30th May 2023
Two Italian intelligence agents and a retired Israeli security forces member were among four victims of a boating disaster. The 50-year-old Russian wife of the boat’s captain was the fourth victim.
25th May 2023
The inaugural event took place last season raising more than £325,000 for the snowsport charity. It is taking place April 13th – 16th 2024.
15th May 2023
There has been so much snow in the US state that some resorts have plentiful snow and have extended their closing dates. We have spent a few fabulous days in San Francisco and now it’s time to hit the slopes.
13th May 2023
We are in the city ahead of a Spring ski trip to Palisades Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain. We reckon any ski trip to this part of California deserves some time in one of the greatest cities in the USA.
10th May 2023
It is feared 2-million cubic meters of rock could hit the village of Brienz. As the Alps becomes more unstable other areas are under threat. UPDATED
1st May 2023
– Summer E-Bike Festival in Verbier
– New Ski Resorts Planned for Ukraine
– New Zealand Talks About A Winter Olympics Bid
– UK Airport Drop-Off Charges Soar
– 2022 Was Hottest Year On Record in Switzerland …LIVE & UPDATED
1st May 2023
Two skiers were hit by a wet snow avalanche in Samnaun. People still skiing are being urged to be cautious with ‘considerable’ avalanche risk in places as the snow melts and becomes unstable. NEW
25th April 2023
Quite a few places are open & April conditions are the best in recent years. UPDATED
20th April 2023
They were ski touring when a bloc of ice collapsed above them. The authorities say there were 40 people on the route so it could have been much worse. UPDATED
19th April 2023
The co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings, has purchased a stake in Powder Mountain. It is one of our favourite resorts in the USA.
18th April 2023
It is the largest ever fund raising event for the snowsports charity. PlanetSKI was in Val Thorens for two days of competition, partying and fun. All in the best possible cause. UPDATED
15th April 2023
24 teams of four are battling it out in a series of fun events on snow. It’s all done to raise money for the charity, Snow Camp, that is celebrating its 20th birthday. PlanetSKI is at the event. UPDATED
14th April 2023
They were in the Grand Paradiso area in the Aosta Valley when the accident happened. They were training with The National Alpine Rescue Corps. UPDATED
9th April 2023
Two of the dead are mountain guides. We have full and updated details of the incident, plus videos. PlanetSKI reports from Chamonix. UPDATED
8th April 2023
Nine were buried and all survived after being dug out. They were taken to hospital and their injuries are described as moderate. Seven other skiers in the area were taken off the mountain. UPDATED
7th April 2023
15th April Departures for last minute ski deals. Discounts on ski hire, ski lessons, & airport transfers. UPDATED
5th April 2023
The ski industry bounced back last season with the USA seeing more skiers than ever before, according to the latest International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism.
1st April 2023
A series of avalanches in the north of Norway have claimed the lives of four people. It is an area popular for ski touring and people are advised to exercise caution under current conditions.
1st April 2023
Crossings are back to normal at Dover when delays at the border compounded by bad weather. The backlog has now been cleared. The Eurotunnel service ran smoothly. UPDATED
1st April 2023
– Huge Congrats to Jasmin Taylor
– Interested in the History of GB Skiing?
– Afriski Will Not Open for Ski Season
– More Avalanches in North America
– Super Fast WiFi on Norwegian Flights…LIVE & UPDATED
31st March 2023
The incident happened at Mt Baker in Washington state in the USA. A passing skier rescued a man who was fully buried and set to die. UPDATED
31st March 2023
The Hollywood actress was found not liable for a collision in Deer Valley in Utah in 2016. After the verdict she thanked the jurors and spoke to the man who accused her. UPDATED
30th March 2023
Even before the season was over, British skiers and snowboarders had, for the first time, won medals in every discipline at elite level competitions. Now it’s a wrap and they’ve made it to the big FIVE-O.
30th March 2023
The Hollywood actress, who is involved in a ski collision court case in Deer Valley Utah, has been ridiculed after she bemoaned losing half a day of skiing due to the incident. Time on snow is irreplaceable in our view and should never be restricted. NEW
29th March 2023
PlanetSKI’s Chief Reporter has finally plugged a big gap in her ski knowledge. She’s been skiing in Andorra in the Pyrenees for the first time. Read the full story of her Andorran Adventure.
28th March 2023
Preparations are well under way at the UK’s biggest ski area for the British Snowboard & Freeski Championships which take place this weekend. The BRITS is returning to its roots and our Scotland reporter, Rod Frazer, has been checking out progress.
26th March 2023
An 18-year old British person died and an American student is missing presumed dead. Considerable risk of avalanche remains in large parts of the Swiss Alps. UPDATED
22nd March 2023
The French skier Simon Billy set a new World Record with 255km per hour in Vars, France. That’s a staggering 157mph and beats the speed record set 7 years ago.
22nd March 2023
There has been around half as much snow falling as there should have been. This could have severe consequences for the water supply.
21st March 2023
It is claimed she hit and seriously injured a man in Deer Valley Utah in 2016. She and her accuser have taken the stand in an 8-day hearing that puts the focus on an important topic – collisions on the slopes. UPDATED
12th March 2023
On 14th April 2023, Ed Jackson, Darren Edwards and Dr Niall McCann embark upon their journey to cross Iceland’s Vatnajokull Glacier.
