Jane Peel

1 week ago | planetski.eu | Jane Peel

It’s been another exceptional winter for GB Snowsport athletes. With all events now over, the final tally for GB is an impressive 46 medals at major competitions, 21 of them gold.  PlanetSKI reports on how it happened. NEW We should no longer be surprised at the success of British skiers and snowboarders. Somehow, though, at this time every year, when we look back at the results across the disciplines we are amazed.

2 weeks ago | planetski.eu | Jane Peel

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 Armed Forces always make their mark at the British Snowboard & Freeski Championships – and this year was no different. They’ve been sending a team to The BRITS for well over a decade.

2 weeks ago | planetski.eu | Jane Peel

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 freestyle snowboarder Riley Sharpe and two young skiers who are also tipped for success. NEW Great Britain has an impressive pedigree when it comes to freestyle talent. There are so many success stories – at World Championships, Olympics, World Cups and X Games.

3 weeks ago | planetski.eu | Jane Peel

Two chalet hosts with 15 years’ experience in the Alps are expanding their residential training courses in the UK this year, opening up possibilities for more youngsters to work a ski season. They are also donating two places to the charity, Snow-Camp. They’ve been talking to PlanetSKI. NEW Rebecca Beasley and Stephen Hancock set up the Fresh Tracks Chalet Hosting & Cookery School in Cornwall in 2017.

3 weeks 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.