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Dave Ryding Looks Ahead to Racing Next Season

GB’s most successful alpine skier is training hard ahead of the approaching season. The first slalom races are in Levi, Finland, and Gurgl, Austria, in November. PlanetSKI will be slopeside in Austria.

Volunteers Needed for 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy

The recruitment of volunteers for the Milan-Cortina Games has begun. Around 18,000 “Team26” volunteers are required.

Snowboard Alpine Season Kicks Off in China with New Venues

It’s the first time the snowboarders have been competing at elite level in China since the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.

Elite Snowsports Athletes Training & Racing in the Southern Hemisphere

Many teams headed to the Southern Hemisphere for training with races such as the South American Cup, the New Zealand National Championships, the Australia New Zealand Cup, and various FIS races. UPDATED

President of FIS Applies to be President of IOC

The President of the International Ski & Snowboard Federation, Johan Eliasch, has thrown his hat into the ring to become President of the International Olympic Committee.

Crans-Montana 2027 World Ski Championships Gets the Green Light

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2027 will be held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, from 1 to 14 February. There had been some doubt.

Visually Impaired Veteran Running for Ski Charity Arrives at John O’Groats

Darren Blanks has been running from Land’s End to John O’Groats and has just completed his challenge. He’s been completing more than a marathon a day to raise money for the Visually Impaired Ski Club. PlanetSKI has been following his progress. UPDATED

World’s Largest Indoor Ski Centre Opens in China

The Shanghai L+ Snow Indoor Skiing Theme Resort is open to the public after successful trials. Interest in snowsports has mushroomed in the country after 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

British Swimmer Believed to Have Broken Lake Geneva Swimming Record

The British endurance swimmer, Sam Farrow, says she is in “complete shock” as she is believed to have broken a world record for being the fastest female to swim across Lake Geneva in Switzerland.

GB’s Mia Brookes Takes Silver in First WC Event of 24/25 Season

The 17-year old came second in the Winter Games NZ FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup. UPDATED

Elite Snowsport Action in New Zealand

The first FIS competition of the 2024/25 season is underway. There are also other elite athletes in training in NZ for the approaching season.

Ski Solutions Cycle Team Sets Off

The riders are cycling from London to Val d’Isere to raise money for the Snow Sports Foundation. UPDATED

Verbier E-Bike Festival Underway

The Verbier E-Bike Festival combines adventure, innovation, and stunning landscapes. It takes place August 15th – 18th. NEW

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Are Next

As the Paris Summer Games ends our eyes are on Milan-Cortina 2026. Some of the athletes expected to be in Italy were watching in Paris. So, what’s in store for 2026? UPDATED

Six Skiers & Snowboarders in Top 25 Olympic Athletes Of 21st Century

ESPN has named who it believes are the top Olympic athletes.

Mikaela Shiffrin Amoung the 100 Best Athletes of 21st Century

The US skier who has the most World Cup victories, 97, of any ski racer comes in at 44th on the list compiled by ESPN.

What Will the 2030 French Winter Olympics Look Like?

The International Olympic made the announcement in Paris ahead of the Summer Games. UPDATED

France Awarded 2030 Winter Olympics & Salt Lake City Gets 2034 Games

The outcome was a dead cert and comes as no great surprise. UPDATED

France & USA Set to Host 2030 & 2034 Winter Olympics

An announcement is about to be made in Paris ahead of the Summer Olympics. But the outcome is a near dead cert and will come as no great surprise. NEW

AJ Bell 3 Valley Rally is Back

The event is run by the charity Snow Camp and will take place 24th – 27th April 2025 in Val Thorens.

New Zealand & Australian Competitions Upgraded

The Winter Games NZ 2024 Freeski Slopestyle and Snowboard Halfpipe FIS Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) competitions have been upgraded to Australia New Zealand Cup Premium events. 

The Brits Heads Back to the Alps

The British Snowboard & Freeski Championships will take place in Mayrhofen, Austria next winter.

Seven Disciplines Proposed for 2030 Olympics

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee has proposed seven sports to the IOC session. Acceptance of this proposal is considered mandatory.

IOC Recommends France and USA to Host 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics

The French Alps has been put forward for the 2030 Winter Olympics with Salt Lake City in Utah in line to host the 2034 Games.

Freeride Officially Recognised by FIS

The International Ski & Snowboard Federation announced the decision at the FIS General Assembly held in Reykjavik in Iceland.

Narvik in Norway Awarded 2029 Ski World Championships

Val Gardena in Italy will host the Championship two years later. The 2029 Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships heads to Zhangjiakou in China, but the proposed FIS Games for 2018 suffers a setback.

Events Confirmed for 2024 Winter Games NZ

Ten world class events are to be held in alpine, freeride and park & pipe disciplines, with the first FIS World Cup events held in New Zealand since 2019.

Eve Muirhead to Lead Team GB at 2026 Winter Olympics

The gold medal winning curler from Scotland has been appointed Chef de Mission for Milan-Cortina 2026.

GB Snowsport Celebrates Success of its Alpine Skiers

Despite limited funding the team had one of its best seasons ever. In a night of celebration in Mayfair its patron, HRH Prince Edward, attended to congratulate all involved. PlanetSKI was the only media outlet invited to attend.

Provisional Dates for Alpine Ski World Cup 2024/25 Released

It’s a familiar mix but with some new additions, as the International Ski & Snowboard Federation releases the updated provisional calendar.

