1st May 2009
Australia opens, Europe shuts
Australia has record-breaking early snow and opens up, Europe has record-breaking late snow but closes down. Why?
1st May 2009
Australia has record-breaking early snow and opens up, Europe has record-breaking late snow but closes down. Why?
29th April 2009
It’s snowing in places, melting in others but many resorts in the Northern Hemisphere are closed. The Alps has just had a serious dump in places. Here’s the snow overview on 29th April.
27th April 2009
It’s snowing heavily in parts of the Alps with 3/4m set to fall in some places. Good news for the few skiers and snowboarders out, but not so good for others.
27th April 2009
Winter has returned to the Alps with some people dancing for joy and others most definitely not. Parts of Switzerland, France and Italy are experiencing some of their heaviest snowfalls of the winter, just when they thought it was all over. Well, it’s not!
22nd April 2009
In many places winter still isn’t over. Italy seems to have hit the jackpot this week with more heavy snow. Spain continues its amazing season with further snowfalls. Many resorts though are closing.
17th April 2009
The snow is back, some resorts are still open, others are extending their season and we’ve just had a powder day in Switzerland. Again! Where is still open?
16th April 2009
Yesterday we were having a beer in the sun wearing shorts and flip flops; today we’re getting our powder skis back out. Parts of Switzerland are set to receive another half metre over the next few days.
15th April 2009
Check out our snow over view as there’s still plenty around. Many resorts are closing, but others are extending the season.
13th April 2009
The resorts in the Northern Hemisphere are winding down and yet it’s still snowing in many places. However, the Southern Hemisphere is springing into life.
8th April 2009
In Austria 60 people are trapped in their homes while in Switzerland a person dies off piste. 4 people were caught in an avalanche in Val d’Isere. The authorities advise people to be cautious.
8th April 2009
The thaw is causing problems with large wet snow avalanches, flooding and swollen rivers. 3 youngsters have drowned in fast flowing rivers in Austria.
1st April 2009
There’s a spring in our step too at PlanetSKI as we love it at this time of year. It can provide some of the best conditions of the winter.
28th March 2009
Here in the Alps there is powder to be found – again. It’s turning into a great end to the season and it’s set up well for the Easter holidays. Check out the fresh reports, pictures and video.
24th March 2009
Spring has been put on hold and winter has returned. Check out the reports, pictures and video.
23rd March 2009
That’s the message from safety experts after a number of avalanches. The temperature is warm and fresh snow is now resting on a crusty layer.
18th March 2009
Here’s the update on conditions in the mountains on Wednesday, March 18th. French meteorologists report that winter 2008-09 to date is 1.2 degrees cooler than usual.
6th March 2009
Many parts of the Alps are being buffeted by another huge snowfall. It’s been snowing for 2 days in some places with already good conditions getting even better.
4th March 2009
Here’s the updated report on Wednesday, March 4th. Europe has had a quieter week to recover from its huge snowfall but more is now falling. It’s also dumping in Western North America.
1st March 2009
This winter has seen the best snow in recent times. So why has it snowed so much and what, if anything, does it tell us about climate change? PlanetSKI investigates.
26th February 2009
Here’s the updated report on Wednesday, February 25th – yet more snow is falling, especially in Austria.
25th February 2009
Over 2 metres of snow has fallen with great skiing conditions but towns have been cut off and there is a serious danger of avalanche.
22nd February 2009
Here’s the updated report on February 21st – it’s snowing again across the mountains!
19th February 2009
After last week’s spectacular snowfalls, temperatures shot up 5 degrees at the ski areas leading to a melting of the snow.
12th February 2009
There’s yet more fresh snow in the Alps. With half term around the corner it’s all looking pretty good out here.
12th February 2009
Here’s the updated report on February 12th and to make a change we’re starting in Yorkshire!
11th February 2009
Following all the recent snow in the UK a sledge company in Scotland sells almost 30,000 in a week.
10th February 2009
Where the snow is and where it isn’t. But perhaps that should read where it is and where there’s more of it.
10th February 2009
It’s been quite a winter there too as our PlanetSKI contacts testify. The best for decades and it is still snowing.
