NewsCompetition and general news

Lowlands Indoor results coming soon


We are currently processing the results from the recent Lowlands Indoor Championships, which should be completed very soon.

Posted Sun 4 Oct 26

2027 Key Calendar Dates


List of calendar dates already established for the 2027 artificial slope calendar.

Posted Wed 30 Sep 26

Awards at All England


Use the links below to view the details of the awards presented at the recent All England Championships.

Summary of special awards
Other awards presented

Posted Thu 27 Aug 26

SE Inter-Regional


Snowsport England and the Race Organising Committee have confirmed that athletes entering the Inter Regional competition with SE registration must be at least Red level members.

Posted Mon 13 Jul 26

Pontypool CN format change


The weather forecast for Saturday is for temperatures as high as 33 and 'feeling like' 35-36. With the health and safety of racers, supporters and officials in mind, the Organising Committee have decided to alter the race format from the usual CN (three runs over the same course) to a 'standard' two-run aggregate time race on two different courses (best of two runs on same course for U10/12).

The resulting revised timetable should allow everyone to get some respite from the heat at some point during the day, and finish somewhat earlier than originally planned, whilst still providing a safe and fair race for all.

Posted Tue 7 Jul 26

Pre-race publication of entry lists


The publication of entry lists showing named individuals prior to an event has been raised as a potential safe guarding issue, as this information could be used to discover the future location of an individual which could put them at risk.
 
As a result, acceptance bulletins will for the moment not include a list of competitors, while we work on a better solution. Start lists will not be published until the morning of each race, and competitors or others will no longer have pre-race access to any listing on online entry systems showing the names of those who have entered the competition. Completion of a competitor’s race entry via the relevant online entry system should be sufficient to confirm acceptance into the race. If there are any anomalies, questions or unresolved issues, the Race Secretary can deal with those separately.

Please note that these changes currently apply to seeded competitions (including U10/12 races alongside seeded races) under the Snowsport England umbrella. Consultation is on-going with other stakeholders.

Posted Fri 19 Jun 26

Lowlands Indoor Championships


The dates for the 2026 Lowlands Indoor Championships have been confirmed as 19th and 20th September. The Invitation bulletin with full details will be posted soon.

Posted Mon 1 Jun 26

How Seeding Works


How Seeding Works, a new easy-to-follow guide to help you understand what race seeding is all about. If you still have a question about seeding then please drop us an email at seeding@gbski.com.

Posted Fri 15 May 26

Winter 2026-27 Calendar Applications


We are now ready to accept calendar applications for the Winter 2026-27 British Calendar, using this form. Deadline for submission is Friday 29th May 2026, and it is particularly important that applications for FIS races are submitted as early as possible as these can take some time to go through the process of agreement with FIS and host nations. If you have any questions, please contact calendar@gbski.com.

Posted Thu 9 Apr 26

Concussion Update


Updated guide from FIS on diagnosing and managing concussion, and a child-oriented version of the SCAT6 guide.

Posted Wed 8 Apr 26

British Champs live timing


Live timing for the British Childrens' Championships can be accessed here: gbski.com/britlive

Posted Mon 6 Apr 26

Artificial slope seed lists for 2026


Wednesday April 8th sees the publication of the opening artificial slope seed lists for the 2026 season. If you are going to race in calendar events at any point during the season then it makes sense to register or renew as soon as possible, to allow time for any issues to be resolved before the first races take place.

This includes checking that you have the correct club assigned for artificial slope races. For members of Snowsport Scotland and Snowsport Wales you should be able to select your club directly from your membership profile.

For Snowsport England you also need to sign in to your membership profile and find the link to 'Seeding Affiliation' to set up your club. This also enables your inclusion in seed lists - if you do not create a seeding affiliation then your name will not appear on the BARTS seed lists.

Posted Mon 6 Apr 26

Deadlines for BASS list


The latest BASS list is due out on Wednesday. This is the list that will apply to Ambition Children's, BSA Anglo-Scottish and Evolution Nations Cup, so if you have not already renewed your Home Nation registration then it is time to do it now for you to be listed with the correct seed points and club affiliation. Deadline is close of business tomorrow (Tuesday 30th).

Posted Mon 29 Dec 25

Entry for English Alpine Champs is open!


Entry for the English Alpine Championships is now open via the Snowsport England website.

The Invitation Bulletin is also available for you to download.

Posted Fri 19 Dec 25

2026 registration


If you are intending to enter any seeded calendar races over the coming Winter season, you should renew your registration now if you haven't already done so. This includes races taking place in December, which are deemed to be part of the 2026 season, so a registration for 2025 which technically doesn't expire until 31st December is not sufficient to include you on the BASS list.

To help you check, we have published a list of all registrations that are active for 2026. This list should include all registrations up to 11:20 on Wednesday December 3rd. Everyone on this list will be included in the next BASS list which is due for publication on December 10th.

Note: this does not include Snowsport England 'Blue' category membership as they are not part of the seeding system, even though they may be eligible to enter some calendar races.

Posted Wed 3 Dec 25

Snowsport England membership types


Snowsport England have introduced new membership types for 2025-26. Anyone who expects to be competing during the 2026 season (Winter or Summer) with an SE membership should read this document to make sure they have selected the correct membership type. You should note that SE 'Blue' members are excluded from seeding and race point calculations and will not appear on seed lists.

Posted Tue 2 Dec 25

Opening 2026 BASS list published


The opening BASS list for the 2025-26 season is now available. This list should include all those with active/current registrations through Snowsport England, Scotland or Wales.

If you are not on this list and think you should be, the most likely reason is that you still need to renew your Home Nation registration. If you have checked this and your registration looks fine, then please contact us via admin@gbski.com and we will investigate.

The next BASS list is due for publication on December 10th. If you have not renewed your registration by close of business on December 9th, then regardless of your BASS points from last season you will be drawn in the group with 'no points' at the end of the start list for any race that you enter until the following BASS list comes out.

It is therefore VITAL that you renew your registration as soon as possible, even if you do not intend entering any of the early season Winter races, so that any anomalies or issues can be straightened out in plenty of time to avoid disappointment.

Posted Fri 28 Nov 25

Artificial Slope Calendar 2026


The 2026 British artificial slope calendar is now online with all the details you need to plan your 2026 Summer season.

Click here to see only the seeded races.
Click here to see the entire calendar including regional and other events.

Posted Mon 24 Nov 25

GBR TD Forum Meeting


The minutes of the recent GBR Alpine and Telemark TD Forum meeting held on November 2nd are now available for you to download.

Posted Wed 19 Nov 25

Links to Alpine FIS Points


On the Seeding page you can now find a table with links to the FIS Alpine Points lists for the season. Just follow Seeding | FIS Alpine seed lists on the main menu. This includes links to the 'first page' that shows category adders, F values and Max points for all Alpine disciplines, as well as access to the complete list on the FIS website.  

Posted Tue 11 Nov 25

2026 Summer Calendar


Work is on-going behind the scenes to finalise the British calendar for 2026 artificial slope racing. We hope to bring this to you very soon, and apologise for any inconvenience caused by the delay in publication.

Posted Sun 9 Nov 25

Helmets mandatory in Italy


Anyone who is skiing or boarding in Italy this Winter needs to be aware that wearing of helmets is now compulsory for everyone. This requirement has been in place for U16s and younger for a while, but has now been extended to all ages. Failure to wear an helmet suitable for skiing/boarding when out on the slopes could result in removal of lift pass and/or fines of up to €200. If you are visiting a ski resort in another country, you should check for similar regulations there as they vary between country or even state/region.

Posted Tue 4 Nov 25

Seed List Delayed


Publication of the latest BARTS seed lists is delayed due to a technical issue with transfer of registration information which we hope will be resolved soon.

Posted Thu 16 Oct 25

Snowsport England 2026 calendar bidding


Bidding is now open for SE artificial slope races on the 2026 summer calendar.

Race Bid
Supporting Doc

Posted Wed 27 Aug 25

Annual TD and Race Officials' Update


The annual Technical Delegate and Race Officials’ Update will be held over the weekend of October 31st, November 1st and 2nd at the Pinewood Hotel (Best Western), near Manchester Airport. All Race Officials and Coaches are welcome to attend the Update Seminar on Saturday 1st November.

This is the annual opportunity to attend the rules and organisational updates with the wider Alpine community that delivers our wonderful events. It will provide the chance to share our experience and knowledge, discuss current issues and how we continue to develop our sport. This forms an important part of the safe and consistent delivery of our events, ensuring that we will all be updated on the current changes to the Alpine rules and regulations. This protects our officials, competitors and sport, regardless of the event level.

More Information
Booking Form
 

Posted Fri 8 Aug 25

GBR Outdoor Race 5 - Seeding decision


The second run of the fifth round of the GBR Outdoor 2025 series at Hillend on 19th July was terminated due to adverse weather. After a review, the Timing & Calcs sub-committee have determined that the terminated races shall not be seeded. Read the official adjudication here.

Posted Wed 6 Aug 25

Stoke open practice


Due to the size of the entry for the Stoke and Telford CNs there is a change in the proposals for open practise/warm up. The 60 minutes allowed will now be split into 2 with 30 minutes now allowed for each group (U10/12 08:30 - 09:00) and (U14+ 09:00-09:30).

Posted Thu 24 Jul 25

Lowlands Indoor Champs


Online entry is now open for all British athletes to enter the 2025 Lowlands Indoor Championships that will take place on 20th and 21st September.

Important: please read the section in the Invitation bulletin about quotas.

Posted Tue 8 Jul 25

May TD Forum minutes


You can now read the minutes from the Spring meeting of the GB Alpine & Telemark Technical Delegates Forum.

Posted Sun 15 Jun 25

Claire Pennell


With the sad news of the recent passing of Claire Pennell, we have lost a respected colleague and friend.

The Snowsport England team are working to try and fill some of the void this has left behind, but we would ask for your understanding at this difficult time if things don't quite happen as quickly as they usually do.

Read the message from Snowsport England.

Posted Mon 2 Jun 25

Welwyn race cancelled


Unfortunately, as a result of a fire overnight at the slope, the Club National race scheduled to take place today at Welwyn has been cancelled.

UPDATE: replacement race organised for November 8th.

Posted Sun 11 May 25

SE Club National Series


With four of the 20 races completed, the 2025 SE Club National Series is up and running! Check out the official results table to see how your club is getting on.

Posted Wed 7 May 25

SE Alpine Racing Bulletin


April 2025 edition of the SE Alpine Racing Bulletin with news and information about artificial slope competitions.

Updated 12 May 2025

Posted Mon 5 May 25

Calendar Applications 2025-26


Around 50% of the competitions we would expect to see on the Winter calendar have yet to submit a calendar application form for their events in the 2025-26 season. It is essential that applications are lodged in good time to allow them to be reviewed and approved by Home Nations or UKAFWSA in time for consideration at the May TD Forum meeting.

Use either of the links below to access the calender application form:

Winter calendar application form

https://bit.ly/gbscal-2025-26

Posted Mon 21 Apr 25

Pontypool races cancelled


As the slope operator at Pontypool cannot guarantee that repairs to the misting system will be complete in time, unfortunately the races on 24th and 25th May have been cancelled.

Posted Mon 14 Apr 25

Parallel Lines 2025


Time to step forward as a volunteer to help out with the exciting new parasnowsport venture "Parallel Lines" being organised by Snowsport England and Snowsport Scotland. Click here for more details about how you can get involved.

Posted Thu 27 Mar 25

Acceptance List

Posted Tue 25 Mar 25

Cancelled races


The following competitions have been cancelled due to lack of snow:

The Lecht Open
Scottish Alpine Student Championships

Posted Tue 4 Mar 25

British Calendar applications 2025-26


The official British Calendar is now open for applications for the Winter 2025-26 season. To submit your calendar application, please use the new British Calendar Application Form. Please provide as much information as possible to allow your application to be processed without delays.

Apart from using this new form (which is the replacement for the previous online calendar application system), the overall process remains the same, with applications going through the usual steps of checking for completeness, and acceptance by constituent group and TD Forum.

If you have any questions or issues with the calendar or the application process, please email calendar@gbski.com for assistance. We would also welcome any feedback you may have.

Posted Sun 2 Mar 25

Latest Invitation Bulletins for Alpine Races

Posted Thu 27 Feb 25

English Alpine Champs WhatsApp


WhatsApp groups for English Alpine Champs:
FIS group https://bit.ly/eac2025fis
Children's group https://bit.ly/eac2025children

Posted Tue 11 Feb 25

English Alpine Champs late entries


Official entry for the English Alpine Championships in Bormio has now closed. If you are quick, then you may be able to get a late entry for a small supplement (£20 per race) by contacting the Race Secretary or Snowsport England.

Posted Tue 21 Jan 25

Why have my seed points gone up?


We have recently issued the end-of-season ("EOS") seed list for artificial slope races (OBARTS and IBARTS, for outdoor and indoor races).

When you come to look at your points, a few of you may find that instead of going down, your points have gone up since the previous list was published! Why is that? It is because the way we calculate the official seed points is different for an EOS list, as it no longer simply copies forward the EOS points from the previous season.

You can read a full explanation of how this works in this document.

Posted Sun 5 Jan 25

What's on today and tomorrow


This new page on GBSKI takes you to an easy-to-read list of the calendar races happening today and tomorrow - quick and easy access from your mobile device! You can also access any events happening today with live timing using the red buttons at the top of the home page.

Posted Thu 2 Jan 25

Renew your registration!


If you have not yet renewed your Home Nation registration (with Snowsport Scotland, England or Wales) and you intend to race this season, please do so immediately!

If you are not registered at the time each seed list is published, you will NOT apppear on that seed list, and when you enter a race you will be drawn in the group at the back of the field with NO POINTS, no matter how good you are!

It may also mean any race results that you achieve while not being licenced will not count towards your seed points, and you may not be insured for third party liability when you race.

The solution is simple - renew by December 31st, your licence will be valid, and you will be on the seed lists from January 1st onwards!

Posted Sat 28 Dec 24

Artificial slope end-of-season lists


An issue has been discovered which has resulted in some of the points on the artificial slope end-of-season being posted incorrectly. We are working on the issue and hope to have things back to normal fairly soon.

