2nd October 2026
Swiss Glaciers Suffer Extreme Summer Ice Loss
More than 5% of the country’s remaining glacier ice has disappeared in 2026 as repeated summer heatwaves take their toll on the Alps. It is the second biggest annual loss on record.
Summer in the Mountains
20th September 2026
PlanetSKI Visits the Ski Gateway City of Vancouver
Most skiers know it as the city to fly into to head to Whistler or some of the other ski resorts in British Columbia. We visit in the autumn to see if it might be worth a winter stop off.
16th September 2026
PlanetSKI Heads to Dinosaur Country
Sometimes we post about our travels that have absolutely nothing to do with skiing. This is one of those occasions. We’re discovering dinosaurs in Alberta, Canada.
8th September 2026
Skiing in September in the Alps
The summer ski area of Passo Stelvio in Italy has re-opened with four glacier areas in Austria planning to open for the season later this month. Val Senales in Italy also hopes to fire up some lifts shortly. NEW
4th September 2026
PlanetSKI’s Autumn Adventures in Canada Take to the Road
We’re leaving Calgary in Alberta and heading where PlanetSKI belongs. Into the mountains.
UPDATED
31st August 2026
PlanetSKI is Back in Canada!
This time it’s a late summer/early autumn visit. After living in Canada for two months last winter, we’re here for one month on the shoulder season as summer turns into autumn, with winter round the corner. NEW
27th August 2026
Alpe d’Huez Cable Car Re-Opens After Crash That Injured 23 People
A cabin, with 50 people on board, hit a crane in the high-altitude French resort last Wednesday. Three people remain in a serious condition. After tests the lift has now re-opened for the weekend. UPDATED
27th August 2026
Glacier Collapse Triggered Nepal Landslide With Implications for The Alps
Satellite images indicate it was glacier instability likely caused by climate change. There are concerns of a similar set of circumstances in the Alps but monitoring & scientific research are more advanced. UPDATED
27th August 2026
Further Rockfalls Threaten the Alps
The situation near the Weisshorn in Switzerland is worsening with the alert now raised to Level 3 after further glacier collapses. There are fresh warnings of more to come in the French Alps as The Pyrenees sees a tornado. UPDATED
21st August 2026
Bodies of Two Climbers Found After 34 Years
The bodies of two Belgian climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps over three decades ago have been found after the Trift Glacier melts further in the summer heat.
21st August 2026
Cooler Temperatures Return to the Alps, But All Glacier Ski Areas Remain Shut
For the first time in decades there are no summer ski areas open in Europe as the heatwaves melt the glaciers with little fresh snow falling. Summer ski areas say they will reopen when conditions allow. UPDATED
19th August 2026
Monitoring Continues on Mountain Above Swiss Village Threatened by Landslide
The village of Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland is threatened by the collapse of the Spitze Stei rock formation. The area is under constant monitoring, evacuation plans are prepared and experts say the rock is more likely to break down gradually than in one huge chunk.
18th August 2026
More People Heading to Swiss Alps in the Summer
29% more people are using the ski lifts in the summer than five years ago. As resorts focus on summer business with expanded activities it also seems people are heading high to avoid the extreme heat.
16th August 2026
Authorities Criticise British Family & Others that Needed Helicopter Rescue in Austrian Alps
A group of hikers with small children, including infants in pushchairs, became stranded on steep ground above the Otztal Valley in the Tirol. They have been sharply criticised and ordered to pay for their rescue. UPDATED
16th August 2026
US Ski Resort Damaged by Wildfire
A chairlift, the ski area and ski shack were damaged at Maverick Mountain in Montana but it could have been worse. NEW
15th August 2026
Summer Glacier Skiing Ends in The Alps
The final open summer ski area, Passo Stelvio in Italy, has closed as the heatwaves take their toll. For the first time in decades there are no summer glacier skiing options on offer as climate change makes its relentless impact. UPDATED
14th August 2026
Chemmy Alcott Suffers Collapsed Lung After Jumping into Alpine Lake
The 44-year-old former British No 1 Ski racer and Ski Sunday presenter jumped off a 5m platform into Lake Annecy in the French Alps. She landed badly and ended up in hospital.
13th August 2026
More Images of the Solar Eclipse from the Alps
The eclipse looked stunning from many places in Europe, not least the Alps. UPDATED
9th August 2026
Another Heatwave Hits the Alps with Damage to Glaciers & Mountains
Another heatwave is underway with summer skiing all but over. Two refuges on Mt Blanc have been shut due to threat of rockfalls, glacier melt accelerates with low river levels. UPDATED
7th August 2026
Saas Fee Suspends Summer Skiing as Hot Temperatures Take Their Toll
It shut on Monday 10th August and follows Zermatt that closed at the beginning of the month. The only glacier ski area now open in the Alps is Passo Stelvio in Italy. The days of summer skiing in the Alps look numbered as climate change accelerates. UPDATED
6th August 2026
Cairngorm Mountain Resort Reopens for Summer Activities
It reopens to visitors on Friday following confirmation from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service that the access restrictions introduced during the recent wildfire in the Glenmore area will be lifted.
