Where to Look

Contacts and sources of information include:

• Books and Magazines
• Ski Clubs
• National Organisations
• Ski Shops
• Links

Books and Magazines

Learn to Ski in a Weekend by Dorling Kindersley
Skiing by John Samuel, John Shedden and John Hynes on behalf of The British Ski Federation
Information leaflets published by the Ski Club of Great Britain (see Ski Clubs)

Magazines
There are several magazines that cover skiing, and on-line, Skiing, an American Magazine, at http://www.communicata.co.uk/lookover/skiing/, has some useful articles.

Ski Clubs

The Ski Club of Great Britain runs schemes to enable its members to get more from skiing and snowboarding. The club arranges holidays with qualified leaders and provides information and advice including a selection of free leaflets for the general public. Their site gives details of membership costs.
Web site http://www.skiclub.co.uk/html/about/

National Organisations

There are national ski councils for England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. They encourage competitions for skiers of all abilities; promote good ski coaching; maintain standards of performance and excellence among skiers; encourage a network of ski clubs; and work closely with other agencies.

Scottish National Ski Council, web site http://www.snsc.demon.co.uk/

English Ski Council, web site http://www.bluedome.co.uk/interest/ski/index.htm

Ski Council of Wales
PO Box 3
Chepstow, Gwent NP6 6NJ

Ulster Ski Council
43 Ballymaconnell Road
Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

The Uphill Ski Club of Great Britain
The Uphill Ski Club of Great Britain for disabled skiers operates on three levels: locally, nationally and internationally. Locally they use dry ski slopes or UK ski resorts. Nationally, the Uphill club have a ski school and training centre in the UK, based in the Cairngorm and Lecht ski areas in Scotland and internationally, they arrange fully supported skiing weeks in Europe and the America. They are working towards the integration and provision of resort based facilities for all, irrespective of ability or disability.
Web site, http://www.baggend.demon.co.uk/usc/uscindex.htm

British Association of Ski Instructors
The British Association of Ski Instructors runs training schemes for those who want to become instructors. Web site, http://www.basi.org.uk/

British Ski Federation
The BSF is the official UK skiing federation encompassing eight member organisations (The English Ski Council, The Scottish National Ski Council, The Ski Council of Wales, Northern Ireland Ski Council, The Combined Services Winter Sports Association, The British Association of Ski Instructors, The Ski Clubs of Great Britain, and The British Alpine Racing Ski Clubs). The BSF is primarily concerned with competition at an international level and the co-ordination of UK activities. Individual member groups concentrate on the development of the sport, club membership, instruction and coaching.
Web site http://alpha.communicata.co.uk/BSF/

The International Ski Federation
The International Federation based in Switzerland, works with national bodies to co-ordinate the sport worldwide.

Ski Shops

Links

Skiing
A brief introduction to skiing
http://www.communicata.co.uk/lookover/skiing/

Dry Ski Slopes in the UK
http://www.communicata.co.uk/lookover/skiing/

Scottish Ski Centres
Cairngorms, Glencoe, Glenshee and Lecht Areas
http://www.communicata.co.uk/lookover/skiing/

British Ski Federation
http://alpha.communicata.co.uk/BSF/

The Ski Club of Great Britain
http://www.skiclub.co.uk/html/about/

Scottish National Ski Council
http://www.snsc.demon.co.uk/

English Ski Council
http://www.bluedome.co.uk/interest/ski/index.htm

Uphill Ski Club of Great Britain for disabled skiers
http://www.baggend.demon.co.uk/usc/uscindex.htm

The British Association of Ski Instructors
http://www.basi.org.uk/