Jane Peel

2 months ago | planetski.eu | Jane Peel

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 two years in the UK, The BRITS are in Mayrhofen in Austria this week and PlanetSKI is there. NEW Last year the Championships were held indoors at the Tamworth Snowdome. The year before the riders descended on Cairngorm Mountain in Scotland. And, for 9 years before that, they were at Laax in Switzerland.

Mar 18, 2025 | planetski.eu | Jane Peel

The world’s best freeride skiers and snowboarders are preparing to take on the iconic Bec des Rosses as Xtreme Verbier celebrates its 30th anniversary. The climax of the Freeride World Tour is set for Thursday this week. NEW Three titles are still up for grabs, with GB’s Cody Bramwell one of those challenging for the Men’s Snowboard crown on the steep and technical face in the Swiss resort.

Mar 14, 2025 | planetski.eu | Jane Peel

The Schilthorn summit above the Swiss resort of Mürren will be accessible to the public for the first time in 5 months from this weekend. The first track of the two new cable cars starts operating on Saturday. NEW It’s two years since the old cable car ‘Käthi’ carried its last passengers and began to be dismantled. It was the start of the major Schilthornbahn 20XX project to upgrade the lifts. Since then, old cable cars and lift stations have been demolished and three new pylons erected.

Mar 12, 2025 | planetski.eu | Jane Peel

The British freeride snowboarder will be at the grand finale of the Freeride World Tour in Verbier later this month after making the cut for the prestigious event. NEW Cody Bramwell is one of just 7 male snowboarders who have earned the right to challenge for the ultimate prize of becoming the 2025 FWT Champion. He is among 31 freeriders to have qualified for the final. There are 11 snowboarders (4 female) and 20 skiers (13 male and 7 female).

Mar 12, 2025 | planetski.eu | Jane Peel

Three Norwegian officials have been suspended after two ski jumpers at the World Championships were found to have worn suits deliberately manipulated to improve their performance. The athletes were disqualified from the event after the cheating was discovered. NEW Norwegians Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang wore the suits in the men’s individual large hill competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, at the weekend.