11th March 2023
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
8th March 2023
Holiday essentials – Discounts on ski hire, ski lessons, airport transfers & deals on ski holidays. NEW
8th March 2023
In the fourth of a sporadic series of gear reviews over the winter, our gear editor Alf Alderson reviews more kit for skiers & snowboarders.
8th March 2023
This winter a new system was introduced to the warning system with + and – grades at the intermediate levels. What did you make of it?
7th March 2023
Recently we posted an article about the rising number of accidents with a major hospital reporting it was struggling to cope. The response has been phenomenal. UPDATED
4th March 2023
The ski tourer was buried for 6-hours and the crew of a rescue helicopter spotted his waving arm coming from out of the snow. His head was not buried allowing him to breathe.
3rd March 2023
The accident happened near Panorama in British Columbia. It brings the total number of avalanche fatalities in the Canadian Province this winter to twelve. UPDATED
3rd March 2023
Up to 100 people per day are being admitted to one hospital in Grenoble alone due to skiing accidents. UPDATED
2nd March 2023
Snowboarders Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale are Great Britain’s latest World Champions. It’s the second gold for GB at the Freestyle World Championships in Georgia.
1st March 2023
The pupils from a school in Walsall in the West Midlands were on a ski trip to New Hampshire but could not return home as planned at the weekend after a hotel apparently shredded their passports by mistake.
1st March 2023
– Ischgl Kicks Off ‘Spring Blanc’ with George Ezra
– 2,000 Women Take Switzerland to Court Over Climate Change
– Massive Avalanche near Utah Ski Resort on Video
– FIS to Ban Fluor Wax Next Season
– More than a third of UK flights were delayed last year … UPDATED
28th February 2023
The UK’s only on-snow ski and snowboard festival, The Mighty Coe, has been cancelled. There’s not enough snow on the mountain at Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands.
27th February 2023
The 16-year-old has taken the snowboard slopestyle title in her first senior World Championships. And she’s made sporting history twice over in the process.
23rd February 2023
The International Olympic Committee has issued a statement marking a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. It condemns the ‘brutal warfare, human suffering, killing and destruction’.
22nd February 2023
Inghams and Esprit have joined with the charity, Snow Camp, and GB Olympic snowboarder, Jamie Nicholls, to give youngsters from inner cities opportunities in snowsports.
21st February 2023
Every single ski and snowboard discipline under the GB Snowsport banner has now delivered a World Cup, World Championships or X Games podium this season. And it’s not over yet.
21st February 2023
Six children are among those hurt in a collision between a minibus and a four-wheel drive vehicle near Albertville in France. Two adults are in a serious condition.
20th February 2023
The bones were uncovered on a glacier in the Val de Bagnes in the autumn. They have now been formally identified as those of a 32-year-old man who disappeared in the area in 1974.
20th February 2023
Abruzzo is an Italian region to the east of Rome that contains the Apennine Mountains – home to a number of fabulous ski areas that are little-known to British skiers and snowboarders.
18th February 2023
The company reported a ‘cyber incident’ on 14th February and shut down all its e-commerce activities. A week later its online sales are still suspended while investigations continue.
14th February 2023
Holiday essentials – Discounts on ski hire, ski school, airport transfers & ski holidays. UPDATED
14th February 2023
More than 2,000 people have gathered in Vail, Colorado, to mark a half-century of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, an organisation created by black ski and snowboard enthusiasts.
12th February 2023
An investigation is underway after a 50-year old man died in a fall while skiing in the French resort. There have been several other fatal accidents as the busy half-term period begins. UPDATED
11th February 2023
There is change in the Alps with some snow forecast. PlanetSKI is in Norway. UPDATED
9th February 2023
The Swedish Olympic and Paralympic Committees are considering bidding to host the Winter Games in 2030. The IOC has welcomed the interest as other cities fall away.
8th February 2023
Scotland’s ski and snowboard festival has announced a big programme of evening entertainment for the event which takes place over three days at Glencoe next month.
8th February 2023
It’s being celebrated for a second year and took place on Friday, 10th February. The aim is to recognise the extraordinary work of ski patrollers without whom we could not enjoy our skiing and snowboarding each winter.
2nd February 2023
Half Term essentials – Don’t forget to book ski hire, ski school & airport transfers. UPDATED
1st February 2023
– 2 Backcountry Skiers Die in Colorado Avalanche
– GB Slalom Skier Billy Major Honoured for Performance at World Cup
– Rescue of Japanese Skier Who Disappeared in Deep Powder
– Most Defendants in Avalanche Deaths Trial Acquitted …….UPDATED
April’s Ski News in Brief
- Skier Numbers Drop Slightly in Andorra
https://planetski.eu/2024/04/01/aprils-ski-news-in-brief/
The worldwide snow and mountain industry is in a good place despite some reports to the contrary.
That’s the conclusion of the 2024 International Snow & Mountain Tourism report.
See here for further details: https://planetski.eu/2024/04/16/international-snow-mountain-tourism-report-2024-published/
April’s Ski News in Brief
- First Races of Patrouille des Glaciers Cancelled
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Provisional 2024/25 FIS Alpine World Cup Calendar Out
It’s a familiar mix but with some new additions.
Some changes/updates are expected as feedback is given.
https://planetski.eu/2024/04/16/provisional-2024-25-fis-alpine-world-cup-calendar-out/