Posted Fri 13 Dec 24

Publishing race documents


For race organisers looking to publish bulletins for their calendar event, don't forget that you can do most of this yourself by following the instructions in this document. If you are helping to organise an event and your name does not appear in the list of officials for the competition, just email admin@gbski.com and let us know.

Posted Tue 3 Dec 24

Opening BASS list


The opening BASS list for the 2024-25 season has now been published.

If you expected to be included in this list and are not there, this is probably because you have not renewed your HN (Snowsport England, Scotland or Wales) competitor registration in time to be included. Please read the header of the seed list for an explanation of what the list includes - particularly if you are looking for points from the Lowlands Indoor Championships.

Posted Thu 28 Nov 24

GBR TD Forum - Autumn meeting minutes


The minutes of the Autumn GBR Alpine and Telemark TD Forum meeting are now available for download here: November Minutes

Posted Thu 21 Nov 24

Concussion Update


Click here for the latest publication from the UK government on concussion policy for grassroots sport. We'll add more info here as it becomes available.

Posted Wed 20 Nov 24

All England Champs - date change


Please update your diaries - the 2025 All England Championships at Chatham will now take place on 23rd and 24th August, a week earlier than originally stated. This means that those of you who enjoy travelling the length and breadth of the country to compete will now be able to enter both English and Scottish dry slope championships!

Posted Mon 11 Nov 24

British rule changes 2024-25


The latest sets of rules for British snow (BCR) and artificial slope (BACR) races have today been published.

Please note that the sections in BCR IV detailing the inter-club trophies for the British Championships have yet to be updated, so a new edition of BCR IV will be published shortly.

Posted Sun 10 Nov 24

TD Forum and Race Officials Update Weekend


For those attending the TD and Race Officials update weekend in Manchester, here are the important timings:

Friday 1st November           
 
1400 – 1800                    FIS Seminar (FIS TDs & Applicants/Candidates only)
 
Saturday 2nd November  
 
0900                                 Registration
 
0930 – 1630                    TD & Race Officials Update
 
1900 for 1930                 Dinner (Dress: Black tie / Formal dress.)
 
Sunday 3rd November   
 
0900 – 1530                    TD Forum meeting (members only)

Posted Fri 1 Nov 24

British Alpine Champs Update


GB Snowsport are delighted to announce that the GB Alpine Championships, FIS and Children’s will be held in Santa Caterina, with competitions from 29th March – 14th April 2025.

Click here for more information.

Posted Wed 30 Oct 24

New 'add to calendar' options


We have today added the ability to add competitions to your own calendar by a simple 'button click'.

If you look at the foot of any Competition page, you will see two 'Add to Calendar' buttons. One invokes a new event in your Google calendar, the other uses the industry standard .ICS format which works with applications such as Microsoft Outlook.

If you experience any issues using the calendar buttons then please let us know at admin@gbski.com. Please note that these have so far only been tested on Windows so we'll be happy to hear from any Apple users out there about their experiences.

Posted Sun 20 Oct 24

Snow Calendar Winter 2024-25


All applications for competitions in the upcoming Winter season should now be in. We have a couple of late applications awaiting Home Nation approval, all the rest should now be visible via the Calendar page. If you are organising events that are missing from this calendar, or you have changes that need to be made, then please email tdforum@gbski.com or admin@gbski.com for assistance.

Organisers should note that the online calendar application system you have previously used is no longer available. A replacement system will be in place in plenty of time for the 2025-26 Winter season.

Posted Fri 11 Oct 24

Artificial Slope Calendar Summer 2025


The dates and locations for most of the events in the Summer 2025 artificial slope calendar have now been posted. These will be populated with Organising Committee and race details in due course. We are also waiting for details of the last few events in Scotland, these will be added to the calendar as soon as they are in.

Posted Fri 11 Oct 24

Annual Officials Update & TD Forum - Sat Nov 2nd


The annual Update weekend for race officials and technical delegates is almost upon us!

This is the annual opportunity to attend the rules and organisational updates with the wider Alpine community that delivers our wonderful events. It will provide the chance to share our experience and knowledge, discuss current issues and how we continue to develop our sport. This forms an important part of the safe and consistent delivery of our events, ensuring that we will all be updated on the current changes to the Alpine rules and regulations. This protects our officials, competitors and sport, regardless of the event level.

Click here for more information, or here to download the booking form.

Posted Wed 9 Oct 24

Calcs Training Course [full]


An introduction to using Ski Pro for race timing and calculations. An online course in two parts, running between 11am and 3pm (UK time) on Saturday 9th and 16th November, covering topics such as event setup, competitor information and seed lists, start lists, timing and results. More information and preparatory material will be supplied nearer the time. Please email admin@gbski.com if you wish to join this course or have any questions. Numbers are limited to 8 attendees.

UPDATE: due to unexpectedly high demand we have stopped accepting names for this course as it is already full! If you have missed your chance this time but are still keen to get involved, please email us anyway to let us know. If there is sufficient demand then we may be able to run another course in late November or early December.

UPDATE 2: the second course will take place on 1st and 7th December, and is also full. We may organise further courses in the future but with the start of the Winter race season looming, this is not likely to happen until Spring.

Posted Mon 23 Sep 24

Service Delays


Due to staff holidays, there may be some short delays in our usual speedy service over the next few days. We will endeavour to keep things ticking along, but in the meantime thanks for your patience, and if you have any issues or questions then please contact admin@gbski.com and we'll try to help.

Posted Tue 10 Sep 24

Awards at All England


Here is a full list of the special awards made at the recent All England Championships.

Posted Mon 2 Sep 24

GB Alpine FIS & Children’s Championships 2025


Dear all,
It gives us great pleasure to announce that the GB Alpine  FIS & Children’s Championships will be held in Santa Caterina, from the 28th March – 14th April 2025. We will be working alongside the chief of pistes, Omar Galli, in Santa Caterina to ensure professional, safe and high quality events for all age groups.
 
The provisional program will be as follows:-

FIS Championships: Friday 28th March arrival with final competitions held no later than Sunday 6th April.
Children’s Championships: Saturday 5th April arrival with final competitions held no later than Monday 14th April.

Within these time frames, we will do our upmost to organise a full program of speed and technical races for FIS athletes, plus  three events per age group for the Children & Minis’ competitors. There is an overlap in the departure date of FIS athletes and the arrival date of Children’s week athletes to allow for flexibility, should we complete the FIS events ahead of schedule (in such a scenario, the Children would then start with their first race on the 6th April instead of the 7th April).

More information will follow via the official invitations and the publication of events on both www.fis-ski.com and also www.gbski.com.
 
Many thanks,
GB Snowsport

Posted Tue 20 Aug 24

Penalty Calculator


The latest version (2024.3) of the Penalty Calculator program is now available for download. This version corrects a problem with competitors not being included in the 'best five at start' if they took part in the first run but were DNS in the second run.

Posted Tue 20 Aug 24

Calendar Application Process


Just published, a brief guide to the application process for the British Alpine (BASS/FIS) calendar.

Posted Sun 11 Aug 24

Latest FIS ICR


The latest FIS ICR is now available for download from GBSKI or direct from the FIS website.

Posted Wed 10 Jul 24

GB Alpine Champs 2025 - Updated Friday July 5th


Following on from feedback and discussions with the GB Snowsport Board, it has been decided that we will not be going back to Tignes for 2025. GB Snowsport would like to thank Fabrice and his team in Tignes for all their hard work over the last 10 years.

The planned dates for the 2025 programme are designed to make the most of the flexibility being available in a new contract and include additional weather days to try and ensure a full programme is achieved.
 
FIS arriving Friday 28th March first race starting on Saturday 29th March finishing on Sunday 6th April, this will allow us to have 2 days DH Training and also splitting the 2 x SG.
 
Children’s arrival on 4th/5th April with first race planned for 6th April depending on how the FIS programme runs. Then planning on last race on 12th April, with the option of a day on 13th April if the programme runs over due to adverse weather.
 
Location and detailed provisional programme will be confirmed within the next two weeks.


GB Snowsport 

Posted Mon 1 Jul 24

PSR/CAR/DRA Club National Races Postponed - Pontypool 20/21 July 2024


Due to an ongoing fault with the lift system at Pontypool we have regrettably taken the decision to postpone our PSR / Cardiff and Dragons Club National races with the aim of running these later in the autumn. We will endeavour to find a new date in the coming months, and we are working closely with those responsible for running the centre to ensure that the necessary improvements are made.

We understand that this is a disappointment to those who entered, or were planning to enter, the races. We are in the process of ensuring that all entries receive the full refund, and we will communicate with athletes about a potential new date as soon as is possible, once confirmed with GBSki.

Pontypool Ski Slope remains a core part of the Welsh racing circuit and we are looking forward to seeing the necessary improvements to the slope being made and racing returning in the near future.

Snowsport Cymru Wales

Posted Thu 27 Jun 24

GBR TD Forum Minutes


The minutes of the recent GBR Alpine and Telemark Technical Delegates Forum meeting are now available for download.

Minutes of previous TD Forum meetings can be found here.

Posted Mon 3 Jun 24

SE Inter-Regional Competition


With the closing date for the competition fast approaching, now is the time to submit your teams for the SE Inter-Regional event that is to take place at Gloucester Ski and Snowboard Centre on Sunday 23rd June.

If you are still sorting out the final details of your teams and not quite ready to submit the full list of athletes, it would be good to signal your intention to enter by emailing alpineofficials@snowsportengland.org.uk with a brief note indicating how many teams your region intends to enter.

Posted Fri 24 May 24

Publishing race documents


Thank you to everyone who is using the 'publish@gbski.com' mailbox to post their competition documents. The system appears to be working fine, but if you have any suggestions for improvement then we'll be happy to hear them.

One point to remember is that 'publish' is an automated mailbox that is processed by the system every few minutes, normally without any human intervention. If you want to include extra messages or questions then these should be sent separately to the admin mailbox. This also means you don't need to politely ask us to publish your docs -the computer doesn't care whether you are polite, rude, or don't put any text in your message at all!

Posted Fri 24 May 24

Copper Horse GBR Series Results

Posted Thu 23 May 24

BASS end-of-season list


The final (EOS) BASS list for the 2023-24 season has today been published.

Following the decision taken at the GBR Alpine & Telemark TD Forum meeting on 18th May, as well as the normal end-of-season rules for calculating and loading points, the seed points for U14 and U16 have been 'realigned' to place the best U14 at 160 points and U16 at 120 points.

This is the same baseline adjustment as was carried out a couple of years ago. The TD Forum will be looking at potential solutions for avoiding the current 'drift' of children's seed points so that this adjustment might not be needed in future seasons.

Posted Wed 22 May 24

BARTS end-of-season lists


At the GBR Alpine & Telemark TD Forum meeting on 18th May, a change to the rules for calculating the end-of-season points for both IBARTS and OBARTS seed lists was agreed. This change is being made to resolve the long-standing issue of the 'top' of the seed list (the competitor(s) with zero points) being 'blocked' by someone who has no race results during the season. Currently this is only the case for the indoor list, but the same principles will apply to both lists and both genders when the EOS lists are generated at the end of the 2024 season.

In calculating the end-of-season points for someone who has no race results during the season, the current minimum loading of their previous EOS points is 10. What this means is someone carrying forward zero points from last season is loaded by 10. When they then end up being the athlete with the lowest points, they are rebased to zero points and no-one else can overtake them. By increasing the minimum loading to 30, this allows athletes who are actively participating to leapfrog as the top of the list is unblocked.

Posted Tue 21 May 24

SE Inter-Regional


The Invitation Bulletin for the Snowsport England Inter-Regional competition has now been published.

To enter a team for the U12/10 competition, follow this link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQ9L237

To enter a team for the U14 and U14+ competition, follow this link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V39B9NQ

Posted Sun 5 May 24

SE Club National Series


The latest results for the 2024 SE Club National Series are now online. From here onwards, results will be updated as soon as race data is accepted into the database after each race.

Posted Mon 29 Apr 24

Lowlands Indoor Champs


Representatives of the nations involved in organising and running the Lowlands Indoor Championships met on 24th April and have agreed that for 2024, the event will be run by the Netherlands Ski Federation and will take place in Landgraaf on 21/22 September 2024.
 
Further details to follow.

Posted Wed 24 Apr 24

New sponsor for GBR Series


We are excited to welcome Copper Horse Ltd as the new sponsor of the GBR Series. Please read the Press Release for full details.

Posted Wed 10 Apr 24

Calling all race organisers!


If you are involved in race organisation for an event on the 2024 artificial slope calendar and your details are not shown on the competition page for your race, please contact admin@gbski.com with the details of your Chief of Race and Race Secretary. This will help us to put you in contact with your assigned Technical Delegate, and keep you informed any issues relating to your competition.

Posted Wed 10 Apr 24

Seed List file formats


For those looking to download Seed list files for use in Ski (Alp) Pro, these are now being produced in two formats on the Seeding page. The one for 'old' V2.27 you can download as normal by clicking on the white stopwatch icon, but if you are using Ski Alp Pro V12 you can download seed list files for that format by clicking on the yellow stopwatch.

We have also updated the 'Export To SkiPro' button on the Competition page to handle downloading prepared Event files for either version of Ski Pro for your whole competition. These are provided as a shortcut to setting up each event file yourself, as they come with some of the information already filled in (TD, Codex, event type, etc.).

If you find an issue with any of these downloads, please contact admin@gbski.com for assistance.

Posted Wed 10 Apr 24

Further changes to Children's Champs


More changes to the GB Alpine Children's Champs due to the snow:

Tue: U14 Slalom and U16 Slalom.
Wed: U14/16 Super-G and U10/12 Giant.
Thu: U14 Giant and U10/12 Giant.
Fri: U16 Giant and U10/12 Stubby Slalom.

More details will be given at TCMs.

Posted Mon 1 Apr 24

GB Alpine Children's Champs


All coaches, athletes, parents and supporters, please note the change in running order for the Children's Championships. The details were published on the WhatsApp group yesterday afternoon, and the competition page here on GBSKI has also been updated to match.

To summarise the changes: U14/16 Super-G moves to Wednesday, and the U14 and U16 slaloms move 'left' by one day. Also, for the U10/12, GS and Combi have swapped over to give the resort time to prepare the Ski X course following the recent snowfall.

