More people are visiting Austria outside the traditional times in the winter and summer seasons. At a recent joint news conference the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, Energy and Tourism and the ...

Snowsport England has announced the launch of the Way2Snow campaign. It aims to give people access to learn to ski or snowboard ahead of a first winter holiday. NEW The campaign aims to encourage more ...

Kirsten Lynch recently stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of Vail Resorts. She is replaced by the former CEO Rob Katz. Company filings reveal that she will receive a lump sum payment of ...

Britain will be represented by 21 athletes in Cross-Country competitions in the coming season following confirmation of squad selections for 2025/26. NEW With the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games on ...

A new survey crunches the numbers and the snow stats. With the season getting underway Down Under shortly we see which resorts come out on top. NEW The new Snow Conditions Index ranks the best weeks ...

The village of 300 inhabitants was buried under an unprecedented landslide last week. The implications for the Lötschental Valley, Switzerland and the wider Alps are significant. UPDATED An estimated ...

FIS says it is taking its environmental responsibilities extremely seriously. Here on PlanetSKI we reproduce an article by FIS on its new initiative: the SNOWBALL Sustainability Guide Small steps ...

Claire Pennell passed away last Friday. She was part of the Snowsport England senior leadership team and responsible for operations. Claire was the longest serving member of Snowsport England and well ...

There were 51m overnight stays in the 2024/25 season according to figures released by Statistics Austria. The figure is an increase of 1.5% on the previous year and the number of overnight stays by ...

The destruction of the village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps by a huge landslide has highlighted the threat posed by climate change as the mountains become more unstable. NEW The Alps are appearing to ...

The Canadian resort has announced it is suspending summer skiing on its Horstman Glacier in the Blackcomb area indefinitely. It ends a decades-long tradition. Climate change is to blame. The resort ...

Val d’Isere is set to open for glacier skiing this weekend bringing the total number of ski areas open in the Alps to six. NEW The French resort of Val d’Isere has a four week summer season with ...