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Girls Shred Day
Cairngorm Snowboard Club in association with Snowsport Scotland and sponsored by Roxy, invite all skier and boarder girls to come along to the Girls Shred day hosted at Cairngorm mountain. The shred day is aimed at ladies/girls looking to learn basic freestyle skills and ride with like minded girls - THIS IS ...
Revised Entry Process for Courchevel Races
Snowsport Scotland would like to advise all racers attending, or intending to attend, the Childrens and FIS races in Courchevel in April, that the entry process for races has changed. Snowsport Scotland are no longer accepting entries to the races, however, all entries already made to the races through Snowsport ...
Alpine L1 Coach Pilot Course
Snowsport Scotland, England, Wales and BASI are currently working on a UK wide performance coaching pathway which will be recognised by all organisations. As part of this process BASI are running a pilot course for the new Alpine L1 on the 8-10 Feb at SNO!zone Braehead. The Level 1 Alpine Coach is designed for ...
Andrew Musgrave 2nd at Norwegian Championships
Snowsport Scotland would like to congratulate Andrew Musgrave on finishing 2nd in the 15K Freestyle (Skate) at the Norwegian Championships yesterday beating most of the Norwegian Team. Andrew is a member of the British Team and started competing with Huntly Nordic Ski Club.
Claire Jeffray Takes Gold at the Special Olympics
Snowsport Scotland would like to congratulate Claire Jeffray on her success at the Special Winter Olympics in Pila Italy earlier this month. Claire who trains with LSRA (Lothian Ski Racing Association) won Gold in the Slalom and came 4th in the Super G events. ...
THE LECHT OPEN
CANCELED / POSTPONED - Lecht 2090 Unfortunately the heavy snow forecast has not been heavy enough and the race organisers have had to make the very difficult decision to cancel the Lecht Open for this Saturday and Sunday. John Allan and the organising committee form Gordon’s Skiers have worked ...
More World Cup Points for Andrew Musgrave
In Toblach, Italy, today Aberdeenshire’s Andrew Musgrave finished 23rd in the freestyle sprint prologue, earning himself more World Cup points. Since he took Britain’s first ever cross-country World Cup points last weekend in the Tour’s opening race (the 3km freestyle where he finished 28th) ...
Andrew Musgrave achieves first World Cup points
Another milestone was reached yesterday in the British cross-country skiing programme when Andrew Musgrave from Aberdeenshire became the first Briton ever to earn World Cup points in cross country skiing. The annual “Tour de Ski” opened in Oberhof, Germany, yesterday with a 3.75 km freestyle ...
Avalanche Awareness Courses Winter 2012
During the winter of 2009/10, 30% of human triggered avalanches in Scotland were triggered by skiers and snowboarders. Last season, the Sportscotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) teamed up with Snowsport Scotland to bring practical training sessions that were tailored towards Scottish skiers and ...
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MEMBERSHIP
We have 3 main streams of membership available with Snowsport Scotland - Clubs, Coaching Scheme and Competition. Becoming a member through any of these streams gives access to our Members Area where you will find information on our member benefits, and the option of joining our Members Lottery which gives the chance of winning cash and special prizes. All members receive third party worldwide civil liability insurance.
CLUBS
As the heartbeat of our Snowsports society our clubs provide the grassroots development and social/recreational opportunities for Snowsports enthusiasts. We have clubs that specialise in Alpine, Snowboard, Nordic and Freestyle, and are committed to providing excellent coaching, and some that have been formed for the social aspects. See our clubs list to get involved now!
If you are interested in forming a club in your local area there is a club subscription form and constitution template in our Forms and Resources section. To discuss forming a club you can also Contact Us.
COACHING SCHEME
Membership of our coaching scheme is available for all candidates doing a Snowsport Scotland course (see Courses). Essential to attend a course, and must then be paid every year to keep a qualification valid. Currently the coaching scheme year is fixed and ends on 30 September every year. Our coaching scheme registration form is available in Forms and Resources, and our Terms and Conditions in Policies.
For prospective members applying for the joint SSS/BASI Level 1 Ski or Snowboard Instructor there is joint membership of Snowsport Scotland's coaching scheme and BASI valid for the first year. The prices are noted on the registration form.
COMPETITION
Competitor Registration is necessary for all BASS and BARTS competitiors and for those athletes needing to obtain a FIS licence. It is also a requirement to be a member of a Scottish club to become a competitor (see clubs). The membership year runs to 26 October every year and registration forms are available in Forms and Resources.