Any further changes will be communicated here on GBSKI, and via the WhatsApp group which you can join by clicking here.

Posted Sat 30 Mar 24

GB Alpine Champs - Speed races cancelled


Despite the best efforts of the officials, coaches and resort staff, adverse weather has forced the cancellation of all the speed events scheduled for these Championships. All we can do is thank everyone for their support for this event, and look forward to some better conditions next time.

The Organising Committee
GB Alpine Championships

Posted Fri 29 Mar 24

Posted Wed 20 Mar 24

British Childrens Acceptance


The Acceptance Bulletin for the GB Alpine Childrens Championships is now online.

Posted Mon 18 Mar 24

Clubs on BASS list


Close of business Tuesday 19th March is the deadline for you to update/alter your club affiliation in time to make it onto the BASS list due out on Wednesday, and therefore onto the new BASS list which will be used for start lists and results at the British Championships.

Posted Mon 18 Mar 24

Updating Club Affiliation


We have created a brief document for those using the Snowsport England membership system, showing the steps to follow to make sure the correct club appears on BASS and BARTS seed lists, and on race start lists and results.

Click here to access this information.

Posted Sat 16 Mar 24

British Alpine Champs Update


The Acceptance Bulletin for the GB Alpine senior champs has been published today.

Posted Fri 15 Mar 24

Scottish Childrens - another update


Sadly due to the state of the snow, this competition cannot go ahead. Fingers crossed for next Winter!

Posted Mon 11 Mar 24

DHO Speed Event


We are sorry to announce that the DHO BASS Speed Races are cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.

Organising Team
19 Feb 2024

Posted Tue 20 Feb 24

British Champs Revised Entry Criteria


The OC for the British Children's Championships in Tignes have today published revised entry criteria for this competition. Pending further discussion, the seed point cut-off for entry to the 2024 event has been removed.

Posted Mon 19 Feb 24

GS Delay Gates


The attached paper clarifies the rules around positioning of gates in a delay gate on a Giant Slalom course.

Posted Thu 15 Feb 24

RAF Champs Cancelled


Unfortunately the RAF Championships (Ex Alpine Challenge) has been cancelled due to slope conditions.

Posted Tue 23 Jan 24

BASS 2024.2 re-issued


The latest BASS list has been re-published today to correct an issue where some athletes registered with Snowsport Wales were showing as Active  and thus appearing on the seed list despite not having renewed their registration.

Posted Thu 18 Jan 24

Clubs on BASS list


Outstanding issues with clubs should now be resolved, so "normal service" is resumed.

To change your club, either sign into your HN membership portal (Snowsport England and Snowsport Wales) or contact the office (Snowsport Scotland).

Please make sure this is done in plenty of time for the changes to carry across to each BASS list.

Posted Sat 23 Dec 23

Cancelled event


It is with regret that we are having to cancel the Impulse Alpine championships scheduled for the ninth 10th and 11th of January in Pila. This is due to the fact that entries are currently low, and we cannot guarantee that the races will be seeded.
 
Please look out for these races next season as we intend to run them in Pila on the great race hills that many racers have experienced over the last few years.
 
Regards,
Phil Brown. Programme Director - Impulse

Posted Fri 22 Dec 23

Clubs on BASS list


It has come to our attention that there are issues with some club affiliations on the 2024 BASS lists, particularly amongst those registered with Snowsport Scotland. This is currently being investigated and will hopefully be resolved soon.

Posted Thu 21 Dec 23

Codex number changes for BASS races


Due to a technical issue with setting up BASS technical (SL and GS) races in competitions where U14 and U16 are racing together, the individual events have been re-created to include the 'ALL2' race format. This is the event to which you should post your results. If you have already set up some of your Ski Pro race files for competitions taking place this Winter, then please check that you are using the up-to-date codex numbers. Note that this change does not apply to competitions where U14 and U16 race separately, nor to any SG races, which will all retain their original codex numbers.

If you have any questions or issues, please email admin@gbski.com.

Posted Wed 20 Dec 23

Date Change


Please note the races scheduled for day two of the Ambition Winter Opener have now been moved to tomorrow (19th), a day earlier than originally planned.

Posted Mon 18 Dec 23

Impulse Alpine Champs date change


Please note that due to availability of resources at a congested point in the calendar, the Impulse Alpine Champs have been moved one day later, with races now commencing on the 9th January.

Posted Thu 14 Dec 23

Latest competition rules


The latest editions of BCR and BACR are now available for download from our Rules page. Very few changes in our rule books this year, but do remember the change in ICR that applies to all our races too, which precludes 'climbing back' in Slalom so that it works the same way as all other disciplines.

Posted Tue 5 Dec 23

SE Alpine Racing Bulletin


This is the latest Snowsport England Alpine Racing Bulletin, which includes clarification on rule changes for both artificial slope and 'mountain' races.

Posted Sun 3 Dec 23

TD Forum Minutes


The approved minutes from the Autumn GBR Alpine and Telemark TD Forum meeting are now available for download.

Posted Sun 3 Dec 23

First 2024 BASS list


The opening BASS list of the 2023-24 Winter season has now been published.

List 2024.1 will be published in 10 days time. That will be the first list to be used for races, so if you are missing from this opening list, or your club affiliation is wrong, you have between now and December 12th to raise these issues with your Home Nation. Anyone who is not on the seed list that applies on race day will be drawn as if they have no seed points.

Posted Sat 2 Dec 23

November Officials Update


The November 2023 TD Forum weekend will be held on 3rd-5th November, and as usual the Saturday (4th November) will include a Rules Seminar which Level 3/4 race officials are encouraged to attend. The event will be held at the Pinewood Hotel near Manchester Airport.

This is the annual opportunity to attend the rules and organisational updates with the wider Alpine community that delivers our wonderful events. It will provide the chance to share our experience and knowledge, discuss current issues and how we continue to develop our sport. This forms an important part of the safe and consistent delivery of our events, ensuring that we will all be updated on the current changes to the Alpine rules and regulations. This protects our officials, competitors and sport, regardless of the event level.

The Update is open to all the representatives from the Lowlander group countries. The programme will be guided by FIS Update, but with an emphasis on the items pertinent to our officials and the events we run. Those organising calendar events are encouraged to attend, and coaches are also very welcome. Technical Delegates must attend the Update Seminar as part of the on-going validation of their TD licence.

Click here for full details including timetable
Click here to download the official booking form

Posted Tue 3 Oct 23

Lowlands Indoor Results


The results of the recent Lowlands Indoor Championships are now in the system. You can access them from the links below. Congratulations to all the prize winners. Please note that the male races for the U18-MAS age categories could not be seeded as there weren't enough finishers in the race.

Full list of GBR results for seeding
Saturday international results
Sunday international results

Posted Tue 26 Sep 23

GBR Series Club Results


We are working on a technical issue that is preventing the results for the GBR Series Club competition from being displayed. Hopefully this won't take too much longer to resolve.

Posted Mon 25 Sep 23

SE Futures Champs


The 2nd Annual Futures Championships is being organised by Snowsport England, with support from GB Snowsport. The event is made up of 6 disciplines. Ski Cross, Snowboard Cross, Moguls, Parallel Slalom, Slopestyle Ski and Slopestyle Snowboard, and will be held on Saturday 30th September and Sunday 1st October at Norfolk Snowsports Club.
 
Alpine athletes are welcomed to take part as there will be training opportunities to take part in Futures Ski Cross training and coaching and also Futures Parallel Slalom Champs on Saturday and Futures Ski Cross Champs on the Sunday.
 
The event details are here.
 

Posted Wed 13 Sep 23

Calendar Applications


If you want to run a snow race in the Winter (FIS, BASS or unseeded) then you should be using the GBS Calendar application system to lodge your calendar application. These applications go through various stages of checking and approval before finally being given the thumbs-up by the TD Forum to be added to the official British calendar on GBSKI.

For seeded artificial slope applications (BARTS) such as GBR series, Club Nationals and indoor or dry slope championships, the calendar is built as a co-operative process by Snowsport England, Scotland and Wales. Once the calendar is agreed by the Home Nations and approved by the TD Forum then all of these competitions are added to GBSKI.

For unseeded races such as regional series, club or school events, you get get these added to the GBSKI calendar simply by sending the details to admin@gbski.com and asking for them to be published.

If you have any questions about calendars and calendar applications, please email admin@gbski for assistance.

Posted Tue 5 Sep 23

SE Club National Series


The latest SE Alpine Racing Bulletin provides the background to the awarding of the Calvert Cup for the SE Club National series.

The calculations for the series can be accessed here.
 

Posted Wed 23 Aug 23

Call for Inter-Club teams


The organisers of the Inter-Club team competitions at the All England Championships are asking for your entries for both U14+ and U10/12 Inter-Club events to be sent in as soon as possible. Although teams will need to be confirmed as indicated in the official invitation, the organisers would like entries to be submitted prior to the entry deadline to help things run as smoothly as possible.

Posted Tue 8 Aug 23

SE artificial slope calendar bids 2024


The bidding process for artificial slope races in the 2024 summer season is now open!

Click here to download the bidding documents.

Any questions please contact alpineofficials@snowsportengland.org.uk.

Posted Wed 28 Jun 23

Hiking (or not) in Slalom


The recently published FIS Southern Hemisphere Precisions to ICR include several paragraphs relating to a rule change that extends the existing 'no hiking' rule already in place for GS, SG and DH to apply at Slalom races. It should be noted that this change is currently only applicable to Southern Hemisphere races and thus does not affect the artificial slope season that is already under way.

Discussions will take place over the summer and at the November TD Forum meeting to consider its application to British races. If the SH Precisions are included in the next full edition of ICR as expected, then the 'no hiking' rule would automatically apply at British level (from the start of the 2023-24 Winter season for snow races, and the 2024 Summer season for artificial) unless an exception was included in BACR and/or BCR to continue to allow hiking in Slalom. OCs for races at levels below British seeded events would then have to take a view on whether to be consistent with BACR/BCR and apply the no hiking rule to their races.

Watch this space!

Posted Tue 27 Jun 23

ICR Southern Hemisphere Precisions


You can download the latest precisions and amendments to ICR from here.

Posted Fri 16 Jun 23

Ski Pro acceptance lists and data checking


Anyone who is trying to use Ski Pro to produce an acceptance list might find this document helpful: Producing an acceptance list

It takes you step by step through the process of creating the event, populating it with competitors, updating with data from the latest seed list, and checking with GBSKi for issues. It is not a full training course and is based on the old 'free' V2.27 Ski Pro program but it may contain some useful clues to help you with your event data.

Posted Tue 13 Jun 23

GBR TD Forum May Meeting


The Minutes of the recent GBR Alpine & Telemark TD Forum meeting have now been published and are available to read either here or via the TD Forum page.

Posted Fri 9 Jun 23

Calcs pre-race data check


Calling all Chiefs of Calcs! In case you didn't already know, once you have set up all your competitors for your events in Ski Alp Pro and are ready for your races, you can send the files to GBSKI for checking even though the races have not yet taken place. Just send them to import@gbski.com as you would normally do post-race, and the system will check for things like valid codex and any missing or incorrect racer registrations. This extra bit of pre-race checking can help speed up the process of publication of the official results after the racing is complete.

If you have problems getting this to work or you have some questions, please contact admin@gbski.com for assistance.

Posted Thu 8 Jun 23

Fluor ban update


At FIS meetings last week there were a number of updates on the implementation of the forthcoming Fluor ban. The latest official line appears to be that it will be in full effect from the beginning of the 2023/24 season
 
In the meantime, if you’ve not yet seen it, latest FIS documents (both updated last week) are available here: https://www.fis-ski.com/inside-fis/document-library/fluor-wax-information and the most recent comms (from March) are here.

Posted Sat 13 May 23

GBR Indoor Series update


Following the cancellation of the race weekend at Snow Factor (Braehead) on 17th/18th June, several indoor already scheduled for later in the season have now been included in the eola GBR Indoor series. The series will now run as follows:

6th May               GBR 1
7th May               GBR 2
 
15th July              GBR 3
16th July              English Indoor & GBR 4
 
12th August        Welsh Indoor & GBR 5
13th August        British Indoor

Posted Fri 5 May 23

Snow Factor (Braehead) status


Unfortunately, despite everyone's best efforts at finding a solution, it will not be possible to stage the scheduled Indoor GBR races at Braehead on 17th and 18th of June. That race weekend has therefore been cancelled.

Posted Thu 4 May 23

Telford CN cancelled


"It is with much regret that we have to inform you that following a committee meeting held on 26th April 2023 at Telford Snowboard and Ski Centre, the decision has been taken to cancel the Ski Team Telford Club National due to be held at Hemel Ski Centre on 19th August 2023.  The decision has been made now in order to respect all parties concerned so that alternative plans can be made, as necessary and in order to avoid potential abortive costs for competitors booking accommodation etc".

Ski Team Telford

Posted Sun 30 Apr 23

Further Changes to GB Alpine Champs programme


Still struggling with weather, tomorrow sees another attempt to run an NJC Slalom for the Senior Champs.

On Monday the GB Childrens' programme kicks off, with changes to the original running order. The races now starts with the U14 Slalom, with U16 Slalom on Tuesday, and the Super-G moves from Monday to Wednesday in anticipation of the best conditions for the speed event.

Posted Sat 1 Apr 23

BASS list publication date changes


The publication and validity dates for BASS lists 5 through 8 have been adjusted to ensure that a list is published ahead of the GB Alpine Champs to ensure the most up-to-date club affiliations are used, and to avoid change of seed list while the competition is under way.

Posted Thu 9 Mar 23

ROC information required


If you are involved in organising a seeded race on this summer's artificial slope calendar and there is no TD listed for your event, this is almost certainly because we cannot assign TDs without having the details of the OC (Chief of Race, Race Secretary and Event Welfare Officer).

If your event falls into that category then please email admin@gbski.com with your OC details (including email addresses) so we can get things set up properly.

Posted Wed 8 Mar 23

Cancellation of Scottish Children's and Bairns Bucket


It is with regret that we have come to the conclusion we cannot run the Scottish Children’s Championships or the Bairns Bucket this year due to a lack of snow. This is obviously disappointing, and I would like to thank everyone who entered. Despite incurring over £500 of costs already the Scottish Ski Club has decided to reimburse entry fees in full. Snowsport Scotland will process this.

