The specialist ski insurance broker is offering a host of new services and products to help you on your trips to the mountains.
5th July 2019
Inghams has new ski resorts in its brochure with an exciting addition to get our jimmies jangling for next winter: Japan.
9th June 2019
Sainsbury’s has apologised after refusing entry to a store in London to John Dickinson-Lilley. UPDATED
28th May 2019
Hotelplan, which owns Inghams, Esprit Ski and Ski Total, has acquired the short-break specialist Flexiski.
17th May 2019
Last Friday, May 17th, was Constitution Day in Norway. So, what has Norway ever done for skiing? Er, rather a lot.
8th May 2019
For skiing in La Clusaz and Le Grand Bornand. It’s the perfect spot for a ski weekend & the company’s pioneering property.
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.
30th March 2019
The outdoor retailer, Decathlon, has listed the favourite countries to ski away from the Alps. Any guesses which they are?
14th March 2019
A week dedicated to all things British gets underway as Brexit chaos deepens.
28th December 2018
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
6th December 2018
Ski themed of course. Got any money left or even a cash gift in your Xmas stocking? UPDATED
14th November 2018
Decathlon’s ski game is strong. And to top it, here are 7 innovations to make skiing that bit more… exciting.
12th March 2018
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.
22nd November 2017
Maurice Wrightson was going down a steep mountain road from Alpe d’Huez in France in 2013 when the brakes failed.
28th November 2015
There are lift stations & then there are lift stations. PlanetSKI has just celebrated the opening of one with a motorbike museum inside. Pardon?
22nd June 2014
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.
16th October 2013
On Thursday, October 17th, we made our first turns of the 2013/14 season. If it continues in the same vein we are in for a cracker. 70cm of fresh snow, deep blue sky and the best racers in the world out training as a backdrop. James Cove reports from Solden.
9th September 2013
Skimium has 350 shops in 250 resorts across France, Italy and Andorra. It is all done online with some great prices. PlanetSKI reports on what it has to offer and the advantages of renting.
24th May 2013
People on board the Skibound coach that crashed last month have hired a firm of lawyers to seek compensation. The driver died in the accident on the road down from Alpe d’Huez. They were all resort workers coming back from a witner in the Alps.
16th April 2013
He was driving from Alpe d’Huez with 52 British resort workers when the brakes failed. He crashed the bus into the mountainside to prevent it going over the edge. It had been chartered by the company Skibound. The driver died and 3 others remain injured.
23rd May 2012
PlanetSKI reporter Squash Falconer tells us what it is really like to stand on top of the world. She tells it without the hype, hyperbole and exaggeration. It is wonderful and terrifying at the same time. PlanetSKI reports from 29,000 feet.
13th April 2012
The US company has completed the deal to buy the Californian resort of Kirkwood for $18m. It already owns Heavenly and Northstar around Lake Tahoe. The area is undergoing a transformation.
23rd February 2012
It now own three resorts in California. It has bought Kirkwood for $18m to sit along side Heavenly and North Star in the Tahoe area. PlanetSKI will be there next week and will be assessing the development.