25th April 2025
Promising French Ski Racer Dies in Training Accident in Val d’Isere
The French Ski Federation has announced that 18-year old Margot Simond died after an accident while training in the French resort ahead of a weekend event.
25th April 2025
The French Ski Federation has announced that 18-year old Margot Simond died after an accident while training in the French resort ahead of a weekend event.
16th April 2025
Snowsport England has a new partnership with Snowcentres Limited that it claims marks a significant step forward in the development of snowsports in the UK.
11th April 2025
The events bring together the UK’s most promising alpine skiers, giving them a chance to participate in regular ski races on artificial slopes across the country.
18th March 2025
On Saturday, March 29, 2025, top athletes will once again compete against ski legends and amateurs on the 6km course in the Dolomites in Italy. The race is in its 27th year.
17th March 2025
Check out the GB Snowsport athletes competing in major FIS competitions this week. Plus the key results from last week’s events.
14th March 2025
It had been thought the development in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales would be rejected after an official report failed to support the project. The local council ignored the advice and the Welsh Government will now consider the plans.
14th March 2025
Mia Brookes takes Snowboard Park & Pipe Overall Crystal Globe, and Kirsty Muir takes maiden World Cup victory in Tignes Slopestyle World Cup.
10th March 2025
GB Snowsport athletes are competing in FIS World Cup and EC Finals events this week. See also key results from last week’s competitions.
10th March 2025
She finished third in the slalom in Are Sweden and overtook the Swedish legend, Ingemar Stenmark who competed in the 1970s and 80s.
9th March 2025
Charlotte Bankes secured victory at Sunday’s Gudauri Snowboard Cross World Cup in Georgia. Her excellent run of form continues. UPDATED
6th March 2025
Alpine skier Luca Carrick-Smith comes third in Alpine World Junior Championships Slalom, while the telemark skier Jaz Taylor takes Silver at Krvarvec Sprint World Cup.
5th March 2025
GB Snowsport athletes are again competing in FIS competitions this week + we update the results from last week’s competitions.
2nd March 2025
Cody Bramwell secured his first win of the season in the snowboard category. Freeride is on the up and could be included in the 2030 Winter Olympics.
1st March 2025
GB’s Charlotte Bankes won her fourth consecutive Snowboard Cross World Cup competition in Erzurum, Turkey. Then made another podium.UPDATED
24th February 2025
GB Snowsport athletes competing in FIS competitions in the coming week, as well as key results from the previous week’s competitions.
23rd February 2025
The US ski superstar has won the 100th World Cup race of her career. She topped the podium in a slalom race in Sestriere, Italy.
18th February 2025
There are more GB athletes in action this week with some strong recent results. NEW
10th February 2025
The 9th edition of the Asian Winter Games has taken place with the next one in Saudi Arabia in 2029. The Games reflect the continued growth in snowsports on the continent. PlanetSKI reports from Asia. UPDATED
10th February 2025
GB Snowsport athletes are competing at FIS World Cup and World Championships competition events this week. We also have the recent major results.
7th February 2025
Mia Brookes has won the 2024/25 Freestyle Snowboard Big Air Crystal Globe. She repeats the feat she achieved last season.
6th February 2025
It is underway in Saalbach in Austria with the BBC covering the main action.
3rd February 2025
GB Snowsport athletes are competing at FIS World Cup, World Championships &Junior/U23 World Championship competition events this week. Plus we post World Cup results from last week. NEW
2nd February 2025
Charlotte Bankes has taken her second Snowboard Cross World Cup victory of the weekend in Beidahu, China. Zoe Atkin, wins the Freestyle Halfpipe World Cup in Aspen. UPDATED
31st January 2025
The US superstar skier was competing in Courchevel following a serious injury last November in the USA. She is bidding for an unprecedented 100 World Cup wins.
24th January 2025
Jaz Taylor and Mia Brookes have taken podium places in Telemark World Cup and X Games competitions. Jaz Taylor has another gold and Mia Brookes has won a silver and a bronze.
24th January 2025
Mikaela Shiffrin will return to the Alpine Ski World Cup on January 30th after she was injured in a high speed crash at the beginning of the season.
18th January 2025
The snowboarder has taken first place at the Laax Open Slopestyle World Cup in Switzerland.