Scottish Ski Club.

Posted Wed 22 Feb 23

Further update to Penalty Calculator


The latest edition (v2023.2) of the Penalty Calculator can be downloaded from the Software page. This version adds the ability to create penalties and results omitting unregistered competitors in single run races (e.g. Super-G or U14 tech) and 'standard' format two run events.

Posted Sun 19 Feb 23

British Alpine Championships Invitation


GB Snowsport is pleased to announce the publication of the invitation bulletins for the British Alpine Senior and Childrens Championships.

Posted Fri 17 Feb 23

Clubs for Bormio


Due to a technical issue, a number of the clubs shown for competitors on the acceptance list for the English Alpine Championships are incorrect. We are working on identifying the cause and fixing it.

In the meantime, please use our Competitors page to check your club affiliations. If they are wrong here too, then please log into your membership account and alter your 'seeding affiliation' as required (Snowsport England), or email the HN office to get your club change (Snowsport Scotland or Wales).

The next BASS list will be produced on Wednesday 8th February, it is that list that will be used for clubs and points in Bormio, so please make sure any changes are made NOW.
 

Posted Mon 30 Jan 23

Entry Criteria for the British Champs 2023


The organisers for the British Champs for 2023 have agreed not to impose a seed point cut-off for Children as the acceptance criteria for the 2023 British U16 and U14 Championships.  This is to try to be fair to all who have not had the benefit of attending previous races this season.  Going forward the organising committee will look at results from 2022 and 2023 with a view to reinstating a seed point cut-off for 2024.

Posted Mon 23 Jan 23

Races at Braehead TBC


Until more information is available on the status of racing at Braehead, the eola GRB Indoor Series races currently on the calendar have been marked as Provisional. We will post more info as and when it becomes available, but in the meantime please be wary of committing to travel or accommodation for these events.

Posted Sun 22 Jan 23

Results from Evolution Speed Series


Due to some technical issues the results for the recent Evolution Speed Series are not yet available to load into the database. This means that they will not be included in the calculations for the next BASS list due for publication tomorrow (Jan 18th).

They will however be in place for BASS list 3 which is the list that will be used for the English Alpine Championships in Bormio.

Posted Tue 17 Jan 23

Changing Clubs


If you want to change your BARTS and/or BASS club then you need to do this via your Home Nation. The HNs hold the 'master' membership information, which is then used to update the Competitor database here on GBSKI.

For Snowsport England members, you should be able to sign in to your membership account, find the link to 'Seeding Affiliations', and use that to change your club settings.

For Wales and Scotland, you should email the relevant office so that their records can be updated.

Please make sure that you make club changes well in advance of seed list publication dates to reduce the possibility of your changes not making it through the system in time.

Posted Mon 16 Jan 23

Welsh Champs FIS cancellation


It is with great regret that we have to announce to cancellation of our FIS ENL races scheduled for 23rd and 24th January due to poor snow condititions.

Welsh Alpine Champs ROC.

Posted Mon 9 Jan 23

Event Medical Assessment Forms


The Event Medical Assessment (EMA) forms for BASS and BARTS races have been updated to include a section covering Defibrillators. Race Organisers are strongly encouraged to acquire the latest forms from our Forms page.

Posted Tue 3 Jan 23

TD Forum Minutes


The official minutes from the Autumn TD Forum meeting have been updated to include some of the reports from delegates and sub-committees. The remainder of the reports should be available soon.

Posted Wed 28 Dec 22

Updated rules for 2022-23


The latest set of British rules for snow (BCR) and artificial slope (BACR) have been published today.

Posted Wed 30 Nov 22

Updated end-of-season BASS list


This is an updated edition of the final BASS list for the 2021-22 Winter season. It includes all British results from the season plus FIS points as per FIS list 2022.21, and replaces the previously published 2022.8 list.

As agreed at the GBR TD Forum autumn meeting, this end-of-season 2022 list has been updated to apply a correction to the points for U14 and U16 which have drifted upwards over the last few seasons due partly to the lack of racing opportunities as a result of COVID-19. This drift has resulted in issues with squad selection as well as being a contributing factor to higher than expected race penalty points.

The points for all U14 competitors have been adjusted to place the best racer in each discipline and gender on 160 points. The points for U16 have been similarly adjusted to place the best on 120 points. These adjusted points will be carried forward to the lists used for the 2022-23 season.

NOTE: due to an earlier technical issue the first edition of this revised list was published with both age groups adjusted to 160 points. This has now been corrected with U16 adjusted based on 120. If you are still seeing what look like incorrect results then please try deleting your browser cache as you may find an earlier version is still being displayed to you.

NOTE: following this revision of the 2022 EOS list, the Race Penalty points for the Lowlands Indoor Championships (which used the original 2022.8 list) will be recalculated using the revised list before those results are used for the BASS list 2023.1 in December.

David Manns
National Seeder
24-Nov-2022

Posted Wed 23 Nov 22

Officials Training


The Snowsport England Alpine Committee will be running a series of Level 3 courses in November and early December. The courses last for about 2 hours and will run on Tuesday evenings:
 
8th November  Chief Gate Judge
15th November Finish Referee
29th November  Referee
6th December  Start Referee
 
Book your place here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MLK2T6K

Posted Tue 25 Oct 22

Lowlands Results


GBR results from the recent Indoor Lowlands Championships have been published.

Posted Thu 29 Sep 22

Updated FIS Rules


The latest set of FIS rules are now available for download from the Rules page. This includes the latest FIS ICR for both Alpine and Telemark, as well as documents covering Points, Equipment and Quotas.

FIS ICR • Rules for FIS Points • FIS Quotas • Special Quotas • Equipment

The corresponding set of British rules for 2022-23 will be published after they have been discussed and ratified at the GBR TD Forum meeting that takes place in early November.

Posted Tue 20 Sep 22

Winter Calendar Applications


It looks like most of the calendar applications for the Winter schedule are now in the GB Snowsport calendar system, with a fair proportion having completed the approval process and made it through to the GBSKI calendar.

You can check the status of your application on the GBS system after you have signed in here: https://bss-calendar.the-owls.org. All those that say "GB Calendar Added" should appear on the calendar here on GBSKI.

Posted Sun 18 Sep 22

Annual Race Officials Update


The annual Technical Delegate and Race Officials’ Update will be held over the weekend of November 4th,  5th and 6th at the Holiday Inn Hotel near Edinburgh Zoo. All Race Officials and Coaches are welcome to attend the Update Seminar on Saturday 5th November. This seminar will be conducted in English.
 
This is the annual opportunity to attend the rules and organisational updates with the wider Alpine community that delivers our wonderful events.  It will provide the chance to share our experience and knowledge, discuss current issues and how we continue to develop our sport. This forms an important part of the safe and consistent delivery of our events, ensuring that we will all be updated on the current changes to the Alpine rules and regulations. This protects our officials, competitors and sport, regardless of the event level. 
 
The Update is open to all the representatives from the Lowlander group  countries. The programme will be guided by FIS Update, but with an emphasis on the items pertinent to our officials and the events we run. Those organising calendar events are encouraged to attend, and coaches are also very welcome. Technical Delegates must attend the Update Seminar as part of the on-going validation of their TD licence.

More Info
Booking Form
 

Posted Fri 16 Sep 22

Seed List Correction


The Scottish Champs & GBR Outdoor race on September 3rd was accidentally assigned to a minimum penalty of 5.00 in the GBSKI database when as a national champs it should have had a minimum value of zero.

The seed list has now been rrepublished (as list 2022.6a) and results in a small reduction in points for 14 female competitors. The males are unaffected as the penalty for their race was more than 5 points anyway.

Posted Mon 12 Sep 22

2023 Artificial Calendar bidding is open


Clubs, regions and slopes are invited to bid to host GBR, National and Club National races in Summer 2023.

Race bid supporting document
GBR National application
Club National application

Posted Sat 10 Sep 22

Club National Series 2022


The results and rankings for the 2022 Club National Series are now available, with Aldershot again topping the table, followed by Midland and Chatham.

Posted Thu 25 Aug 22

GBR Indoor Series Awards


We are pleased to announce the Eola GBR Indoor Series Overall Awards will be presented this Sunday (14th August 2022) at the English Indoor Championships in Chill Factore, Manchester.

Series winner details can be found here - https://www.gbski.com/seriesresults.php

Posted Mon 8 Aug 22

Lowlands Indoor Champs


Entry for the 2022 Indoor Lowland Championships is now open. Please note that this competition has quotas by nation so even if you put in a valid entry you may not be accepted into the event if the GBR quota is exceeded.
 
Important: the Netherlands has restrictions that mean coaches and volunteers are not permitted to work there unless they have an appropriate work permit. This includes providing racer support or related activity whether paid or unpaid.

Posted Thu 4 Aug 22

Amended seed list publication date


To assist in the timely preparation of team details for the SE Inter-Regional competition on August 7th, the publication date for BARTS seed list 2022.5 has been brought a week earlier.

If you are intending to compete in this event then please ensure your club affiliation is correct well ahead of the new publication date which is Wednesday 3rd August.

Posted Sat 30 Jul 22

TD Forum May 2022 Minutes


The final approved Minutes of the Spring TD Forum meeting have today been published.

Posted Thu 30 Jun 22

GB Snowsport - FIS licences on sale


For the 2022/23 season, we've revamped our FIS Licence portal, making it easier than ever before for athletes to make sure they've got the appropriate Licence for FIS competitions.

With early purchase discounts available until 6 September, now is the perfect time to get your competition Licence sorted for 2022/23. Make sure to apply in plenty of time to ensure all necessary checks and approvals are complete prior to competition.

Posted Wed 15 Jun 22

Hemel CN entry now closed


Due to high demand for places at the Hemel Club National race on June 11th the ROC have decided to close entries today. Apologies to anyone who was still expecting to enter.

Please also book yourselves into the the SMK CN on the 12th. Same friendly faces and great atmosphere.

Posted Tue 24 May 22

GBR Outdoor 3 update


For those of you competing in the eola GBR Outdoor Series, race 3 of this series will now be run as race 5 in the series, based on the results of the Scottish National Champs on Saturday September 3rd.

The race currently listed for Hillend on Sunday June 5th then becomes day two of the usual Twin Peaks weekend, and races 3 and 4 of the GBR Outdoor series are at Pendle and Hillend at the end of July.

If you have managed to pay to enter the Hillend GBR race then please email race@lothianskiracing.co.uk to arrange a refund to be processed.
 
Registrations for the Scottish National Champs/GBR Outdoor 3 race will be released on the Snowsport Scotland website shortly.  

Posted Mon 9 May 22

GBR weekend results


Issues reported with the weekend's results not detecting competitors with equal times (and missing club affiliation) should now be resolved so the GBR series competition tables should now be correct.

Posted Tue 3 May 22

Have you seen this trophy?


A message to our fantastic skiing community:
 
The Alpine Committee and the Race Organising Committee for the 2021 All England Championships, need your help. The All England weekend was held on the 28th and 29th August 2021 at Silksworth in Sunderland, and traditionally it’s the point that perpetual trophies are awarded to skiers who have performed exceptionally well throughout the season.
 
Unfortunately one of the trophies was taken from the All England this year and not signed for, we need your help to get it back please.
 
It was the Atomic Trophy as pictured below. This trophy is presented to the most improved skier (U14/U16 male or female) each year.


 
It is believed that the trophy was taken by someone who is friends with Olivia Howeson (2021 recipient) to pass onto Olivia, but as yet it hasn’t surfaced.
 
We really would appreciate your help in locating and trophy and ensuring it gets to Liv as soon as possible. So please dig about, check your trophy shelves, cabinets or rooms as the case may be, and let me know if you find it.
 
Take care everyone and we can’t wait to see you again this season as the artificial races commence in the next month.
 
Thank you
 
David Chapman
Chief of Race All England 2021
Snowsport England - Regional Representative

Posted Wed 27 Apr 22

Latest Snowsport England publications


SE have just published the 2022 edition of the 'Race Secretary's Booklet' which includes a lot of information to help ROCs get their race organised.

Also available is version 11.0 of the 'Snowsport England Race Manual'.

Posted Tue 26 Apr 22

New eola GBR Series Club Competition!


Snowsport England, Scotland and Wales announce the introduction of a new Club Competition for the eola GBR Series that will commence with the first GBR Outdoor race on April 30th.
 
As in the individual series, there will be separate club competitions for indoor and outdoor events. Each round of the club competition will award points for the top five places in each age group across all four races taking place during the day (women, men, U10/12 girls, U10/12 boys), with points ‘weighted’ to take into account the number of finishers in each category. Age group points for each club, team or academy shown as the Club on the official results will be totalled, then clubs will be awarded the usual ‘overall’ points for the day (1st=100, 2nd=80, etc.) based on those totals. The overall table will be available online on GBSKI as soon as the official results for each race have been posted.
 
The awards for the club competition will be presented once the final results have been compiled and checked. The dates have not been finalised yet, but this is expected to be at the British Indoor Championships at Chill Factore on Sunday 17th July for the Indoor series, and at the All England Championships at Chatham on Saturday 27th August for the Outdoor series.

Click here to see the rules for this competition. Here also is a graphical illustration of the key points:

Posted Mon 25 Apr 22

Updated Penalty Calculator


For those amongst the small group of Timing and Calcs people who use the Penalty Calculator, the latest edition v2022.2 is available for download.

Posted Tue 12 Apr 22

ROC details needed


If you are a race organiser for a calendar event this season, please check the details on your competition page now.

If there is no Chief of Race, Race Sec, Chief of Calcs and Event Welfare Officer listed for your competition, please give us the information immediately at admin@gbski.com so we can put you in touch with your Technical Delegate, and to allow you to publish your race invitation and other documents (see here for info).

Without ROC information we cannot assign a TD - no TD means no seeding!

Posted Thu 7 Apr 22

2022 "SOS" list published


The start-of-season BARTS lists have been published. If you have issues with club affiliation please contact your Home Nation to get this corrected. The next list will be posted on April 20th and will be the list used for the first seeded races of the season.

Posted Wed 6 Apr 22

Summer 2022 race season


Publication dates for BARTS (artificial slope) seed lists have been posted today. The start-of-season list will go online tomorrow (Wed 6th), the first list for racing will follow two weeks later, then a new list will be issued every four weeks for the rest of the season.

