Swiss ski lift companies report an overall rise of 12% over the previous season with the largest growth at low altitude ski areas. Low ski areas in Austria have also seen growth.

That’s the finding from the Austrian Alpine Club in a recent report. Glaciers across the Alps are melting as the temperature rises at twice the global average. The latest report said that, of the 93 ...

A 10-year-old British boy is creating a buzz in the snowsports world after consistently beating older athletes in competitions. PlanetSKI was at the National Championships, The BRITS, to meet ...

More than 500 people were evacuated including British guests. There were no serious injuries. The alarm was raised at 2.45AM and 460 holidaymakers and 60 staff were swiftly evacuated. Bruno Charlot, ...

PlanetSKI is in Japan for a month or so. Our stay in the Hakuba Valley on the main island of Honchu ends, with yet more fresh snow.

Austrian glaciers last year retreated more than ever according to the Austria Alpine Club. In 2022 89 glaciers that are monitored by the organisation have become 28.7m shorter. That compares to 11m ...

PlanetSKI has spent a week touring with the Ski Club of Great Britain from its chalet base in Chamonix. With ski touring becoming more popular we report on the full experience, including a night in a ...

It claims to be the fourth largest ski area in France. Yet it is pretty much undiscovered by the British. Why? PlanetSKI reports. Update Friday 28th March. Now before we get to the full story of Les ...

Check out the GB Snowsport athletes competing in major FIS competitions this week. Plus the key results from last week’s events. It had been thought the development in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales would be ...

Resorts have described conditions as poor. There was the lowest number of avalanches in the past 40 years – an indication of limited snowfall. NEW Six mountain areas – Lochaber, Glen Coe, Creag ...

“We’re delighted to once more enable the best skiers from all over the country to compete in the premier indoor and outdoor competition in the UK,” said the CEO of Copper Horse, David Rogers. “As ...