Scottish Rollerski Series
What is the Rollerski Series?
The Snowsport Scotland Roller Ski Series typically aspires to 6 annual roller ski races held across Scotland between May and October. Competitor’s 3 best results are used to determine the winners by series category. All roller ski races are open to all age groups, from under 10s right through to Master’s categories. There is a novice competition for those new to roller ski racing, featuring shorter and confidence-building courses.
In addition to the roller ski series, there is an annual Scottish Roller Ski Championships, which is held at a different venue each year and crowns the age group Scottish Roller Ski Champions!
Rollerski race rules can be found here.
Rollerski Race Venues and Formats
Race 1 - Huntly
The 600m purpose built track in Huntly, Aberdeenshire is the venue of races 1: The Huntly Sprints and 4: Huntly Championships of the Snowsport Scotland Roller Ski Series.
Flat loop time trial - 600 m – outer loop
Hill time trial - 1.1 km – kidney + inner loop
Knock-out heats - 750 m – inner and middle loop
Organiser: Huntly Nordic Ski Club
Rollerskis: Matched Marwe 610 rollerskis will be issued to skiers before the start of each race. Marwe barrel-wheeled rollerskis will be available for those who prefer to use them. Skiers should use their own rollerskis for practice & warm up.
Race 2 - Clash Road
The second race of the series, the Clash Road Climb is along the A941 from Rhynie to the car park of the Clashandarroch Forest.
Format: Time Trial
Technique: Classic
Terrain: Gradually climbing road with some shorter steep sections. Some downhill with gradual bends and good visibility.
Distances: 4 km and 7.75 km
Elevation Gain: 95 m, 178 m
Organiser: Huntly Nordic Ski Club
Race 3 - Fife Cycle Park
Located between Lochgelly and Loch Ore, Fife, this purpose built cycle park has a traffic free 1.6 km track. The third race, held at the Fife Cycle Park, is the newest addition to the roller ski race series.
Track Length: 1.6 km
Terrain: undulating with some well banked downhill corners.
Climb on course: 15 m
Race Format: Mass Start
Race Distances: 1km Novice; 3.2 km U14/U12; 6.4km Open + U16F; 9.6km Senior + U16M
Race Organiser: SSS + Fife Nordic Ski Club
Race 4 - Huntly
The 600m purpose built track in Huntly, Aberdeenshire is the venue of Races 1 and 4.
Format: Time trial
Distances: Sen + vets 7.1km, U18 + U16 5.1 km, U14 +U12 3.7km, Novice 1.2km, Open 2km
Main race circuit: Kidney, undulating 700m
Novice race circuit: Outer, flat 600m
Open race circuit: middle / cut loop, undulating 400m
Organiser: Huntly Nordic Ski Club
Rollerskis: Matched Marwe 610 rollerskis will be issued to skiers before the start of each race. Marwe barrel-wheeled rollerskis will be available for those who prefer to use them. Skiers should use their own rollerskis for practice & warm up.
Race 5 - Cairngorm
The iconic ski road for accessing the Cairngorms has a long tradition of challenging athletes on bikes as well as roller skis and is a traditional training location for Scottish cross-country skiers and biathletes.
The Novice category is open to newer skiers, HOWEVER as the race is held on an open road, skiers must be able to fully control their direction and stay to the left side of the road. If in doubt speak to your club coach or the race organiser before entering.
Format: Time Trial
Technique: Skate
Terrain: Continually climbing road with reasonable visibility. Two visible turns on the 5.4km race.
Distances: Novice 1.3km, U12 and U14 2.25km, U16 & U18 3.1km, and Super Vet, Vet and Senior 5.4km.
Elevation Gain: 50 m, 150 m, 205 m, 295 m by respective race distance above.
Organiser: Cairngorm Biathlon and Nordic Ski Club
Want more…?
If 6 races isn’t enough – there’s also a GB Roller Ski Series. Select races from the Snowsport Scotland Roller Ski Series and roller ski races held in England can earn competitors points towards winning the GB Roller Ski Series.
There is also an annual GB Roller Ski Championship, which is held at a different venue each year.
A provisional annual calendar for all Scottish and English roller ski races is available here. This will be updated once the GB races are selected and agreed.