TD assignments are almost sorted, and ROCs should start receiving notification of their assigned TD in the next few days.

Don't forget that we now have a facility for auto-generating a starting point document for race invitations and bulletins. Click here to try this out; if you find any issues or have any suggestions then please let us know.

Posted Tue 5 Apr 22

Further programme change at British


Hopefully the final programme change of the week sees the U16 and U10/12 slalom races moved from Friday 8th to Thursday 7th.

Latest programme info is here.

Posted Tue 5 Apr 22

British Children's Champs - programme change


In the light of the expected snowfall later in the week, the ROC have decided that in order to provide the best possible races the programme needs to be changed. Click here to read more.

Posted Sun 3 Apr 22

Landgraaf BASS cancellation


Read the latest SE Alpine Bulletin for more information.

Posted Sat 19 Mar 22

Automated generation of Race Bulletins


We have a new facility for race organisers that helps you to generate race bulletins so that they contain consistent information. You just fill in the form, click the button and it will give you a Word document ready for you to add your logos and site specific information.

To use this facility, visit the generate bulletin page.

If you spot any errors or omissions in any of the templates, or have suggestions for making this facility better, please let us know.

Posted Sat 19 Mar 22

SE U10/12 Team Events


The Alpine Committee is pleased to announced that both the Inter-Regional Competition 2022 and the Inter-Club Competition 2022 will have a separate race for U12/10 racers!
 
The competition will be for teams of 4, any mix of U12/10s, any mix of girls/boys.  All team members must be registered and must race for their named BARTS club. The race will be a parallel stubbie slalom and organised as a series of leagues, followed by a knockout.
 
For the Inter-regional competition, we will welcome teams from other home nations. For the Inter-club competition, we will welcome teams from clubs based in other home nations.

Posted Tue 15 Mar 22

British Childrens Champs


Click here for access to discounted lift passes for the British Children's Champs in Tignes. Click on 'GB Alpine Championships Lift Pass' on the blue bar just below the search box to reach the ordering page.

Posted Mon 14 Mar 22

Checking Clubs for British Champs


The BASS list that will be used for the British Children's Champs is BASS 2022.6 which will be published on Wednesday March 30th. This list will show the clubs that will be used for these races.

Before that, BASS 2022.5 will be published on Wednesday March 16th. PLEASE check your club on that list to make sure it is right. If it needs changing then please get right on it with your HN. Don't forget: for SE registrations, go to the Seeding Affiliation section of your membership record to change your BARTS or BASS clubs; for other HNs please email them with your change.

Posted Fri 11 Mar 22

Entry Criteria - British Children's Championships


Having reviewed the results from the English Alpine Championships 2022 and other races held to date in 2022 and taking into account that there were very few races held in 2020 and 2021, it has been decided that for the 2022 British Children’s Championships there will be no seed point cut-off for entry.  The situation will be reviewed during the 2023 season.
 
Andrea Grant
Chief of Champs
British Children’s Championships

Posted Mon 28 Feb 22

Bormio - linking Green Pass and Lift Pass


Visit this page on the Bormio Ski website for details about linking your lift pass and green pass together.

Posted Mon 14 Feb 22

Date change English Alpine U14/16 SG


The organising committee has decided that in order to ensure the best and safest racing conditions for all competitors, the second Super-G for the U14/16 age group has been moved from Tuesday afternoon to Friday morning.

Posted Fri 11 Feb 22

U14/16 'mixed' races - how do they work?


Some U14 and U16 technical (slalom or giant slalom) races are run separately. The U14s get two single-run races, both counting for seeding, with the first run start list drawn as normal (top 15 draw etc.) and the second run being a complete 'flip' of the first. The U16s do a standard two-run aggregate time race, with the usual draw for top 15, then seed point order, and the second run based on times of the first run.

However, many races are run with U14 and U16 together. This is indicated in the GBSKI race listings by the race format "ALL2" which indicates that all age groups race the same courses over two runs, and most importantly that they 'share' seed points for the race penalty calculations. In these races the U16s would normally go first on each run, followed by U14, and with girls and boys using different courses or the same course depending on number of entries and the snow conditions. Start order for each group is the same as when they are run separately, but when it comes to calculating results for seeding, the race penalty point is calculated based on the best times/seed points of everyone in the race, and then applied to each individual race as the results are split out to produce the seeded results for U14 and U16.

It all sounds rather complicated, but in essence the ALL2 format simply allows the athletes to get the normal race they would do if racing as a single age group, but allows the U16s (or older, as this format can sometimes include U18 and above) to contribute their seed points to the overall calculations.

Posted Fri 11 Feb 22

English Alpine Champs Acceptance


The Acceptance Bulletin for the English Alpine Championships is now available for download.

Important: the club that will be used for start list and results in Bormio is that shown on the current BASS list 2022.3.

Posted Thu 10 Feb 22

Points conversions from other nations


Around this time of year we are often asked if points from another nation's seeding system can be converted to BASS. The simple answer is "yes", but the situations where this applies are so limited that effectively the answer to the underlying question is "no".

To explain: the rules allow for conversion from the official seeding system of another nation into the equivalent BASS points for just two situations. The first case is in judging ability against entry criteria for a competition. On the British calendar there is only one competition where this applies, which is the 400 point cut-off for entry into the British Children's Championships. In this case the rules are very clear (BCR III), the conversion can only be used to satisfy the Jury that the competitor reaches the required standard for entry; the 'BASS equivalent' points cannot be used in the draw for start position nor in the calculation of the race penalty point, and these converted points will not be added to any BASS seed list.

The second place where we use conversions is within GB Snowsport to indicate the ability of an applicant for a British FIS licence. Again this is only for use in meeting the specified criteria and is not used for start order or any other purpose.

David Manns
National Seeder

Posted Tue 8 Feb 22

Another Bormio COVID update


Snowsport England have published the latest version of the COVID info document.

Children aged 12+ (including those in Wales) are apparently now able to acquire an NHS COVID pass via this link on the Welsh Government website.

Posted Mon 7 Feb 22

Explanation of Ambition U14 SL Race 2 'Unable to seed'


Ambition Childrens Champs Jan 5th 2022
U14 SL Race 2 'Unable to seed'

The race Jury took the decision to run the U14 race as a standard two-run aggregate time race due to issues with timing and calculations. As a result, only the first U14 race (codex 8010/9010) counts for seeding, the second race (codex 8011/9011) does not. The rest of the technical races at this competition were run according to the regulations which means that all subsequent runs/races were seeded.

Posted Sun 6 Feb 22

English Alpine Champs update


You can find the latest COVID-related information on the Alpine Champs website. Note that according to the UK government article posted on 24th January, from February 3rd children aged 12-15 should be able to acquire an NHS COVID digital pass.

Key points to ensure local/national regulations are followed, helping us all to avoid potentially difficult confrontations with local law enforcement:
  • No spectators (groups of people at finish area or indeed anywhere else is not allowed)
  • No commentary (helps keep spectators away)
  • No provisional times board (again to stop people having a reason to group together)
  • No or limited prize-giving
  • No sponsor stands / gazebos at 2000
  • No floodlit team parallel slalom
  • No opening parade

Posted Thu 27 Jan 22

English Alpine Champs confirmed


We are pleased to announce that we will be going ahead with the English Alpine championships in Bormio. We will be reviewing the programme which will change slightly and also any covid measures that will need to be in place. We will be providing further information shortly.  This additional information will be added to the calendar on GBski.
 
The online entries are now open.
 
If you are unable to access the online entry system, please email info@snowsportengland.org.uk.

Update 23 Jan: race programme for Children now updated, U14/16 race Slalom on day 1, alternating with U10/12 through the week. FIS programme unchanged.

Snowsport England

Posted Mon 17 Jan 22

Seeding for recent races in Austria


The results for the recent races in Austria - the first BASS seeded races for some time - are still being posted and checked. We've had several emails enquiring about possible issues.

Until they are marked on the system as approved (when the orange 'R' will go green) then please do not be concerned if you think things haven't been worked out correctly.

Posted Sat 8 Jan 22

Further cancellations


Today sees the cancellation of the Telemark World Cup and Exercise Telemark Titan following recent changes in COVID regulations in France. Sadly these will not be the last races to be cut as other European countries are reviewing their travel regulations over the next few days.

Posted Tue 4 Jan 22

Clubs on seed lists


The club name that appears on the BASS or BARTS seed lists is taken from Home Nation registration/membership information. This information from Snowsport England, Scotland and Wales is usually acquired from the HN the day before the seed list is compiled, and automatically added to the competitor record on GBSKI which then appears on the seed list. When the seed list data is then used to compile race files, it is this club that will show up (for example on start lists).

Clubs cannot be changed directly on GBSKI, nor can they be altered once a seed list has been compiled and published. It is your responsibility to make sure that your Home Nation has the correct club affiliation. For Snowsport England this is something that you have to do yourself via the SE "Sport80" membership system.

Posted Tue 28 Dec 21

RAF Alpine Champs cancelled


The RAF Alpine Champs due to take place at Saalbach-Hinterglemm in January have been cancelled due to COVID restrictions.

Posted Mon 27 Dec 21

Opening BASS list for 2021-22


The opening snow (BASS) list for the 2021-22 Winter season has been published today. This list should include all current registered competitors with points carried forward from the end of the 2021 season (which itself included points carried forward from 2020).

If you discover any issues with this list including missing competitors, incorrect points or lack of FIS registration number then please email seeding@gbski.com with the details.

The second list (which will be used for the first races of the season) will be published on Wednesday December 22nd so if you don't appear on the first list because you have overlooked renewing your registration, then you have a few days to get this sorted before the second list is run.

Posted Sat 11 Dec 21

Final BARTS seed lists


The closing seed lists for the artificial slope season have now been published.

Posted Fri 10 Dec 21

Welsh Alpine Champs new dates


Due to the ongoing uncertainties concerning travel requirements, testing and potential quarantine affecting travel to Switzerland, the organising committee in partnership with the resort hosts Region Dents du Midi have taken the decision to postpone the Welsh Alpine Championships until the end of March 2022.

The revised programme is now as follows:
Wednesday 30th March 2022 – U10/U12 Giant Slalom
Thursday 31st March 2022 – BASS Giant Slalom
Friday 1st April 2022 – BASS Slalom & U10/U12 Slalom

 
Please go to our Championships website page for further information - https://snowsportwales.com/alpine-championships/

Posted Fri 10 Dec 21

BSA Anglo Scottish update


Further to our last notice, it would seem that the new regulations in Italy that came into effect on 6th December are not quite as restrictive as originally thought. Access to the gondola in Pila does not require a 'Super Green Pass' and so can be used by anyone with a 'Green Pass' (Proof of double vaccination, proof of Covid recovery or a negative Covid test). This is not required by anyone under 12. 
 
We have confirmed with the resort that our races can go ahead as planned and so at this point we are re-opening entry via our website. Our apologies for any inconvenience our temporary suspension has caused, however we wanted to give everyone as much notice as possible. We will still refund anyone who does not want to take part in the races and would be grateful you could email us if you wish to continue with your entry or would like a refund. 
 
I have included the link to the Aosta Valley Tourist website for more information about current Covid restrictions. 
 
Coronavirus Update | Aosta Valley (lovevda.it)
 
The BSA Team

Posted Thu 9 Dec 21

British Schoolgirls cancelled


We regret that the 2022 races have been cancelled.

With all the frequent rule changes, the testing requirements, and the logistical difficulties if a racer tested positive in the resort, the Ladies Ski Club Committee felt that this was the only responsible course of action. We look forward to seeing you all again in 2023.

Please make sure you come back to our web site or follow us on twitter (@BSRaces) or on Facebook to make sure you stay up to date with our plans. If you would like to discuss a possible entry or to be put on our reserve list please email Anne Taylor at bsr@ladiesskiclub.org.

Posted Thu 9 Dec 21

L3 Referees course


New date for the L3 Referees' Course!
Monday 20th December

Posted Fri 3 Dec 21

English Alpine Champs update


Recent developments in the COVID situation (including the introduction of additional restrictions in Italy - the so-called ‘Super Green Pass’) mean that it is not possible to say that the Championships will definitely go ahead, although the current view is that it should be possible to hold the event despite the restrictions.

We are continually monitoring the travel, entry and access issues and will be meeting again on Monday January 17th to decide whether it is appropriate to go ahead with the Championships based on the best information available at the time. Online entry for the event will remain closed until that decision is made.

Posted Thu 2 Dec 21

Welsh Alpine Champs update


The organising committee for the Welsh Alpine Championships 2022 are aware of the situation concerning the current travel restrictions on entry to Switzerland requiring a period of quarantine. If the requirement of quarantine remains in place, then it is without doubt that we will not be able to run the Championships at the published dates.
 
We are considering all of our options to allow the race to go ahead, which may include rescheduling the races to later in the season and we will update participants with our plans at the end of next week (10th December 2021).

Posted Wed 1 Dec 21

GBR TD Forum


The official minutes of the GBR Alpine & Telemark TD Forum are now available for you to read.

7th Dec: minutes republished to include reports from constituent groups.

Posted Mon 29 Nov 21

British Schoolboys cancelled


Due to the changes in COVID regulations recently introduced by the Swiss Government, the organisers have no option other than to cancel the event scheduled to take place in Wengen at the end of January. Other options are being considered.

Posted Sun 28 Nov 21

BSA Anglo-Scottish Champs in Pila suspended


Announcement from BSA: "We have currently suspended entry to this race because of the recent announcement to the change in Covid restrictions in Italy. We are actively seeking an alternative and will notify everyone in the next week of our plans."

Click here for more information.

Posted Fri 26 Nov 21

Alpine Committee vacancy


Snowsport England's Alpine Committee has announced a forthcoming vacancy for the position of Committee Secretary.

Click here for more details. Application deadline 31st October.

Posted Fri 15 Oct 21

Snowsport England Special Awards


A summary of the special awards presented at the All England Championships 2021.

Posted Tue 5 Oct 21

Annual Race Officials Update


The 2021 GBR & Lowlander Technical Delegates’ Forum, FIS Seminar, TD & Race Officials Update will take place on Saturday and Sunday 6th and 7th of November at the Arden Hotel near Birmingham Airport.