6th August 2026
Cairngorm Mountain Resort Remains Closed After Wildfire
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service remains at the scene using thermal imaging to detect remaining hotspots. It says this will continue for the foreseeable future, but some areas may open on Friday. NEW
2nd August 2026
Record Broken For Running Across The Alps
The New Zealand runner Sophie Woods became the fastest person to complete the 2,000km (1242-mile) Via Alpina ultramarathon beating both the men’s and women’s record.
1st August 2026
Zermatt-Cervinia Closes its Summer Glacier Ski Area as Latest Heatwave Hits
Zermatt-Cervinia has suspended its summer skiing operations on the Theodul glacier following weeks of exceptionally hot weather. It brings into question the future of summer skiing in the Alps. UPDATED
26th July 2026
Fourth Summer Heatwave Hits the Alps
The next heatwave is underway with the temperatures in the mid 30s in the valleys with the freezing level around 4,500m. Zermatt-Cervinia has closed its ski area due to the hot weather leaving just two resorts open in the Alps as conditions deteriorate. UPDATED
25th July 2026
Cairgorms Mountain Resort Remains Closed as Wildfire Under Control
The blaze that started almost three weeks ago is still smouldering with firefighters and appliances at the scene. It is unclear when Cairngorm Mountain Resort will re-open for summer activities. UPDATED
17th July 2026
US Ski Resort Turns on Snow Cannons as Wildfire Threatens
Steamboat in Colorado is the latest resort to use its snow making system to fight the threat from wildfires.
17th July 2026
Cairngorm Mountain Resort Remains Closed as Wildfire Burns
The Scottish resort remains closed as firefighters continue to battle the blaze that is now in its second week. UPDATED
9th July 2026
Heatwave Continues to Hit the Alps & Pyrenees
The glaciers are melting at an increased rate with the handful of summer ski areas open suffering. In the Alps & the Pyrenees forest fires are raging as another summer heatwave continues. UPDATED
7th July 2026
PlanetSKI in the Summer: We’re in Greece!
The lure of the Greek islands is irresistible outside of the winter ski season. The perfect place to reflect on the past winter and look forward to the next.
6th July 2026
Wildfire Severely Damages US Ski Resort
Eagle Point Resort in Utah has lost four out of its five lifts, two day lodges and more than 130 privately owned cabins and condominiums. 300 of the resort’s 600 acres of ski terrain has been burnt.
28th June 2026
‘Glacier Loss Day’ in Switzerland Reached as Alpine Glaciers Melt in Current Heatwave
Glacier Loss Day marks the time of year when a glacier has lost all the ice and snow it gained the previous winter. It usually hapoens in August.
25th June 2026
Wildfire in Utah Threatens Ski Resort
A human-caused wildfire is raging in parts of central Utah. Eagle Point Ski Resort and surrounding areas are threatened.
22nd June 2026
Europe’s Heatwave Hits Alpine Glaciers Hard
The glacier resorts that have some slopes open are suffering in the heatwave with summer glacier melt accelerating. Some resorts are promoting themselves as the place to come to cool down. UPDATED
16th June 2026
PlanetSKI Turns Into PlanetHIKE (Again)
Hiking is one of our preferred pastimes in the summer months. Up in the mountains, on coastal paths, along hills and elsewhere.
16th June 2026
Deadly Spell in the Alps With Nine Fatalities In One Weekend
The accidents involved a skier & eight climbers and happened in the Mont Blanc Massif, the Aosta Valley and other peaks.
12th June 2026
Summer Skiing in the Alps, Scandinavia, North America & Beyond
Another ski resort in the Alps has opened for summer glacier skiing. There’s some skiing in Scandinavia and North America. UPDATED
11th June 2026
PlanetSKI Goes Summer Hiking in the Swedish Ski Resort of Åre
This summer we are hiking in the Alps, the Canadian Rockies, plus the South Downs Way & SW Coastal Path in the UK. But we start in Scandinavia.
2nd June 2026
British Woman Confirmed Dead in Hiking Fall in Spanish Pyrenees
The 42-year-old fell around 500m from the Balaitús Peak in the Huesca region of Spain. The authorities are urging people to be cautious after a spate of accidents as summer in the mountains gets underway.
