ALPINE RACING
SCOTTISH ALPINE TEAM
Snowsport Scotland runs the Scottish Alpine Team and delivers a supporting, subsidised annual performance training programme for selected athletes.
Selection to the Scottish Alpine Team conditional upon athletes meeting the performance selection criteria laid down by the Governing Body.
For many Scottish alpine athletes, being selected to the Scottish Team represents a significant milestone in their sporting career and provides them with a well supported opportunity to progress to higher levels of the sport though funded coaching and support from the sportscotland Institute of Sport.
Scottish female alpine Winter Olympian Charlie Guest shares what the Scottish Team meant to her...
"The Scottish Alpine Ski Team played an incredibly valuable part in both my skiing and my teenage life. It gave me the space to grow into and understand what it meant to be an athlete, developing my physical, psychological and skiing skills, continually pushing me outside my comfort zone.
The alpine team training programme also afforded me the opportunity to stay in school at home and complete my Scotland-based high school education, providing me with the crucial stability and continuity I needed to progress in both my sporting and academic development. This support really helped me transition smoothly from junior to senior racing, and was a vital building block in my Olympic career".
TEAM SELECTION
The Scottish Alpine team selection process takes place in April each year and athletes from U16 upwards, are selected in line with criteria laid down in the Alpine Team Selection Policy.
COSTS
Selected athletes pay an annual core fee of £120 to be part of the team. For this fee, each receives their Scottish Team t-shirt and:
2 fitness assessments per year
A discounted All-Area-Pass for the five Scottish Mountain Ski Areas for £35
Access to discounted Coach Qualification Training Courses
The following items are accessible to all team members and are charged at cost.
Fully branded Scottish Team jackets, salopettes, leisurewear and catsuits
15 weeks of European based training in the Scottish Alpine Performance Programme
Coach support at major Alpine Championship events
Support services from the sportscotland’s Institute of Sport
SCOTTISH ALPINE TEAM PERFORMANCE TRAINING PROGRAMME
The Scottish Alpine Performance programme, delivered by Snowsport Scotland Coaches Christy Mackinnon, Ross Gardner and Mark Vinter offers 15 week on-snow training across 10 separate camps all designed to fit around full time education in Scotland. The primary objective of the programme is to support for U16 to U21 to successfully transition into FIS and beyond.
For U16’s - We focus on making long-term technical and tactical improvements, improve athletes understanding of ski racing as a whole and to prepare them for the step-up to FIS level. We will be working with athletes to achieve top 10 results in their age category at all British run races and strive to achieve selection for international races with the GB Snowsport British Children’s’ Ski Team (BCST).
For 18+ We will focus on developing each athletes’ ability across all technical disciplines, with opportunities to train and race in all alpine disciplines. Where appropriate, we will be working with athletes to achieve criteria for the National Team, European Youth Olympics Festival (every 2 years), Youth Olympic Games (every 4 years) and World Junior Championships (annually). The programme targets appropriate National and International competitions throughout the season.
2026/27 PROGRAMME
The below schedule of event support and camps is provisional at the time of publishing and subject to change.
SKIER CROSS
If you are interested in getting into the exciting discipline of head-to-head skier cross Snowsport Scotland recommends focusing on development of your alpine skills in the Scottish team programme, before specialising in a focused skier cross programme.
ALPINE RACING - GETTING STARTED ON YOUR JOURNEY
If you are an aspiring young alpine racer, keen to ultimately make selection to the Scottish Team, we recommend you start your alpine racing career by joining one of Scotland’s eight alpine race clubs below:-
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ABERDEEN SNOWSPORTS CLUB
Freestyle P+P, Alpine, Adults, Skiing, Snowboarding
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BEARSDEN SNOWSPORTS CLUB
Freestyle P+P, Alpine, Adults, Skiing, Snowboarding
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CAIRNGORM SKI CLUB
Alpine, Kids, Skiing
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GLASGOW SKI RACING
Alpine, Kids, Skiing
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GORDON SKIERS
Alpine, Kids, Skiing
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GRAMPIAN SNOWSPORTS CLUB
Skiing, Snowboarding, Alpine, Freestyle P+P, Adults, Kids
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LOTHIAN SKI RACING
Alpine, Kids, Skiing
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MUCKHART & DISTRICT SNOWSPORTS CLUB
Alpine, Kids, Skiing
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SCOTTISH SKI CLUB
Alpine, Kids, Everyone, Ski trip