14th January 2025
We detail the GB Snowsport athletes competing at FIS competition events this week, as well as World Cup results from last week. NEW
22nd September 2024
Two glacier ski areas in Austria, Soelden and Stubai, opened at the weekend. A handful of others are following suit after the recent heavy snow in the eastern Alps. NEW
16th September 2024
The unprecedented falls of snow in the Alps and rain lower down have led to emergencies in Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic. UPDATED
16th September 2024
Austria has seen the best of the autumn snow with up to 2m falling in places. The glaciers resorts are benefiting, but there have been severe downsides in the Alps and elsewhere in Central Europe. UPDATED
12th September 2024
Mountain High turned on its snow guns to battle the blaze and other ski areas have been watching the fire closely. UPDATED
12th September 2024
It comes as a handful of glacier ski resorts are preparing to open some slopes in the next few weeks. UPDATED
11th September 2024
Two Italian and two South Korean climbers went missing at the weekend. Another climber has perished on Monte Rosa with four injured after the group was hit by an avalanche.
6th September 2024
It was at 1.54C above the 1991-2020 long term average and exceeded the previous record from 2022. It has had a severe impact on the glaciers. UPDATED
4th September 2024
The alpine tunnel linking France and Italy needs urgent repairs, but is scheduled to be open for the start of the ski season.
2nd September 2024
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.
22nd August 2024
The riders are cycling from London to Val d’Isere to raise money for the Snow Sports Foundation. UPDATED
22nd August 2024
Hintertux has temporarily closed its slopes as warm temperatures are continuing to damage the alpine glaciers. The handful of summer ski areas that remain open are also affected. UPDATED
20th August 2024
We’re in Austria for some summer activities. Primarily sailing, but also e-biking, hiking, via ferrata and tobogganing. Who says the mountains are just for winter?
19th August 2024
Buildings have been destroyed, homes flooded & cars swept away in the Austrian resort. The ski slopes and lift infrastructure have been damaged and remain closed. UPDATED
17th August 2024
The historic town in Alberta, Canada, was hit by a huge wildfire last month. Residents have now been allowed to return home to try to salvage what they can.
15th August 2024
The Verbier E-Bike Festival combines adventure, innovation, and stunning landscapes. It takes place August 15th – 18th. NEW
11th August 2024
As the ash and soot lands on the glaciers it darkens them causing them to absorb more solar heat and speeding up glacier melt. UPDATED
8th August 2024
Only four glacier ski areas are open in the Alps with rapidly deteriorating conditions. Mont Blanc has seen some unprecedented high temperatures as the Alps heats up. UPDATED
7th August 2024
The images were taken 15 years apart at the Rhone glacier in Switzerland and show the extent of glacier melt in the Alps.
6th August 2024
Four in five British holiday makers think some European holiday hotspots will be too hot to handle within the next five years.
29th July 2024
The Canadian ski resort is 8-miles south of Jasper that has been devastated by fire. It was feared the flames may have reached the resort. UPDATED
28th July 2024
In 2022 we set out to walk the South Downs Way in preparation for summer hiking trip in the Alps. We ran out of time to complete the last couple of sections so now we are back.
25th July 2024
The historic ski town of Jasper in Alberta that gives access to Marmot Basin is a smouldering ruin in many of its areas.
25th July 2024
There is skiing & snowboarding available in Austria, Italy and Switzerland, but not France. Alpine temperatures are set to rise. UPDATED
24th July 2024
In 2022 we set out to walk the South Downs Way in preparation for summer hiking trip in the Alps. We ran out of time to complete the last couple of sections so now we are back. NEW
19th July 2024
We have been in Greece partly for summer activities, but also to research skiing in Greece ahead of a potential visit next winter. NEW
19th July 2024
Some were scheduled to do so while warm temperatures have affected others.
15th July 2024
One of our great PlanetSKI friends, the alpine artist Martina Diez-Routh, has an exhibition of her work on display in Morgex in the Aosta Valley in Italy.
11th July 2024
PlanetSKI is currently in Greece for some summer activities. Plus researching a ski trip for next winter in a country more known for its sand than its snow. It has 25 ski areas and some rather decent skiing.
7th July 2024
What has a beach holiday in Greece got to do with skiing? Not much, but perhaps more than you might think. Especially as the country has 25 ski areas. UPDATED
3rd July 2024
A handful of high-altitude glacier resorts are open with some of the best conditions in recent years. UPDATED
1st July 2024
It was the second weekend in a row that heavy rain hit parts of Switzerland and northern Italy. UPDATED
23rd June 2024
Torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks as water swept through the ski resort with rail access suspended. The resort is putting on a brave face as the clean up continues. UPDATED