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, ...

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 ...

Two of the dead are mountain guides. We have full and updated details of the incident, plus videos. PlanetSKI reports from Chamonix. UPDATED The incident happened at the Armancette glacier near Mont ...

50 young people from Snow Camp charity’s London and North West programmes are experiencing the mountains for the very first time. More join from Scotland and the Midlands next week. NEW The young ...

Our friends at Maison Sport have compiled their list of high-altitude resorts for skiing at this time of year. PlanetSKI has added a few of its own. It may seem odd to still be thinking of skiing and ...

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 ...

What do you get when you bring together servicemen and women from the Army, Navy and RAF and let them loose on the snow? The answer: fierce competition and a whole stash of medals. NEW The British ...

It offers typical Austrian slopes, with access to a high-altitude and snow sure glacier area. Plus more than 400kms of slopes with its links to the Ski Circus resorts. PlanetSKI is sampling its ...

For the first time in six years, the British Snowboard & Freeski Championships are being held in the Alps. After a break during the Covid pandemic followed by a couple of years in the UK, The BRITS ...

In our December review the Komperdell ski poles stand out as a must have. Our review also features the Salomon Brigade Index helmet, HH three finger gloves, Vallon sunglasses and more. Three-finger ...

Tucked up at the end of the Schanfigg valley in the southeastern canton of Graubünden, Switzerland is the resort of Arosa. Not heard of it? No surprise, given that over 90% of the visitors are Swiss.

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.