The PlanetSKI month-long trip in Japan is drawing to an end, but not before we hit resorts in the Hokkaido Powder Belt. First up its was Furano, Tomamu & Kamui and now it’s Mount Racey .UPDATED

Ski resorts across Europe are increasingly adopting a dynamic pricing model for their lift passes.  We have updated this article with further reaction from readers and the position of more resorts.

The family ski brand, Esprit Ski, is being scrapped after 41 years. It is part of the Hotelplan Group that is being sold off, but the company says the decision is unrelated.  UPDATED

The average cost of one-day lift pass in European ski resorts has risen almost 35% above inflation over the past eight years, according a recent study.

The UK ski operator is owned by the Swiss company Hotelplan that is in turn owned by the supermarket chain Migros. Migros has decided to sell Hotelplan and all its travel businesses. UPDATED

Artificial Intelligence may be set to takeover our lives but Austrian Ski Instructors are going for something else – Chat SKiPT.

PlanetSKI’s Tashie Cove has been wanting go ski touring for a while, now she has finally managed it. As it grows in popularity read her account of putting on skins and walking uphill for the first time.

Last week its parent company Hotelplan UK was hit by a cyber attack. It also affected Esprit Ski and Santa’s Lapland. NEW

On 14th April 2023, Ed Jackson, Darren Edwards and Dr Niall McCann embark upon their  journey to cross Iceland’s Vatnajokull Glacier.

The 27-year old US skier has beaten the record of 86 World Cup victories that has been held by the Swedish legend, Ingemar Stenmark. Today she won the slalom in Are Sweden to secure her place is sporting history. PlanetSKI looks at her remarkable career. UPDATED