The Race Officials update will commence at 13:30 on Saturday 6th.

Full details are in the invitation, and you can find the booking form for race officials (plus organisers, chiefs of race, coaches and others) here. Deadline for booking is Saturday 23rd October.

TDs Forum members please note that your booking form and details will be circulated via email.

Posted Fri 1 Oct 21

Summer 2022 CN bidding is open!


Bidding is now open for Snowsport England Club National races to take place in the 2022 summer season.

If you wish to submit a bid to stage a CN next summer, then please download and complete the bid documentation. The closing date for bids is Friday October 15th.

Posted Wed 29 Sep 21

Lowlands Champs update


Thank you to all that have been in contact regarding cancelling their entry to the Lowland Champs 2021.  With so few entries remaining (some being U10/U12) it is no longer viable to consider putting the race forward for BASS seeding.

Many thanks
Andrea

Posted Sat 11 Sep 21

Travel situation - Lowland Champs


After much discussion regarding the Lowland Champs, and sadly no movement on the quarantine rules with the Netherlands, its now time to make a decision.  I have been in touch with SnowWorld, Landgraaf and they have confirmed that responsibility for compliance with Dutch Government regulations will rest with the athletes/parents.  As the UK is defined as a very high risk area by the Dutch Government, this means that the need to quarantine applies to all those aged 13 and over, and all would need to sign a health declaration and have the required negative Covid test prior to entering the Netherlands.

More information here.

Therefore, if you wish to cancel your race entry please let me know asap, there will be a small admin fee to cover the bank charges Snowsport England have to pay.  If you wish to continue with your entry you are doing so at your own risk, but also I will need to know to put your name forward to the organisers.

Andrea Grant.
andrea@buttermountain.com

Posted Tue 7 Sep 21

SE Alpine Officials Pathway


On behalf of the Alpine Committee of Snowsport England, I am delighted to be able to share our new Alpine Officials Training Pathway with you. I am grateful to the input from many people, especially a small group who reviewed the pathway and made some great suggestions, in no particular order: Stephen Metheringham, Gareth Case, David Chapman, Dave Eaves, Jane Lee, David Manns and Lloyd Jenkins.

The new pathway aims to:
1.    Provide appropriate, enjoyable and accessible training for any interested in acting as an official at events run or supported by Snowsport England.
2.    Provide a progression pathway for those interested in volunteering for more challenging roles on the hill, in the timing hut or race office.
3.    Provide support for coach education and development to foster a full and up-to-date awareness of race regulations and protocols.
4.    Provide a necessary progression for those aspiring to be accepted as a candidate TD.
5.    Provide Officials with regular, accessible CPD. This is based around the Level 1 Course and the Annual Update, which covers all hill roles.
6.    Celebrate the contribution of volunteers to our sport.

Click here to view the new pathway document.

To join the pathway, ensure you have registered as an Official with Snowsport England.

The first step is to take the Level 1 Course, either online or with your club/region.

If you would like to check your current status or would like to join the pathway with experience gained outside of Snowsport England, or if you have gained experience but have not done the related courses, please contact alpineofficials@snowsportengland.org.uk

The pathway will evolve and I would really like to hear your views and suggestions. As the pathway settles in we will be as flexible as possible in accrediting prior experience and hope to have everyone at the right point within the pathway by the end of the year.

Andrew Hjort
alpineofficials@snowsportengland.org.uk

Posted Wed 1 Sep 21

SE Inter-club Championship

Both the Club and Open competitions will be run as a knockout, with one race in each round until the final, which will be the best of three. There will be a one-run small final to determine 3rd place.
 
All competitors will have two timed runs in the morning, one on each course. The fastest times for each competitor in a team will be added to together to seed the knockout. Any competitor failing to finish both runs will be given the same time as the slowest recorded run.
 
Clubs can enter one or two teams. These can be submitted on paper until 1200 on Saturday but can be submitted in advance here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GFMFDT8
 
Open teams of four can be declared in the same way. Anyone wanting to be added to an open team should send their name to the Race Secretary:  alpineofficials@snowsportengland.org.uk
 
Clubs and individuals will be able to pay by cheque before or be invoiced after the event.

Posted Wed 25 Aug 21

Irish Champs cancelled


Another cancellation to report: due to the on-going uncertainty with travel restrictions due to COVID-19, the organisers have reluctantly decided that they must cancel this year's Irish Championships, and they look forward to being back even bigger and better next year.

Posted Wed 11 Aug 21

Lowlands Champs open for entry - space limited!


The 2021 Lowlands Championships are now open for online entry.

Quota for GBR competitors is only 100 and the entry list is already filling up fast, so don't delay or you may miss the chance to compete! Please check the Invitation Bulletin for details including entry criteria and quota.

Posted Tue 10 Aug 21

Braehead GBR weekend cancelled


Snowsport Scotland have unfortunately had to cancel the GBR race weekend at Braehead scheduled for September 18th and 19th.

Posted Mon 9 Aug 21

Snowsport England Bulletin


Latest SE Alpine Racing Bulletin detailing the removal of the seed point criteria for entry to British Indoor Champs.

Posted Fri 23 Jul 21

Info from SE on Club National charges


Latest information from Snowsport England relating to Club National race charges.

Posted Tue 20 Jul 21

SE Alpine Racing Bulletin


Latest Alpine Racing Bulletin from Snowsport England covers COVID-related race withdrawals.

Posted Fri 16 Jul 21

eola GBR Indoor - entries closing soon!


The first two eola GBR Indoor Races are filling fast and, with additional restrictions still in place due to Covid, it is looking like we will close on Friday at 1900 with no space for late entries. So, if you want to be a part of the eola GBR Indoor Races 2021, get your entries in ASAP!
 
We are also looking for volunteers and officials to help with the more complex than usual marshalling arrangements required by Chill Factore so, if you will be at the Races, either or both days, please get in touch:  alpineofficials@snowsportengland.org.uk

Posted Tue 6 Jul 21

Club National formats and minimum Penalties

Organisers of Club Nationals for this season have two choices of format regulations they can follow. One is the standard CN format we've used for years with the final run based on reverse best time from the first two runs, which has a minimum race penalty of 10. The other is the format published in the BACR Precisions for races under COVID measures where all three runs use the same start list, which has a minimum penalty of 20.

Note that even races listed as following the standard format may have COVID precautions in place to manage slope access and other aspects of the race organisation.

Listed below are the remaining Club National races currently scheduled for this season, showing the currently intended race format and minimum penalty. If race organisers change their format for any reason then they need to inform admin@gbski.com so that this list can be updated.
 
Race Format Min Penalty
RTR Standard 10
NESA Standard 10
Midland COVID 20
Hemel Standard 10
Telford COVID 20
BSA COVID 20
Chatham Standard 10
CESA Standard 10
Gloucester Standard 10
Pendle Standard 10
Rossendale Standard 10

Posted Sun 27 Jun 21

Artificial seed lists 2021.4


The 4th official list of the season has now been published, incorporating points gained from races during May and June as well as some competitors with points carried forward from the previous season.

Club affiliations shown on these lists should be as per the information provided to us by the Home Nations, so if your details are appearing with the wrong club then please contact your HN office (Snowsport England, Scotland or Wales) to get this corrected for the next list.

Posted Wed 23 Jun 21

eola GBR Indoor Series update


With the addition of a GBR race weekend at Snow Factor in Braehead on September 18th and 19th the schedule for the eola GBR Indoor Series is now complete.

GBR Indoor races will now take place as follows:
17th and 18th July at Chill Factore Manchester
14th August at Chill Factore Manchester, GBR points calculated from results of Anglo-Welsh Champs
18th and 19th September at Snow Factor Braehead

Posted Fri 18 Jun 21

Recent Race Results


Update: race result data should now be fully recovered following the earlier data issues. Please note that HN membership registrations, renewals and club changes can take a little time to make their way through to the GBSKI system but will definitely be updated before each seed list is published.

Posted Tue 15 Jun 21

Race cancelled

SMK Club National scheduled for Sunday July 11th has now been cancelled as no suitable alternative dates can be found at the moment. If the situation changes then more details will be posted here.

Posted Tue 15 Jun 21

Race cancellation

Muckhart & District Twin Peaks at Firpark on Saturday 5th June cancelled.

Posted Mon 10 May 21

Races rescheduled

RTR Club National rescheduled for 26th June
NESA Club National rescheduled for Sunday 27th June
Vikings Club National on 6th June cancelled

Posted Fri 7 May 21

Race cancellation and date change

Western Counties CN on 26th June cancelled.
Gloucester Ski Club CN scheduled for 27th June replaces SWSA CN on 31st July.

Posted Wed 5 May 21

Calling all racers!

If you haven't yet registered or renewed your registration with your Home Nation then you should look at doing this soon before racing gets under way again. Don't forget that if you already have seed points from previous seasons you need to be registered to get onto the current seed list so you can take your rightful place in the start order, and if you are just starting out in seeded races (mostly U14s making the transition from U10/12 racing) then you do need to be registered for your results to count for seed points.

Posted Fri 30 Apr 21

Snowsport England suspends Club National Series


Regrettably we have to announce that the Club National Series Award will not be presented for 2021.
 
This decision has been made due to the fact that for the early part of the season we should not be encouraging racers to travel around the country due to on-going Covid restrictions. Additionally, some of the races may be run under the CN format and rules under Covid measures and will be based upon a minimum penalty of 20 points as an alternative to the standard CN format which has a minimum penalty of 10 points. Both of these may have an impact upon entries.
 
We hope that for 2022, we will be able to return to normality and the CN Series will be awarded as in previous seasons.

Snowsport England Alpine Committee.

Posted Thu 29 Apr 21

Info for race organisers


If you are the organiser of a race on the calendar and some of the details such as key officials is missing or incorrect, please email admin@gbski.com with updated information. TDs have been assigned for all artificial slope races now, but as some key officials are not known we cannot tell some of you who your TD is going to be!

If you have sponsor logos that you would like displayed on your competition page then please send the appropriate graphics images to admin@gbski.com and we will add them to your details. Clearly we are not going to display huge adverts, so the graphics need to be the same kind of thing that you would use on the header or footer of your official results.

Posted Thu 29 Apr 21

SE Alpine Racing Bulletin


Read the latest Alpine Racing Bulletin from Snowsport England including some important details about resumption of seeded competitions on artificial slopes.

Posted Mon 26 Apr 21

Race date change

Chatham CN now going ahead, rescheduled for Sunday July 18th.

Posted Mon 26 Apr 21

Race update

Chatham CN on May 22nd cancelled
Bromley CN on May 23rd cancelled
Alternative dates later in the season are being considered for both of these competitions.

Posted Tue 20 Apr 21

eola GBR Outdoor Series changes


The organisers are grateful for the continued support of eola for the GBR series which will be going ahead this year although with some re-scheduling in response to covid restrictions. Where Championship events are designated as part of the GBR series, the results of the normal championship races will be used to generate GBR series points for that event.

Amended dates/events for eola GBR Outdoor Series are:

Race 1: 3rd July Norwich
Race 2: 4th July Norwich
Race 3: 4th September Hillend (@Scottish Champs)
Race 4: 11th September Llandudno (@Welsh Champs)
Race 5: 12th September Llandudno (@Welsh Champs)

Posted Tue 20 Apr 21

Race date changes

Pendle Club National now 21st August
Rossendale Club National now 22nd August

Posted Thu 15 Apr 21

Updated info on publishing race docs

The ability for race organisers to publish their own race documents has been extended to include the facility to add and remove Notes on their competition. These notes will appear in the 'coming soon' table of events on the home page, as well as in the header of the competition page itself.

Details on how this works can be found in the latest edition of Publishing Race Documents, just look for the section "Notes on Competitions".

Posted Wed 14 Apr 21

BARTS Races 2021


The TD Forum is preparing to assign Technical Delegates to the seeded races currently listed on the 2021 summer artificial calendar. The Forum will accept results from those races for seeding in support of the Home Nations approved programme for which a TD has been assigned, providing that (a) restrictions on travel and overnight stays are lifted and (b) the races are genuinely ‘open’ to all competitors (BACR III 6.6) and not limited by COVID-related restrictions.

The HN calendar group will continue to discuss and review the situation. This may yet result in further race cancellations if the required criteria are not met or the various government timetables for easing restrictions do not proceed as planned.

Posted Fri 26 Mar 21

Races added

Scottish Indoor Champs at Snow Factor on 20th November 2021.
GSR Indoor Race at Snow Factor on 21st November 2021.

Posted Fri 26 Mar 21

BASS Seed Points 2021


Following the announcement on 19th February to cancel BASS seeding for the entire season, BASS lists will continue to be published monthly as planned, with each list including points from the corresponding FIS list.

The end-of-season BASS list on 2nd May will contain all competitors registered at that time and will be calculated as a ‘mid-season list’ (BCR III 5.2) including points from the current FIS list where applicable. To this list will be added any competitor who is not already listed but was present on the final list for 2020. In both cases, points carried forward will not have any loading applied.

This will allow all competitors registered for 2021 (plus those from 2020 who have not yet renewed due to lack of available races) to carry forward their points without the loading that would usually be applied for those with no seeded results during the season.

Posted Mon 22 Mar 21

Race date changes

Ambition Club National at Chill Factore now 29th May.
Excel Club National at Chill Factore now 30th May.

Posted Mon 22 Mar 21

Home Nations Joint Statement re 2021 Summer Race Calendar

Following recent announcements made by the English, Scottish and Welsh governments on their proposals for easing Covid lockdown restrictions in the coming months, the Home Nations met on 24th February to review the potential implications for the scheduled 2021 Summer Race Calendar.

Taking into account Covid restriction timelines for the opening of snowsports facilities and the easing of travel and other restrictions such as opening of hospitality and hotel accommodation, and the need to ensure that athletes are able to train prior to the resumption of seeded racing, the HNs have taken the decision to not recommend the resumption of national seeded race events until the 17th May at the earliest.

Some early-season races are therefore cancelled.

Read the Full Statement.

Posted Thu 11 Mar 21

British Alpine Seniors cancelled

GB Snowsport today announce that the British Senior Alpine Championships 2021, which were due to be held in Tignes, France between March 28th – April 4th, 2021 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic.

