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Feb
5
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Coldest days of winter
The temperature has dropped to -27ºC. Face masks, mittens and plenty of layers are required in ski resorts. The predicted cold snap has arrived with a vengeance. PlanetSKI is wrapped up warm and in The Alps. Across Europe it is having a devastating impact.
Heathrow cancels 30% of flights
Snow is falling and freezing fog is predicted so the airport has taken the precaution of reducing flights. It hopes the advanced warning will minimise disruption, but thousands of passengers have been affected. Among them PlanetSKI.
Chamonix welcomes World Cup racers
The Kandahar Men's Downhill has taken place on La Verte des Houches course. Tens of thousands of people were cheering on their heroes in freezing temperatures.The races were won by the Austrian Klaus Kroell and Jan Hudec from Canada.
Penguins fly to Ski Dubai
20 Gentoo and King penguins have flown nearly 5,000 miles to Ski Dubai to become a new attraction at the indoor snow centre. They flew by plane.
Another large avalanche in Verbier
A huge avalanche swept across an open run and sparked a major search and rescue operation in the Swiss resort. Fortunately no-one was caught.
The PlanetSKI Snow report
We have reported elsewhere on PlanetSKI on the cold snap hitting Europe but here is our detailed weekly snow report of conditions in ski resorts across the world. It is cold and snowy, just how winter should be.
The PlanetSKI Chairlift chat...
In our series of conversations on chairlifts we hear from the 16-year old US skiing sensation Mikaela Shiffrin. She is the youngest US skier to have stood on a World Cup Podium for 30 years.
Ski racers to wear airbags
A project is underway to see if they would make racing safer. Safety is under the spotlight following the death of the halfpipe skier Sarah Burke last month. One look at our videos shows how dangerous high-speed crashes are.
Snow leopards caught on camera
The animals have been filmed in Tajikstan in Central Asia. They show a family including young cubs. 11 remote cameras were at work until the snow leopard cubs stole one of them.
Chamonix in the spring
Sponsored article
With the huge snowfalls of the winter end of season conditions should be the best in many years. According to this sponsored feature from PlanetSKI the high altitude French resort is one of the best places to enjoy it. 
Chalet holidays on the up
Sponsored article
Chalets and Chalet Hotels are increasingly popular offering value for money and the chance to mix with like-minded people. In this feature we look at what is on offer from Inghams this winter and an exclusive look at a property for next season in St Anton. 
Learn to ski with British instructors
Sponsored article
The British Alpine Ski School, BASS, has ski and snowboard schools in most of the major French resorts. Tens of thousands of people have improved their skiing with BASS over the years. See why in this sponsored feature. 