29th May 2026
Europe Heatwave Hits Glacier Areas in The Alps After Temperatures Rose Sharply
The unprecedented spring heatwave is over and it has had an impact on the glacier areas still offering skiing and snowboarding in the Alps. UPDATED
27th May 2026
Melting Permafrost Caused by Climate Change is Increasingly Destablising the Alps
A permafrost researcher from The WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF),Robert Kenner, explains the role that thawing permafrost and melting glaciers play – or don’t play – in the process.
26th May 2026
Paraglider Survives Midair Collision Over Austrian Alps after Plane Hits Her Canopy
The 44-year-old woman from Austria was paragliding over the Piesendorf area of Salzburg on Saturday when the small plane hit and destroyed her paraglider. Check out the video. NEW
23rd May 2026
Scientists Increase Monitoring of Glacier Near the Swiss Mountain Village of Blatten That Was Buried Last Year
Almost a year after the glacier collapse that destroyed Blatten another glacier is looking increasingly unstable.
22nd May 2026
Hot Weather Harms Handful of Glacier Ski Areas Still Open in the Alps
The temperature has shot up after a relatively cool period at altitude in the Alps. There have been good spring conditions after fresh snow earlier in May. UPDATED
21st May 2026
Polish Mountaineer Skis Down Everest Without Supplementary Oxygen or Guide Support
31 year old Bartek Ziemski reached the summit of Everest and then skied back to Base Camp. He is only the second person to ski down Everest without bottled oxygen.
13th May 2026
More Snow Has Been Falling in The Alps Over the Past Week Creating Great Spring Conditions for the Glacier Areas Still Open
Yet another Spring storm hits the Alps. It’s good news for the handful of resorts still open and welcome in the glacier areas that are set to offer summer skiing. UPDATED
11th May 2026
See Where You Can Ski In Summer With Five Glacier Areas Now Open in the Alps
A handful of glacier resorts are open with one area aiming for year-round skiing this summer. Val d’Isere in France is the latest to open. There are also some skiing options in Scandinavia & North America. UPDATED
8th May 2026
It’s Summer In The Mountains Folks & We Report on Some Activities You May Not Have Heard Of
PlanetSKI selects a few summer options in a range of resorts. Events, Families, Sport and Foodies: there is something for everyone.
8th May 2026
Cervinia Aims for Year-Round Skiing After New Lift Makes Easier Access to Zermatt Glacier Possible
It follows news that Hintertux in Austria is ending its year-round offering. Much though will depend on the weather this summer.
1st May 2026
See What is offer in the Swiss Resort of Crans-Montana in Spring & Summer
The Swiss resort is focusing on Spring and looking ahead to Summer now that Winter is over. Check out what is on offer.
15th October 2025
Work from Calgary, Play in the Rockies: The Adventures of a Digital Nomad
Work from Calgary, play in the Rockies: How a two-week digital nomad stay let me work hard, plus explore Banff, Kananaskis & Calgary — without using any annual leave. NEW
25th September 2025
Shoulder Season in the Alps
There is currently a growing interest in being in the Alps in Spring and Autumn, the so-called shoulder season outside of summer and winter. PlanetSKI sees what’s on offer in St Gervais in a two part post. UPDATED
7th September 2025
PlanetSKI Prepares Itself for Winter on the Greek Island of Tinos
We’re holed up on the island, preparing content for the approaching winter. We’re also updating all the news, plus looking at the skiing on offer in Greece and seeing if a ski trip should be combined with a visit to other parts of the country. NEW
6th September 2025
Autumn Snow Falls in the Alps
There has been some fresh snow at altitude in the Alps. It’s fallen on some of the glacier areas, some of which are hoping to open later this month. UPDATED
1st September 2025
Snow at Altitude & Cooler Temperatures in the Alps
It has been a hot summer in the Alps, but the weather is turning more autumnal as September starts and the seasons are set to change. NEW
1st September 2025
AI Used to Find Body of Missing Hiker
The man had been missing for 10 months in the Italian, then AI was used to analyse thousands of photos of the search area.
20th August 2025
Sharp Rise in Summer Accidents in the Alps
100 people is the average annual death toll across the Alps over the winter months. This summer 100 have died in the mountains of Italy alone since June 1st. UPDATED
15th August 2025
Evacuation Warning Raised as Forest Fire Threatens US Resort
Tamarack in Idaho has closed many of its summer operations and turned on its snow guns as Rock Fire approaches. The evacuation warning has been raised. UPDATED
12th August 2025
Another Heatwave Hits the Alps
The freezing level is now at over 4,000m in parts of the Alps. It is hitting the glaciers hard, but the cooler temperatures at altitude are attracting a new breed of tourists seeking an escape from the heat. UPDATED
8th August 2025
British Hiker Faces £12,350 Rescue Bill After Ignoring Closed Signs
The 60-year-old British man was rescued in the Dolomites in Italy after ignoring warning signs about potential rockslides.
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