1st September 2026

BBC’s Ski Sunday is Axed

After almost 50 years the BBC has dropped the programme from its schedules. For us skiers and snowboarders it has been something of an institution. UPDATE

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29th August 2026

Autumn is Underway in the Alps & Beyond

The summer heatwaves are over with light snow falling at altitude. Glacier ski areas remain closed, but one alpine resort has already held a ski race. In North America the first snow has fallen. UPDATE

1st September 2026

September’s Ski News in Brief

-Les Menuires Invests in Snowmaking
-Indy Pass Adds More Resorts
-Thredbo Plummets in Value With Concerns About Future
-US Resort Launches Appeal After Wildfire
-FIS & IUSF Renew Agreement…NEW

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

2nd September 2026

The Inevitable Demise of Ski Sunday

PlanetSKI looks back on what will be remembered as one of the best (only?) snowsport programmes on British television.

31st August 2026

Avalanche Forecasting Needs to Change

That’s the claim from the new department head of Switzerland’s Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Pascal Haegeli. He intends to develop the avalanche warning system and bring in social sciences for the first time. NEW

30th August 2026

GB Snowsport Defends Itself Against Accusations of Poor Governance

UK Sport withdrew the funding it directed through GB Snowpsort for elite athletes. It had lost confidence in GB Snowsport and chose to fund the athletes directly. NEW

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

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

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

30th August 2026

Largest US Ski Resort Companies Accused of Price Fixing Lift Passes

There are now three lawsuits in Colorado’s federal court arguing that four US resort companies are violating anti-trust laws with their pricing for passes and lift tickets. NEW

27th August 2026

Vail Resorts Unveils Opening Dates Across its North America Resorts

The US resort and lift pass company is looking forward to the approaching season with optimism, but it has many challenges ahead.

26th August 2026

Iglu Ski Unveils What’s New for Next Season

Specialist ski agent Iglu Ski has announced its new range for winter 2026/2027, focusing on delivering new Austrian ski options in Carinthia, early Easter holidays and new regional flights.

28th August 2026

Countdown On For 2027 Crans-Montana World Ski Championships

The world’s best alpine skiers & hopefully some GB racers will come together in the Swiss Alps to battle for World Championship glory across the full range of alpine disciplines from the 1st to 14th February, 2027. NEW

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17th November 2023

PlanetSKI Discount Code for Ski Hire with Intersport | Save on Ski & Snowboard Rentals

Intersport has over 700 ski hire shops across the Alps. With the special “PlanetSKI” discount code you can rent award-winning skis & snowboards at fabulous prices. UPDATED

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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

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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

14th August 2026

Mont Blanc Climbers Ignore Closures & Have to Pay for Helicopter Evacuation

Two mountain huts have been closed on Mont Blanc and alpinists advised to come down the mountain due to the high danger of rockfall on popular climbing routes. UPDATED

15th August 2026

Mountain Guide Guilty of Manslaughter After Avalanche Deaths

Two teenagers died while ski touring in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. A tour leader was acquitted.

8th August 2026

€30m Compensation Package Agreed with Dolomiti Superski

Italy’s antitrust authority has closed an investigation into Dolomiti Superski, a consortium of ski lift operators, over alleged anti-competitive restrictions.

6th May 2026

What Should Be Done About Out-of-Control Skiers & Snowboarders?

Following our report on a man found guilty of the manslaughter of a 5-year old British child in Flaine there has been widespread reaction from PlanetSKI readers. UPDATED

21st April 2026

Worldwide Ski Industry Bounces Back to Pre-Covid Levels

The International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism finds the 2024/25 season was the busiest on record with 399 million skier visits across the world.

6th May 2026

Skier Visits in USA Down by 9 Million Last Season as Poor Snow Takes Its Toll With People Staying Away

It follows one of the worst winters for snow in The Rockies and is a drop of 9.1% from the 10-year average. Poor snowfall is to blame, though some have other reasons. UPDATED

2nd March 2026

French Ski Resorts Invest for the Future

French ski resorts invested €555m in 2025, confirming the key role of investment in mountain regions. Much is at high altitude and main resorts see a bright future ahead.

24th February 2026

Another New Charter Flight Heads to Norway Next Winter

Crystal Ski Holidays is launching a new flight from Birmingham to Oslo. This season Inghams launched a new flight to Bergen. Norway is becoming increasingly popular with British skiers.

30th March 2026

PlanetSKI Updates on its Spring Break in Gausta, Norway

PlanetSKI’s Simon Wilson reports on a family ski trip to Gausta in the Telemark region of Norway over Easter. He updates from inside the mountain of Gaustatoppen, before skiing its signature off piste route. UPDATED

8th April 2026

Ski. Laugh. Repeat.

What’s the most fun you can have in a ski resort when you’re not on the slopes?

30th March 2026

Spring Skiing in Val Thorens

Skiing goes on in the highest resort in the Alps until the beginning of May. PlanetSKI visits Val Thorens to report on the delights of spring skiing & see what the end of season holds.

16th April 2026

Spring Skiing in Scotland

It has been a great end to the season in Scotland. PlanetSKI’s reporting team of Dianne and Rod Frazer have been making some turns in Cairngorm & Glencoe.

