Bye, bye Bode

We may have seen the US racer take part in his last ever properly competitive race. Sad, but true. Let's hope we're wrong.

British man dies in Austria

The man, who was in his 50's, was on holiday in Solden in the Tyrol when he is reported to have collided with a fence.

Cover up of naked snow statue

This was not just any old statue but a copy of the Venus de Milo. It was built by a family in New Jersey, USA, after all the recent snow the area has had.

5 people hit by avalanche on piste

A naturally triggered avalanche swept across a piste hitting 3 British skiers and 2 Swiss people. The area, in the Swiss resort of Champex, had been pronounced safe by the authorities. 3 required hospital treatment but no-one was seriously hurt. An investigation is under way.




Skiing legend laid to rest
Deadly avalanches hit the Alps
British man missing in Wengen.
Avalanches in the Alps
Red Bull Cola cocaine ban
Body found in Wengen
Helmets made compulsory
Avalanches kill 7 in Italian Alps
Avalanche death in the 3 Valleys
17 hours under an avalanche
Pigs die in avalanche research
Avalanche death toll rises
Avalanche deaths across the Alps
Tragedy on K2
Swiss Rolls, and rocks



Teenager dies of head injuries (Saturday January 9, 2010)
Avalanches in the Alps (Wednesday January 6, 2010)
Avalanche death in the 3 Valleys (Monday January 4, 2010)
Deadly avalanches hit the Alps (Monday January 4, 2010)
Another child falls from chairlift (Saturday January 2, 2010)
First a film star, now a skier (Wednesday December 30, 2009)
Avalanches kill 7 in Italian Alps (Wednesday December 30, 2009)
2 die in Scottish avalanches (Wednesday December 30, 2009)
Body found in Wengen (Tuesday December 29, 2009)
Are the Swiss police doing enough? (Monday December 28, 2009)
Search continues for missing Briton (Sunday December 27, 2009)
British man missing in Wengen. (Saturday December 26, 2009)
Doping ban for Russian skier (Thursday December 24, 2009)
First Swiss avalanche death (Wednesday December 23, 2009)
Is he the luckiest snowboarder alive? (Saturday December 19, 2009)
Avalanches bury US skiers (Friday December 18, 2009)
Worries over injury rate (Wednesday December 16, 2009)
Hit and run skier injures 10-year old (Sunday December 13, 2009)
Renowned ice climber dies (Saturday December 12, 2009)
The exchange rate sucks (Saturday December 12, 2009)
Call for Red Bull ban (Tuesday December 8, 2009)
Support a polar bear (Monday December 7, 2009)
Skiing legend laid to rest (Saturday December 5, 2009)
First avalanche fatality of the winter (Saturday December 5, 2009)
Skiers warned over alcohol (Thursday December 3, 2009)
Injury ends Olympic dream (Tuesday December 1, 2009)
Toughening up on doping (Tuesday December 1, 2009)
Posh pulls out (Sunday November 29, 2009)
Polanski on bail in Gstaad (Saturday November 28, 2009)
Swiss jet wing pilot crashes (Wednesday November 25, 2009)
Alpine wolves increase (Tuesday November 24, 2009)
Mountainguides walk free (Monday November 23, 2009)
Teenage girl dies in Colorado (Monday November 23, 2009)
Swine flu in Val Thorens (Saturday November 21, 2009)
Careful in the Park (Friday November 20, 2009)
Explosives fall out of helicopter (Thursday November 12, 2009)
Twin snow leopards die (Thursday November 12, 2009)
Teenager stuck on ice with polar bears (Wednesday November 11, 2009)
How many are injured each winter? (Wednesday November 11, 2009)
5 die in Andorra (Sunday November 8, 2009)
Fears over racers safety (Thursday November 5, 2009)
Austrian swine flu death (Wednesday November 4, 2009)
Summer alpine deaths down (Wednesday November 4, 2009)
The snows of Kilimanjaro (Tuesday November 3, 2009)
Himalayan glaciers under threat (Monday November 2, 2009)
£9,000 raised for Ed Drake (Thursday October 29, 2009)
Austrian star out for season (Wednesday October 28, 2009)
Now the films go head to head (Tuesday October 27, 2009)
PlanetSKI corrects the BBC (Sunday October 25, 2009)
Swiss officer guilty of rafting deaths (Thursday October 22, 2009)
Austrian freezes to death in car (Tuesday October 20, 2009)
Man in wheelchair left on mountain (Monday October 19, 2009)
The Swiss target 6 Olympic medals (Saturday October 17, 2009)
Police fail to ski down Everest (Wednesday October 14, 2009)
Hermann Maier retires (Wednesday October 14, 2009)
Swiss star out of Olympics (Wednesday October 14, 2009)
Olympic worker injured (Saturday October 10, 2009)
Helmets made compulsory (Wednesday October 7, 2009)
Paraglider dies in Austria (Wednesday October 7, 2009)
Discrimination against disabled skiers? (Monday October 5, 2009)
Hitching a lift (Sunday October 4, 2009)
Climate change affects the Alps (Sunday October 4, 2009)
Narrow escape for Austrian paraglider (Sunday September 27, 2009)
Warren Miller sues himself (Friday September 25, 2009)
Tour de France in Portes du Soleil (Friday September 25, 2009)
Mountain guides in court (Monday September 14, 2009)
Doctor dies in NZ ski fall (Saturday September 12, 2009)
Swiss swine flu fears ease (Saturday September 12, 2009)
Olympic drugs row (Wednesday September 9, 2009)
FIS supports women ski jumpers (Tuesday September 8, 2009)
Katy Perry to open Ischgl season (Monday September 7, 2009)
Wolves back in the Alps (Sunday September 6, 2009)
From ski jumping to cheese rolling (Sunday September 6, 2009)
Contador pulls out (Friday September 4, 2009)
Flaming hell (Thursday September 3, 2009)
Britain's top racer needs funds (Thursday September 3, 2009)
Rain moves flood benefit concert (Thursday September 3, 2009)
Skydiver’s fall caught on camera (Wednesday September 2, 2009)
Newly-wed dies in chairlift fall (Wednesday September 2, 2009)
Hiking dangers (Tuesday September 1, 2009)
Fancy walking up a cable car wire? (Tuesday September 1, 2009)