Click here for the full GB Snowsport news article.

Posted Sat 27 Feb 21

A line is drawn under Winter 2021 BASS racing


The Home Nations and the TD Forum met on 18th Feb to conduct their scheduled review with regard BASS Seeding and TD assignment for the remainder of the 2020-21 on-snow season.
 
The review looked at the current and ongoing restrictions imposed by Governments at a national and inter-national level, including local and regional lockdowns and current travel restrictions; particularly noting the challenges these regulations impose for organisers and officials, as well as athletes and their supporters.  The following was decided:
  • The provision to accept results for BASS seeding from events in the UK Geographic area was withdrawn with immediate effect. TDs will not be assigned, nor results accepted from any event within UK for the remainder of the season.
     
  • The suspension of the assignment of TDs and the acceptance of results for BASS seeding from events held in Europe was extended until the end of the season.
This ends BASS sanctioned events for the 2020-21 snow season and thus the BASS List will be closed for the season with immediate effect. As there have been no BASS seeded races in the 2020-21 snow season it is intended to carry forward the closing BASS list from the end of the 2019-20 season as the start list for the 2021-22 snow season, subject to technical considerations. More details will follow in due course.
 
The Home Nations and the TD Forum will now focus on supporting the artificial ski slope events in UK across the summer should restrictions allow. Snowsport England, Scotland and Wales, will review the summer calendar in light of all relevant restrictions, ensuring that events are supported where travel and regional restrictions allow for fair and safe racing across the whole ski community; noting that time for athletes to train prior to the restart of racing is an important safety factor. The TD Forum will assign TDs and accept results for seeding in support of the Home Nations approved programme and will review the necessary rules, including those adopted for the 2020 summer season, to ensure safe, fair and compliant events prior to the start of the season.

Posted Fri 19 Feb 21

Posted Mon 15 Feb 21

Posted Mon 15 Feb 21

British Alpine Children's Champs cancelled


GB Snowsport today announce that the British Alpine Children’s Championships 2021, which were due to be held in Tignes, France between April 5th – April 9th, 2021 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic.

Click here for the full news article at GB Snowport.

Posted Tue 9 Feb 21

Event Medical Planning


A new Medical Requirements document is now available for race organisers, including a flowchart and summary of our medical regulations to assist in planning medical coverage for events.

Posted Sat 6 Feb 21

Update on BASS Seeding & assignment of TDs


The TD Forum and the Home Nations met on the 18 Jan to review the situation with regard assignment of TDs and the acceptance of race results for BASS in the ongoing pandemic.  The review looked at current and predicted trends of Covid cases; National and International lockdowns; and ongoing international travel restrictions and quarantine processes.  The following restrictions were agreed or extended:
 
1.All races must have been accepted onto the GB Race Calendar before any TD is assigned or results accepted.
2.Races within the UK geographic area will be supported with a TD and results accepted when UK National and local restrictions allow, provided they meet with all UK National and relevant local/regional restrictions and that the assigned TD is able to travel to the event.
3.The current suspension of assignment of TDs or acceptance of results for BASS seeding at European locations will continue until 20 Mar2021 at the earliest.
 
The TD Forum and the Home Nations will continue to monitor the situation, taking into account any changes to national, international or regional restrictions, and travel advice that may affect the safe conduct of, and support to, races.  A decision on whether to support races based in Europe after 20th March will be announced 20th February.
 
The Forum confirms that BASS seed points will not attract end of season penalties for athletes unable to race due to the ongoing pandemic; thus athletes will not see an increase in points for the season 2020/21.

Posted Tue 19 Jan 21

BCR/BACR Precision


A new Precision has been published today, with a new rule covering NPS (not permitted to start) due to concussion.

Posted Sun 20 Dec 20

English Alpine Champs announcement


The Organising Committee have been continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation, and have today reluctantly come to the decision to cancel the 2021 English Alpine Championships. In reaching this decision we have considered not only the health and safety of the athletes taking part, but also that of the officials who run the event, and the many coaches and supporters involved.

We’re all looking forward to coming back bigger and better in 2022! Race dates for 2022 will be Sunday 20th - Friday 25th February.

The Organising Committee
English Alpine Championships

Posted Fri 18 Dec 20

Further statement on BASS Seeding & assignment of TDs


The TD Forum and the Home Nations have reviewed the current situation with regard assignment of TDs and the acceptance of race results for BASS in the ongoing pandemic.  The review looked at current and predicted trends of Covid cases; National and International lockdowns; and ongoing international travel restrictions and quarantine processes.  The following restrictions were agreed:
  1. All races must have been accepted onto the GB Race Calendar before any TD is assigned or results accepted.
  2. Races within the UK geographic area will be supported with a TD and results accepted as from 21st Jan; provided they meet with all UK National and relevant local/regional restrictions and that the assigned TD is able to travel to the event.
  3. The current suspension of assignment of TDs or acceptance of results for BASS seeding at European locations will continue until 20th Feb 2021 at the earliest.
The TD Forum and the Home Nations will continue to monitor the situation, taking into account any changes to national, international or regional restrictions, and travel advice that may affect the safe conduct of, and support to, races. A decision on whether to support races based in Europe after 20th February will be announced on 20th January.
 
The Forum confirms that BASS seed points will not attract end of season penalties for athletes unable to race due to the ongoing pandemic; thus athletes will not see an increase in points for the season 2020/21.

Posted Fri 18 Dec 20

Concussion


The TD Forum continually reviews its position and rules with regard to recognition and treatment of concussion, noting that concussion is a serious injury and the risks of a second injury leading to significant long term effects are very high.  At the latest update the Forum reaffirmed that TDs and Juries should not permit competitors with a suspected concussion to start unless the competitor can provide a certificate of fitness to race from a recognised licensed medical practitioner.  A rule to formalise this has been agreed with the HNs and is issued as a precision to be included into BCR, BACR and BTR with immediate effect.
 
The agreed precision for BCR, BACR and BTR (to be published shortly), as article 627.3.1, is:
 
A competitor with a suspected or confirmed concussion will not be permitted to start (NPS) unless a certificate of fitness to race, signed by an appropriate licensed medical practitioner (doctor, medical practice or hospital), is provided to the Jury.

Posted Thu 17 Dec 20

2021 Artificial Competition Calendar


The 2021 artificial slope competition calendar has now been published, with fingers crossed that something approaching normality will have resumed by then!

Posted Fri 4 Dec 20

Latest edition of British rules


Today sees the publication of the latest edition of the British rules for Alpine ski racing on both snow (BCR) and artificial (BACR), with only a few changes this time round.

Posted Tue 1 Dec 20

GBSKI COVID Hub opens

The new COVID Hub brings together news and information about COVID-19 and the on-going impact on ski racing in the UK, Europe and around the world. If you have found anything online that you think might be useful and relevant to others then please email the details to admin@gbski.com.

Posted Fri 20 Nov 20

English Alpine Championships 2021


The Organising Committee have been monitoring the COVID-19 situation and discussing plans for staging a COVID-safe event. This includes open travel ‘corridors’, consideration of local restrictions both in Italy and in the UK, and our own risk assessment. For the competition to go ahead we must be assured that it would be safe for all participants including competitors, officials and coaches to take part.
 
We will be making another announcement no later than 20th December with a firm decision on whether or not we intend to go ahead with the competition, based on our best understanding of the situation at that time. We believe that this should allow everyone sufficient time for managing travel and accommodation plans.
 
Should the decision at that stage be to go ahead, the Invitation Bulletin with detailed plans would be published in early January along with opening online entry.

Organising Committee
English Alpine Championships

Posted Thu 19 Nov 20

Statement on BASS Seeding & assignment of TDs for 2021 Snow Season


In light of the ongoing pandemic and the consequent national and local restrictions the TD Forum has reviewed the 2020/21 Season. The Forum conducted this review in a manner that addressed not only the health and safety of athletes and officials, for whom we have a duty of care, but also the impact of travel restrictions on the fairness of the seeding system for all athletes, wherever they may be based.  The Forum wished to balance the desire for racing with the need for clarity and sufficient planning lead time for all involved, whilst ensuring that the calendar remains manageable should racing resume.
  • As of 15 November the TD Forum will not accept any results for BASS seeding, nor assign any TDs, to calendar events between now and January 20th 2021.
  • A decision will be made on the 20th of each month on whether TD support and seeding will resume for events in the calendar as follows:
    • 20th Dec for races 21st Jan to 20th Feb.
    • 20th Jan for races 21st Feb to 20th Mar.
    • 20th Feb for races 21st Mar to 20th April.
  • The allocation of a TD and seeding status may be varied by region if local, national, and international restrictions and travel for officials and athletes permit.
  • The TD Forum will consider calendar date changes for the remainder of the 2020/21 snow season where calendar events have been cancelled due to current restrictions.   Events will only be accepted if:
    • Local and National government regulations, including travel (within and without the UK), allow.
    • Sufficient officials, including the Technical Delegate, are available to deliver the safe and fair organisation of the event.
    • A sufficient number of athletes can attend to maintain fairness within the seeding system.
    • The proposed event does not clash with another calendar event.
It is impossible to predict what will happen during the season ahead and if circumstances change then the TD Forum, in conjunction with Home Nation Governing Bodies, will review the situation and make changes as required.  At the end of the season the Forum will review the events to ensure fairness across the seeding system.
 
The Forum’s authority to make this decision has been ratified by the GBS Alpine and Telemark Committees and is supported by the Home Nations.

Posted Wed 18 Nov 20

Llandudno event cancelled

Following the announcement today of the two week National lockdown in Wales the event plans for 14/15 November 2020 at Llandudno will need to be cancelled. Whilst this weekend falls outside the lockdown period, our ability to predict what we can or cannot do through the next period is still not clear.

Snowsport Wales

Posted Mon 19 Oct 20

TD Forum & Winter 2020-21


With the uncertainty of the ongoing pandemic the TD Forum will support proposed and planned winter events as follows, acknowledging they have a responsibility to the health and safety of their officials as well as to ensure all races are safe and fair within the GB rules:
  1. All planned and proposed events will have a TD assigned during the November Forum and Update. Calendar entries or date changes after this time will only be accepted provided a TD volunteer can be found for the event.
     
  2. Events where no GB TD is assigned will not be accepted for BASS seeding.
     
  3. Where a TD has been assigned but is forced to withdraw due to changes in UK Government or local restrictions, including increases in quarantine requirements, then the event will not be seeded.
     
  4. Once a TD is assigned the ROC are liable for all costs, including travel cancellation and other associated costs.  TDs will not book any travel for proposed events until the event is ‘confirmed’ on the calendar noting that increased travel costs due to late booking will fall to the ROC.
     
  5. Where an assigned TD is unable to attend at short notice due to personal health (including personal isolation requirements) the TD forum will make a judgement on a case by case basis.
     
  6. Should a GB TD be required to withdraw from an event then a local national or FIS TD will not be accepted as a substitute (TDs are only insured if licenced by the governing body of the race authorising nation). 

Posted Sat 10 Oct 20

British Calendar Applications 2020-21


The ongoing pandemic is leading to much uncertainty in planning for event organisers. The TD Forum will remain as flexible as possible with regard accepting calendar entries for this season to allow, where possible, for the rapidly changing season. In order to make planning easier for all we ask that organisers who are contemplating an event, but are unable to confirm it, place a provisional calendar entry into the system. You will not be charged for provisional entries, only on confirmation of the event, but it will allow timely assignment of resources to assist organisers.

Clarity on how changes to UK Govt and/or local restrictions will affect assignment of TDs and approval of BASS results for seeding is covered in a separate announcement.

Posted Sat 10 Oct 20

Updated rules for 'return to racing'


Another revised edition of the BACR Precisions enabling artificial slope races under COVID secure conditions has been published, for use at any races that do manage to go ahead before the end of the season.

Posted Thu 8 Oct 20

Scottish Dryslope Champs


Online entry for the Scottish Dryslope Champs (taking place this year at Firpark over the weekend of 7th/8th November) should open at 9am on Wednesday.

Posted Mon 5 Oct 20

2020 TD and Race Officials updates


Due to the ongoing pandemic and associated travel and gathering restrictions the 2020 TD and Race Officials updates will be held online.
 
The GB and Lowlands FIS TD update will be online on Saturday 14th Nov, from 1100 to 1300 (UK local Time).
 
The 2020 GB and Lowlands Update for TDs and Race Officials will be online on Saturday 14th Nov from 1400 to 1800 (UK local Time)  The update will incorporate a centralised briefing (webinar) followed by break out sub-groups to work through the normal questions and timing calculations. Full schedule details will follow.
 
The TD Forum Meeting will be held online on Sunday 15th Nov 1100-1400 (UK local Time), a separate agenda will be issued to the Forum members in due course.
 
Please sign up at https://bitly.com/registertdforum2020, ensuring you leave your contact details (phone and e-mail) so we can issue schedules and homework in advance, and clearly indicate which sessions you are applying for. Please note detailed scheduling and timings may change when further information is available with regards teaching content.
 
The closing date for sign up is Friday November 6th after which attendees will be sent some homework which must be returned by November 12th.  Payment details for the £5 fee will follow.

Posted Sun 4 Oct 20

Welsh Alpine Champs


Welsh Alpine Championships - Champery, Switzerland 8th-10th March 2021

Due to the ongoing concerns of the Coronavirus pandemic we have taken the decision to change the dates of our championships in 2021. Sadly for 2021 we have had to cancel plans for FIS-CIT races, although we expect to reinstate these for 2022 and beyond. Our races will be BASS seeded competitions (for competitors U14 and older) and will also continue to include a programme of U10/U12 competitions.

We are working with the resort to update package details for lift pass and accommodation packages based around the revised dates and will publish these shortly.

Snowsport Wales

Posted Fri 2 Oct 20

A message from the Alpine Committee of Snowsport England

Prior to the Government Covid-19 changes announced earlier this week, the Alpine Committee of Snowsport England had been working on plans to provide a set of seeded races, based closely on the Club National format.

Despite our best endeavours, it is with profound regret and disappointment that we feel the added rules and local variations in the form of lockdowns, the general added worry and uncertainly makes it unlikely that we would be able to run the four outdoor races and one indoor race we had hoped to provide. To provide only one or at the most two races would seem unfair on those from other regions or, worse, be seen as encouraging unnecessary travel. The rules for spectators have added a layer of complexity.