France Looks Set to Host 2030 Winter Olympics

It is firm favourite to be awarded the Winter Games at the Summer Games in Paris in July. The IOC has just been on a 5-day visit to the Alps and the French Riviera. UPDATED

GB Snowsport Reflects on Successful Season

With the 2023/24 season at an end we look back at a campaign that saw much success for GB’s elite skier and snowboarder athletes.

Hirscher Aims to Be Back & Racing for Holland

Record overall World Cup winner Marcel Hirscher ended his career 5 years ago racing for Austria. He plans for a comeback to alpine ski racing at the age of 35.

Winter Olympics 2030: IOC Visits French Alps

France has been selected as a so-called ‘preferred host’ for the 2030 Olympics. We look at what a France Games may look like. UPDATED

Provisional 2024/25 FIS Alpine World Cup Calendar Out

It’s a familiar mix but with some new additions. Some changes are expected as feedback is given.

Zermatt Ends Summer Skiing for Elite Athletes in FIS Row

It follows the abandonment of the World Cup downhill races for both the men and the women by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation.

Ryding Calls for Slalom Races to be Moved to Higher Altitude

As climate change impacts snowsports the UK’s most successful alpine skier says races should be moved further up the mountain.

Zermatt-Cervinia  Downhill Races Axed

The cross- border ski race has been unable to take place for the past two years. It has now been dropped from the calendar for the 2024-2025 season.

FWT Crowns its Champions

The world’s best freeriders were in action at the YETI Xtreme Verbier, wrapping up the FWT by Peak Performance season.

GB’s Most Successful Skier Wins 2 Crystal Globes

She is, quite simply, the best.  Jasmin Taylor has ended her season with not one but two crystal globes.  She has topped the Women’s Telemark standings in both Sprint and Overall.

FWT Finale in Verbier Underway

YETI Xtreme Verbier has been confirmed for this weekend with a weather window spanning March 23-31, 2024. UPDATED

Dave Ryding Is 7th Best Slalom Skier in the World

It is another amazing achievement from the skier they call ‘The Rocket’. PlanetSKI looks back at his season and ahead to the future.

Fancy Taking Part in the L3V Enduro this Easter?

For 20 years more than 1,000 amateur skiers, families and pros have been coming to take part at the event in Les3Vallees, France.

GB’s Golden Snowboard Girls

17-year old Mia Brookes wins the Dew Tour on her debut, as 28-year old Charlotte Bankes tops the snowboard cross podium again. And there’s a silver for GB freestyle skier, Zoe Atkin. UPDATED

Charlotte Bankes Wins Gold for GB

The Snowboard Cross athlete has picked up the top spot at the latest World Cup competition. While Team GB had two slalom skiers in the Top Ten in Aspen. UPDATED

Snowsports Continue to Grow in China

The total number of visitors to 19 national ski resorts in November & December was 9.43m – up 316% from the previous year. The International Ski & Snowboard Federation has welcomed the growing interest in snowsports.

It’s Silver for Zoe Atkin

Earlier the GB athlete took bronze at the Calgary Freeski Halfpipe World Cup and now she has gone one better. Atkin has now made the podium in every World Cup competition entered this season.

GB’s Zoe Atkin on the Podium Again

Great Britain’s halfpipe skier, Zoe Atkin, has won World Cup bronze.  It adds to her impressive tally of medals so far this season. NEW

GB Wins Another Gold on Snow

Charlotte Bankes took top spot in the World Cup snowboard cross in Gudairi, Georgia. It is the latest success for GB winter athletes. UPDATED

GB Wins Gold & Silver at X Games

Mia Brookes wins snowboard slopestyle at X Games with a silver from Zoe Atkin. There are currently huge GB results across many snowsport disciplines in what is turning into a bit of a golden era.

FWT Moves Opening Event from Spain to Switzerland

The first competition of the Freeride World Tour was due to be held in Baquiera Beret this weekend, but it now it’s taken place in Verbier where conditions are better. UPDATED

Dave Ryding: The PlanetSKI Interview

GB’s greatest alpine ski racer has been speaking exclusively to PlanetSKI’s Jane Peel about the season so far and the potentially bright future for the GB alpine team.

Another Gold for Team GB at Youth Olympic Games

Zak Carrick-Smith has done it again. The 16-year old wins the slalom to add to his medal haul and now has 2 golds & 1 silver. UPDATED

PlanetSKI at Schladming Night Slalom as Ryding Comes 14th

The spectacular Schladming World Cup Night Slalom has taken place in the Austrian resort. PlanetSKI was slopeside for THE greatest slalom race of the season.

Maison Sport Launches New You Tube Channel

Leading ski and snowboard instructor booking platform Maison Sport has launched a new YouTube channel. It features top tips, ‘how to’ videos and much more.

GB Wins Another Medal at Youth Olympic Games

16-year old Zak Carrick-Smith has added a silver medal to the gold he won in the men’s combined race at the Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games in South Korea. UPDATED

GB Slalom Racers Dazzle at Kitzbuehel

GB’s greatest skier, Dave Ryding, came 5th in Kitzbuehel. Billy Major and Laurie Taylor were 13th & 19th respectively – both personal bests. UPDATED

World Snow Day Takes Place

The 13th edition of World Snow Day, run by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation, is being celebrated around the world. UPDATED

FIS Unveils Its Sustainability Plan

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has announced a sustainability action plan. It says it will guide the organisation and its key stakeholders through global sustainability challenges.

RIP Ian Baxter

Tributes are being paid to a legend of Scottish and British skiing, Ian Baxter. The accomplished skier and father of Olympic ski racers Alain and Noel Baxter has died at the age of 78. NEW

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