22nd March 2026

PlanetSKI is Spring Skiing in Les Menuires

The high altitude French resort is a great destination for late season skiing. PlanetSKI is in the resort and reports on its growing popularity and what is on offer.

19th March 2026

Les Gets: Then & Now

PlanetSKI revisits a resort where our editor James Cove first skied in almost 30 years ago. He looks back at how the resort, and skiing in general has, changed. Or not.

14th March 2026

Making More of Martigny

The valley town has ambitious plans to become an essential stop off on the way to a multitude of Swiss ski resorts. The latest attraction is the 4*Quartier LôDzè. PlanetSKI spends 48-hours in Martigny to experience what is now on offer.

17th February 2026

Intersport’s New Flagship Store in Méribel

PlanetSKI visits the new Intersport ski hire shop in Méribel. We report on what the shop offers, plus the quick efficiently smooth ski hire process.

12th February 2026

Jasper Rises from the Ashes

The wildfire of 2024 saw a third of the ski town destroyed. It was one of the worst natural disasters of the year in Canada. PlanetSKI reports from Jasper as we look back at the fire, its impact and its recovery.

30th January 2026

Skiing in Saint-Gervais

Think of it as the interesting but less well-known cousin of Chamonix. As a winter resort, Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, to give its preferred name, is often overlooked in favour of its world-famous neighbour. But for some skiers, it’s a far better option.

27th January 2026

PlanetSKI Chases Powder in the Pyrenees with Intersport

With over 45 years of skiing under my belt, and 25 of those as a ski writer, I had never skied in the French Pyrenees. So when I was invited out by Intersport to check out their rental operations here I jumped at the chance.

19th January 2026

Baqueira Beret – The Secret is Out

It’s Spain’s largest ski area, but Baqueira Beret is a resort PlanetSKI has yet to discover. Time to put that right.

12th January 2026

PlanetSKI’s Canadian Adventures…Part One

We’re on a 2-month visit. Based in Canmore in Alberta, but with the desire, the vehicle, the contacts & the cash (hopefully) to go further afield. Adventures unfold…

12th January 2026

PlanetSKI’s Canadian Adventures… Part Two

We’ve been on a 2-month visit. Based in Canmore in Alberta, but with the desire, the vehicle & the contacts to go further afield. Sadly all good things must come to an end… UPDATED

15th December 2025

A Sneaky Weekend in Tignes

Yes, it’s close to Christmas and there’s lots to do. But when the early season snow has been so good and there’s 100% sunshine forecast, it would be rude not to sneak a quick trip to the Alps.

29th November 2025

PlanetSKI Goes Skiing in Wales!

Yes, you have read that right. PlanetSKI reporter, Mike Richards, has taken advantage of the cold snap and made some turns on the Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire. Assisted by a portable ski lift.

15th March 2026

The Inghams Ski Holiday Experience

It’s a long time since I’ve been on an Inghams ski holiday so, when my partner James and I decided to book a week away, we thought we could do worse than choose the company named Best Ski Operator 2025 by The Times & Sunday Times.

9th March 2026

PlanetSKI Hunts Powder & Adventures in the Tatras

The Slovakian ski area is not the most obvious place to search for powder. Wrong. It is also a ski mountain experience like no other.

9th February 2026

PlanetSKI’s Canada Road Trip Heads North to Jasper & Marmot Basin

We’ve hit Revelstoke & Kicking Horse now its time for Jasper and its ski resort of Marmot Basin.

18th January 2026

PlanetSKI Hits the Steeps of Sunshine Village in Canada

We’ve been making some turns in Delirium Dive, Wild West & the South Side Chutes. Some describe it as the most extreme in-bounds terrain in Canada.

11th February 2026

The Nockberge Trail – Ski Touring for Softies

If you think ski touring is for hardy, gnarly, whippet fit, ski masochists then perhaps consider the Nockberge Trail in Carinthia, Austria. PlanetSKI dons some skins.

14th February 2026

PlanetSKI Hits the Mountains & Valleys in Switzerland

PlanetSKI’s roving reporter Nick Dalton spends several days on the ski slopes of Grindelwald, then decamps for life and adventure in the valley. A winter experience with a difference.

5th February 2026

PlanetSKI Resort Review: Kicking Horse, British Columbia, Canada

It is one of our favourite Canadian resorts but it’s over a decade since we last visited. Will it live up to memories & expectations?

1st February 2026

PlanetSKI Resort Review: Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

Revelstoke opened in 2007 and within a few years had justifiably achieved legendary status. It should be on every advanced skier’s bucket list. PlanetSKI is back in town.

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BBC’s Ski Sunday is Axed

After almost 50 years the BBC has dropped the programme from its schedules.

For us skiers and snowboarders it has been something of an institution.

https://planetski.eu/2026/09/01/ski-sunday-is-axed/

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September’s Ski News in Brief

-Les Menuires Invests in Snowmaking
-Indy Pass Adds More Resorts
-Thredbo Plummets in Value With Concerns About Future
-US Resort Launches Appeal After Wildfire
-FIS & IUSF Renew Agreement

https://planetski.eu/2026/09/01/septembers-ski-news-in-brief/

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Avalanche Forecasting Needs to Change

That’s the claim from the new department head of Switzerland’s Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Pascal Haegeli.

https://planetski.eu/2026/08/31/avalanche-forecasting-needs-to-change/

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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.
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