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2012-13 British Snow Tour Rankings
This season saw the British Snow Tour being updated to be able to include all UK freeski and snowboard events in a similar concept to the World Snowboard and Association of Freeskiing Professionals tours. Events are awarded a star ranking based on the environment and number of competitors, with the best 4 ...
ATC October Race Camp
Alpine Training Centre\'s (ATC) October Alpine Camp has been announced and will run from 5th - 26th October (for 1, 2 or 3 weeks) in Hintertux, Austria and is open to all. The camp is set to be lots of fun and have excellent high quality coaching! The coaching team is headed up by former Olympians Andy ...
Scottish Indoor Freestyle Champs - Results
Results are now online for the Scottish Indoor Freestyle Championships which took place at Snow Factor on the 11th May 2013. On the ladies side, Vaila Chapman and Molly Summerhayes took 1st place in the Snowboard and Ski sections respectively. Meanwhile, Matt McCormick took gold for his snowboarding efforts in the ...
BSS - Children\'s Team Review: Give your feedback
British Ski & Snowboard (BSS) are conducting a review of the British Children\'s team and are looking for feedback from coaches, athletes, parents, club managers etc. Please see below for links to two survey monkey questionnaires which provide more information about the review along with a short questionnaire ...
SJADG AGM
The Scottish Juniors Alpine Development Group AGM will take place on Saturday 15th June at Bellahouston ski club. SJADG is open to any skier who is U/18 or U/21 and who wants to continue skiing as a racer, for pleasure or to develop as a coach/ instructor. The meeting will start at 5.30 pm and information will be ...
October FAST Camp - Tignes
From the 12-26th October the FAST Camp will run in Tignes offering the chance to train on a variety of pistes for Under 16 and Under 14 age groups. For more information see the attached FAST Camp Letter & Flyer .
SJADG Training Camp: Tignes Oct 2013
The Scottish Junior Alpine Development Group (SJADG) training camp to Tignes will take place from 11th- 20th October and will give trainees 8 days of race training. The camp is open to all Junior skiers and affords excellent preparation for the 2013-14 season. We are delighted to have Kenny Morton, former British ...
Bormio 2014 Camp Info
Plans are already in place for the 2014 Combined Scottish Camp in Bormio supported by Scottish Juniors, FAST, Muckart, LSRA, Gordon Skiers, & SSC. The camp will run from 14th Feb to 22nd February for Under 10s through to Under 16s. For full information click here .
Summer 2013 Age Categories
With the Summer competitions commencing shortly the updated age categories have been posted online available in our Forms & Resources section.
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COURSES
We are committed to providing courses to allow prospective candidates the ability to become leaders, instructors and coaches. There is something for everyone whether you want to instruct on artificial slopes in the UK, take your first steps on the coaching ladder, or become qualified in taking groups safely around the pistes. We also provide other useful courses such as first aid courses for our members.
All our courses are listed in our Find a Course section so if you already know the best course for you take a look to see when and where the next one is available and sign up! It is a requirement for all courses (except first aid) to be a member of our coaching scheme. See the Membership section for further information.
LEADER AWARDS
Our leader awards are available in Alpine, Snowboard and Nordic Disciplines. Taking place over 6 or 7 days the course gives candidates the necessary skills required to safely lead a group of skiers or snowboarders around the mountain. Aimed at people who need to escort a group of inexperienced snowsport enthusiasts around the pistes outside of lesson time. Popular with teachers and group organisers see our Become a Leader section for more detail.
INSTRUCTOR AWARDS
Our instructor courses, in partnership with the BASI (British Alpine Snowsports Instructors), allow successful candidates the opportunity to teach groups of people on artificial slopes in the UK. The 5 day SSS/BASI Level 1 Instructor, available in Alpine and Snowboard, gives a foundation in instructing and is the first step for those wishing to continue up the pathway at a later date to perhaps teaching on snow and in the Alps. See our Become an Instructor section for more detail on level 1, or BASI for snow qualifications.
COACHING AWARDS
We offer courses in Alpine, Snowboard and Nordic Performance to allow skiers and snowboarders of the right ability the chance to coach up and coming athletes. Awards range from those suitable for club coaches helping youngsters beginning racing to the top end performance for coaching FIS standard athletes. See our Become a Coach section for more detail, or have a look at BASI's Coaching Pathway.
FIRST AID
To be fully insured when using a qualification it is necessary to have a valid first aid certificate. The requirement is a minimum of 12 hours contact time and from an HSE approved provider. We offer 2 day first aid courses at Midlothian Snowsports Centre to meet this aim.