2nd February 2009
We’ve just had half a metre of snow here in Verbier and today all the lifts opened. Check out the video.
2nd February 2009
Another big storm has dumped snow across the Alps bringing excellent conditions, but also travel problems.
23rd January 2009
The Alps have been buffeted by another big storm though the temperature has risen so it’s not good for everyone. A team from PlanetSKI was in Chamonix at the weekend.
22nd January 2009
It’s dumping it down in the Alps again though in North America conditions are pretty patchy.
19th January 2009
Many resorts have received some fresh snow and more is set to come this week. It’s a welcome sight as some pistes were getting a bit hard packed and bare. See the video.
16th January 2009
It hasn’t snowed in weeks, what’s here was skied out ages ago and it’s now hard packed and windblown. The rocks though remain covered and the slopes are deserted. Apparently more snow is forecast soon. We have an updated video in this report too.
9th January 2009
Marseilles in France has snow for the first time in over 20 years, Britain shivers and its pretty cold at 3,000m in the Alps too.
9th January 2009
More snow is needed. The last widespread fall was at the New Year but at least the cold temperatures have preserved it.
7th January 2009
An unidentified snowboarder set off the slide that killed a woman in Snowbird
6th January 2009
Switzerland has just had it’s coldest night of the winter with the temperature dropping to -26c.
3rd January 2009
The heavy snowed has eased off but many places in the Alps had a fresh fall on New Year’s eve.
3rd January 2009
A fresh fall on New Year’s Eve helped top up conditions nicely. Check out the video of the powder on New Year’s Day.
26th December 2008
Heavy snowfalls in parts of the USA and most of Canada have caused severe disruption.
23rd December 2008
A Canadian woman was found alive, buried in 58cm of snow three days after she went missing
22nd December 2008
We have some videos, a few pictures and tales of powder underfoot and blue skies overhead.
20th December 2008
As the season proper gets under way we’re taking a closer look at the situation. The amount of snow, how it bodes for this winter and the impact on the ski industry.
20th December 2008
Here’s our weekly update of conditions. It’s looking pretty good but we do have a few words of caution.
16th December 2008
Zermatt is cut off, Val d’Isere is shut and winds have been gusting to almost 200 kilometres per hour in places. There have been scores of road accidents, power cuts and whole communities cut off.
11th December 2008
Yet another snow storm is dumping it down in the Alps. It’s lookng pretty good in the Pyrenees too.
7th December 2008
The top lift in the Swiss resort is now open and PlanetSKi was there to film it. Sadly a person was caught in a big avalanche off the back of Mont Fort on Monday.
4th December 2008
We went to the bar for some drinks last night in Verbier and this is what we saw when we stumbled out. Shed loads of snow.
1st December 2008
There’s been further snowfall across the Alps making it the best start to the season in years. However it’s been marred by the first avalanche death.
27th November 2008
As if the season hasn’t got off to a good enough start there’s a new snow storm is on its way. This time hitting the southern Alps. More resorts are opening this weekend too.
27th November 2008
As if the season hasn’t got off to a good enough start there’s a new snow storm is on its way. This time hitting the southern Alps. More resorts are opening this weekend too.
24th November 2008
As we’ve been reporting over the past few days it’s been snowing big time across the Alps and a team from planetSKI is there to report back on the excellent early season conditions. Check out the video too.
22nd November 2008
Here’s a few photos of the snow in Switzerland this week. If you want more take a look at photos of the week.
22nd November 2008
Heavy snow has been falling across large parts of the Alps with some resorts opening and others unable to because of too much snow. A team from planetSKI was in the Swiss Alps at the weekend.
18th November 2008
Slab avalanches are the most common type to kill people and now Scottish scientists have fresh research on how they may occur.
18th November 2008
More ski resorts are opening this weekend in the Alps and the Pyrenees. Many ahead of schedule. We have reports direct from the Alps, the Rockies and the Pyrenees from people already out enjoying the snow. Bring it on!
18th November 2008
Last winter was one of the best in recent times in South America with record levels of snow and visitors.