Get fit before you go

That's the message from the medical profession who warn that skiers and snowboarders risk a heart attack if they are unfit. Most incidents happen in the first two days. There are many more heart attack deaths than perhaps you might think.

Touring on telemarks

The classic ski tour between Chamonix and Zermatt has been done many, many times but not that often on telemark skis. Our reporter and guide, Philip Maddox, begins a 3-part story of his group's epic journey last Spring.

Feeling clever today?

You may well be back at work and feeling a little bit slow after the holidays. Well here is the chance to sharpen your mind up; a short mental quiz. It has absolutley nothing to do with skiing. Except a reader, who is a skier, sent it to us.

Brave, skilfull or totally insane?

We have been bringing you a few videos this month to remind ourselves that winter is approaching. This one shows people cliff jumping. Check it out.




Kilted skiers set world record
Is another volcano about to erupt?
Giant iceberg heads to Australia
I'm having a sex change
Knickers
Sex sells skiing, again & again
Celebrities out in the Alps
Discover more about snow leopards
Another volcano erupts
British army invades Verbier
Can you name 2 famous Swiss people?
Watch out there's a thief about
The chilly world of skiing indoors
Fancy becoming an instructor? Part 1
Skiers set up African charity



Push for the summit (Tuesday July 27, 2010)
Crash! (Monday July 19, 2010)
Iglesias to ski naked (Sunday July 18, 2010)
Ski the world (Friday July 16, 2010)
Team Exiles leave Verbier (Wednesday July 14, 2010)
Summer in The Alps (Wednesday July 7, 2010)
Vonn in Austrian Hall of Fame (Wednesday June 30, 2010)
Iglesias to ski naked if Spain win World Cup (Wednesday June 30, 2010)
First the tears, now the laughter (Tuesday June 29, 2010)
An eagle's eye view (Monday June 28, 2010)
K2 base camp (Thursday June 24, 2010)
Now check out the pictures (Monday June 21, 2010)
K2 beckons (Saturday June 19, 2010)
Painting a mountain white (Saturday June 19, 2010)
A bike ride with a difference (Wednesday June 16, 2010)
100 life sized statues in Austrian Alps (Saturday June 12, 2010)
Off the beaten track (Wednesday June 9, 2010)
Is it a bird, is it a plane? (Wednesday June 9, 2010)
Will people pay for news content on the internet? (Friday June 4, 2010)
Another volcano erupts (Tuesday June 1, 2010)
Check out the pictures (Friday May 28, 2010)
Beavers doing well (Thursday May 27, 2010)
Rain, reindeer and midnight heli-skiing (Tuesday May 25, 2010)
They don't make 'em like this any more (Tuesday May 25, 2010)
Stones on a roll (Monday May 24, 2010)
Can you pronounce Eyjafjallajökull? (Friday May 21, 2010)
The world's most dangerous bike ride (Thursday May 20, 2010)
Tales with the telemarkers (Saturday May 15, 2010)
Is another volcano about to erupt? (Friday May 14, 2010)
Yodeling - love it or loath it (Thursday May 13, 2010)
Helicoptered off the hill (Monday May 10, 2010)
Tarzan of the slopes (Sunday May 9, 2010)
Best moments of the winter (Thursday May 6, 2010)
Impact of the Iceland volcano (Wednesday May 5, 2010)
It's a funny old world (Monday May 3, 2010)
Worst moments of the winter (Monday May 3, 2010)
Are heli-skiers heroes or villains? (Monday May 3, 2010)
Go take a walk! (Wednesday April 28, 2010)
It's a competitive world (Tuesday April 27, 2010)
Skin up (Sunday April 25, 2010)
Want to learn to snowboard? (Sunday April 25, 2010)
Skiing in Iceland (Friday April 23, 2010)
Video postcard from the Alps (Tuesday April 20, 2010)
Tigers in Scottish Highlands (Tuesday April 20, 2010)
Searching for an avalanche victim (Tuesday April 20, 2010)
Telemarkers on track (Sunday April 18, 2010)
The best moments of the winter (Saturday April 17, 2010)
April in The Alps (Wednesday April 14, 2010)
Dash to the North Pole - 1909 style (Wednesday April 14, 2010)
Turns with the telemarkers (Saturday April 10, 2010)
Swapping skis for a snowboard (Friday April 9, 2010)
Swapping skis for a snowboard (Sunday April 4, 2010)
Is this the most bizarre world record? (Saturday April 3, 2010)
A day on The Grand Montets (Thursday April 1, 2010)
Helicopter heaven (Thursday April 1, 2010)
Swapping skis for a snowboard (Sunday March 28, 2010)
Fancy driving a piste basher? (Sunday March 28, 2010)
80-years old, still skiing strong (Friday March 26, 2010)
Aerial view of the Alps (Thursday March 25, 2010)
PlanetSKI talks to Sir Steve Redgrave (Tuesday March 23, 2010)
Skiing with a disability (Wednesday March 17, 2010)
Kilted skiers set world record (Tuesday March 9, 2010)
Girls on Tour - Part 3 (Monday March 8, 2010)
Girls on Tour, Part 2 (Wednesday March 3, 2010)
Girls on tour (Tuesday March 2, 2010)
Permafrost melt threatens mountains (Tuesday March 2, 2010)
Snowboarder survives avalanche (Saturday February 27, 2010)
Telemarking isn't just for blokes (Wednesday February 17, 2010)
Do our military need to learn to ski? (Wednesday February 17, 2010)
The X rated snowman (Monday February 8, 2010)
Fancy going ice driving? (Monday February 1, 2010)
Skiing the powder (Monday February 1, 2010)
The Aletsch glacier (Monday February 1, 2010)
Telemark blog (Thursday January 28, 2010)
Can you name 2 famous Swiss people? (Thursday January 28, 2010)
Watch out there's a thief about (Tuesday January 26, 2010)
A different sort of après ski (Monday January 25, 2010)
Should people who trigger avalanches be prosecuted? (Wednesday January 20, 2010)
The biggest cliff jump ever (Friday January 15, 2010)
Get your kit off! (Friday January 15, 2010)
Tales of a telemarker (Monday January 11, 2010)