To make use of the time and effort that has gone into the creation of our race template, the committee is happy to encourage unseeded club-organised local races and will be as supportive as possible and provide information to any slopes and clubs who would like to try to provide their own event.

Posted Thu 24 Sep 20

Calendar applications for Winter 2020-21

A quick reminder for those race organisers that haven't even thought about anything ski-related for months - to get your competition onto the official British calendar (especially any seeded races) you need to submit your calendar application on the GBS Calendar web site. Register or sign in, create your application with the required details (key officials, race dates, etc) and submit for approval. All official British calendar events need to go through this process before they can appear on GBSKI, have a TD assigned, etc.

Posted Tue 15 Sep 20

Annual Officials Update and TD Forum

Plans are coming together for the annual Officials Update and TD Forum on the weekend of 13th/14th November.

As with the FIS Autumn meetings these will be 'online sessions'. The Forum is currently working out the best way to meet the needs of the GBR racing community in these difficult times, and will publish more details as soon as there is something solid to announce.

Posted Tue 8 Sep 20

Rules for a return to racing

The GBR TD Forum have today approved a package of Precisions and Amendments to the rules that provides the framework for a managed return to seeded competition under special measures for COVID-19 protection.

The HNs are busy putting their plans together for these competitions and will publish dates and detailed information soon.

Posted Mon 7 Sep 20

Statement on Lowlands Championships

SE and GBS made a decision at the beginning of July to not organise the Lowland championships as there wasn’t sufficient information from the facility on how they would manage 400+ athletes and spectators. It is also our understanding that in Holland the rules allow no more than 100 people in a gathering.
 
While we understand the enthusiasm to get back to competitions, we have a duty to make sure all activity we are linked with is done in a safe manner and to make our members aware of our position regarding this competition. To date we have seen no measures put in place to mitigate the risks of covid-19 for an event of this size. Therefore we need to inform our membership that we are not endorsing this race and have made this clear to the race organisers. While we are doubtful the event will still go ahead we wanted to make it clear if it does that this is not supported by the HN’s, GBS or the TD forum and if attending your individual and club insurance might be invalid if the necessary guidance is not followed. Attendance is at your own risk.

Posted Tue 11 Aug 20

Returning to Snowsport

Updated guidance from Snowsport England and an Action Plan from Snowsport Wales for athletes, parents, coaches and facilities as we look forward to a return to active participation.

Posted Fri 24 Jul 20

Snowsport England announcement about Lowlands 2020

Snowsport England have today made this announcement about the Lowlands 2020 competition.

Posted Thu 9 Jul 20

Another statement on events from GB Snowsport and Home Nations

GB Snowsport and the Home Nations announce today that we have extended the date of our cancelled events through until 31st August 2020.
 
We will be reviewing the situation on an on-going basis based on government guidance and will communicate any further decisions as the situation changes.

We take the health and welfare of our athletes/members extremely seriously and we would like to thank you for your cooperation during this time.

For further advice, please see the latest Government information and guidance take extra precaution if you have to travel on public transport, e.g. washing of hands, face masks, hand gels, coughing into tissue and disposing of it.

https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response
https://gov.wales/coronavirus
https://www.gov.scot/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance/

Posted Tue 23 Jun 20

SE statement and roadmap

Snowsport England have today posted a Statement and Roadmap for Return to Activity with information for those thinking about taking those first steps towards resuming their sporting activities.

This does not of course signal a return to competition, as that involves more complex issues around the safety of all concerned than a small number of people taking part in training or recreation at their local slope. GB Snowsport and the Home Nations are continuing to review the situation for competitive events based on government guidance, and will issue further notices in due course.

Posted Fri 22 May 20

Events cancelled through to end of June

GB Snowsport and the Home Nations announce today that we have extended the date of our cancelled events through until 30th June 2020.
 
We will be reviewing the situation on an on-going basis based on government guidance and will communicate any further decisions as the situation changes.

We take the health and welfare of our athletes/members extremely seriously and we would like to thank you for your cooperation during this time.

For further advice, please see the latest Government information and guidance take extra precaution if you have to travel on public transport, e.g. washing of hands, hand gels, coughing into tissue and disposing of it.

https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response

Posted Mon 11 May 20

Snowsport England cancellations

Snowsport England Alpine have cancelled all their competitions until the end of May:

3rd May Outdoor GBR at Pendle
16th May Outdoor GBR at Chatham
17th May Inter-regional at Chatham
23rd-25th May SE BASS at Landgraaf

The situation will be reviewed again at the beginning of May at which point a decision will be made about races in June.

Posted Wed 15 Apr 20

Other race cancellations

Organisers of any races listed on the calendar should let us know (admin@gbski.com) if they are cancelling or postponing any of their events due to COVID-19 so that we can keep everyone fully informed.

Any competitions that we've been told are cancelled or postponed are marked on the home page listing with a red X or ! and on the calendar page listing with a red box around the competition heading.

Posted Wed 15 Apr 20

Notice from GB Snowsport and HNGBs

Due to the escalating cases of COVID-19, GB Snowsport along with the Home Nations, will be postponing all races & events until 1st May. We will review the situation prior to the 1st May and will communicate any further decisions.

We take the health and welfare of our athletes / members extremely seriously and we would like to thank you for your cooperation during this time.

For further advice, please see the latest Government information and take extra precaution on public transport and in public places, e.g. washing of hands, hand gels, coughing into tissue and disposing of it.

https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response

Posted Tue 17 Mar 20

Notice from GB Snowsport Alpine TD Forum

The closure of lift systems in Europe has brought the ski season to a premature close.  In line with GBS guidance regarding the situation the BASS list for the 2019/20 season will close with immediate effect. The final list for the season will be published on 1 Apr which allows races run up until now to be taken into account, but no new race will be accepted onto the calendar, TDs assigned or results accepted.
 
In the light of the notice issued by GB Snowsport and UK HNGBs, the BARTS list for 2020 will be suspended immediately, all TDs will be withdrawn from events and no results accepted until further notice. The list will be re-opened under advice from GBS but not before 1 May 2020. TDs will then be re-assigned. Events without an assigned TD will not be accepted for the BARTS list.
 
Further details will be published when appropriate.

Posted Tue 17 Mar 20

Scottish Children's Alpine cancelled

Based on official guidance as the coronavirus situation continues to develop, regretfully the ROC has decided that the Scottish Alpine competition scheduled to take place in Sainte Foy on April 2nd and 3rd has to be cancelled.

Posted Sat 14 Mar 20

Midlands Schools Race cancelled


It’s with regret that the decision has been taken to cancel the Midland Schools Race on March 22nd.  It’s not a decision made lightly. This is down to the low number of entries and the small number of schools involved. This is despite the considerable efforts of Alan Edwards to pull in entries, and we thank him for all his work this year and in previous years of running this event.

Apologies to those looking forward to racing.

Posted Wed 11 Mar 20

GB Alpine Championships cancelled


Announcement from GB Snowsport

GB Snowsport today announced that the GB Alpine Championships 2020 which were due to be held in Tignes, France between March 29 and April 10, 2020 have been cancelled due to the escalating cases of the COVID-19 virus in Europe. 

Following weeks of monitoring and taking advice from government officials - both in the UK and France - the GB Snowsport Board convened yesterday along GB Snowsport Chief Medical Officer Professor Mike Loosemore to make the decision to protect those competing in - or planning to attend - the event.

For more information please visit GB Snowsport.

Posted Tue 10 Mar 20

Artemis Inter-Schools cancelled


Announcement from the Organising Club, Artemis British Interschools Championship Races
 
Despite our best efforts, the support of Combloux resort and the diehard enthusiasm of a handful of teams, clubs and individuals, the hurdles have proven too high and the concerns too grave for us to reorganise the races following the government closure of ski resorts in the Aosta Valley.  It is with sadness that we confirm cancellation of the 2020 Interschools. 
 
There are substantial costs and financial commitments that go along with organising the races regardless of whether they are run . For that reason, once the dust settles, we expect only to be able to offer a part credit against the 2021 races. There will be more to follow on that issue, but for now, many thanks to all the teams and families for their understanding. Our apologies to those who were attempting to relocate. We tried!

British Ski Academy
15:30 March 9th 2020

Posted Mon 9 Mar 20

Artemis BSA Inter-Schools


Dear Schools, Families and Racers,
 
In the light of the changing situation in Italy, and being mindful of the well-being of everyone involved, the Artemis British Interschool Championships is being relocated to Combloux in Haute Savoie (France). BSA will host the races with assistance from ESF Combloux on the planned dates of 16th and 17th March.
 
A new programme and timetable will be published as soon as we have gained a clearer understanding of likely attendance numbers. If you are able to relocate so that you can take part in these races please let us know by Wednesday 11th March by emailing the names and/or registration numbers of the children in your group to Deb (deb@djmanns.com) and Tracy (tracy@britskiacad.org.uk).
 
More information about Combloux including location and access can be found on the resort web site at https://winter.combloux.com.

British Ski Academy
Last update 07:15 March 9th

Posted Sun 8 Mar 20

Coronavirus and seeded competitions

The TD forum are monitoring the events with regard the coronavirus and COVID-19 in UK and across Europe. It remains the responsibility of organisers and individuals, based on official advice, on whether to hold or travel to such events. Where an event does proceed then, provided it is officiated correctly and adheres to the laid down rules, it will still be considered for BASS.
 
This guidance may change if the situation changes.

Posted Sat 7 Mar 20

BCR Precision Feb 2020

Rule Precisions to the December 2019 edition of BCR, clarifying the ski regulations for U14/16 races.

Posted Tue 25 Feb 20

GBR Series gets new sponsor!

Press Release: Activity booking platform eola becomes headline sponsor for GBR Series from 2020.

Posted Sat 15 Feb 20

Penalty Calculator

The latest edition (2020.1) of the Penalty Calculator is now available for Calcs people to download. This version fixes some issues where recent versions of SkiAlpPro have different names for some of the header fields. Also fixes a small issue where best placed U14 would sometimes be shown as rank 0 instead of 1.

Posted Mon 3 Feb 20

English Alpine Champs FIS Programme change

Please note the small programme change to the FIS races in Bormio. The second Super-G race originally scheduled for Friday has been moved to Thursday, and the Thursday Super-G changed from NJR to FIS.

Posted Wed 15 Jan 20

English Alpine Champs call for Setters

This is the usual call for nominations for course setters, referees and fore-runners for the English Alpine Champs in Bormio. If you or your team/club/academy wish to nominate anyone for these roles then please do so using this online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/EAC2020

Posted Sun 12 Jan 20

Anglo-Scottish SG : update

Bibs for run 1 at bottom of Leisse chair from 0830.
All bibs to be handed in at finish after race 1.
Bibs for race 2 will be available at start area before start of race 2.

Following slip plan will apply:
bib 101-130 to go after bib 30
131-170 after bib 60
1-30 after bib 100
31-60 after bib 130
71-100 after bib 170
Applies to both runs (apart from last group not needed on race 2)

Posted Mon 6 Jan 20

English Alpine Champs closing date

There is just one month to go until the official February 3rd closing date for British entries into the English Alpine Championships in Bormio. Entry numbers were pretty high last time so the organisers are unlikely to be accepting late entries at least for the children's races. If you haven't entered yet then don't miss out on the opportunity to compete in one of the most popular events on the calendar - get your entry in now!

Posted Fri 3 Jan 20

Check your insurance!

Are you registered with a UK Home Nation (Snowsport England, Scotland or Wales)? If so, then this should provide you with third party liability ( but not personal medical/rescue) cover while you are racing.

If you are competing in races this Winter and you are not registered with a UK HN, then you should check your insurance cover to make sure this includes third party liability, otherwise you could find yourself personally liable for any damage or injury caused to someone else while you are racing.

Whether or not you are registered, you should also check that your personal medical insurance includes cover while racing, as some policies explicitly mention taking part in competitions amongst their exclusions. We have also heard that some policies include personal injury and medical cover while racing, but exclude third party liability, so just having "insurance that includes racing" may not be enough.

Whatever insurance cover you think you've got, please check the small print before it's too late, and if you are in any way unsure about the level and type of protection provided by your cover then please speak to your insurer or broker so that  you know exactly where you stand.

Posted Thu 2 Jan 20

BASS list 2020.2

BASS list 2020.2 has now been published. This is the list that will be used for seed points and clubs for all seeded competitions until the next list is issued on January 15th. As per the regulations (BCR I rule 621) that were updated in May 2019, any competitor who does not appear on this list will be drawn with 999 points.

Good luck to all those competing in races this month!

Posted Wed 1 Jan 20

Check your registration and club!

The first BASS lists for the new 2019-20 Winter season have now been published.

- are you on the list and therefore registered for 2020?
- is the club shown your correct snow club?

If the answer to either of these questions is "no" then please immediately contact the Home Nation with whom you are registered (Snowsport England, Scotland or Wales) to get this sorted out. The deadline for correct information to be provided is 12 noon (midday) on December 31st but please remember that offices are closed over the Christmas holiday period so please do not delay.

There will be one more BASS list (2020.2) issued before first races in January. If you are not on that list then you will be drawn on all start lists with 999 seed points until the following seed list is published. Please help us to help you by ensuring your HN has the right information in plenty of time.

Posted Wed 11 Dec 19

Registration Update

Only a month to go before the opening BASS list of the season - have you renewed your registration yet? Don't miss out on your points by leaving your renewal too late - if you are going to race in any seeded competition this Winter then why not simply renew now to avoid the headaches?

If you register with Snowsport Scotland which operates a registration year from June to May, and registered or renewed since June 1st, you will be deemed as active throughout the coming Winter season and don't need to worry about this rule change. However, if your Scottish membership was renewed before last Winter and ran out at the end of May (perhaps because you only compete in the Alps during the Winter) then you should renew now.

The simple test for everyone is this: look on the first BASS list when it is published on December 11th, and if your name is not listed or your club affiliation is wrong you have until the cut-off for the next list on December 31st to get in touch with your HN office and put it right. But don't forget that the offices close over Christmas so don't leave it to the last minute!

Posted Tue 12 Nov 19

Lowlands Champs results

The Lowlands Champs results are now online again! These results should now include all British and Irish competitors registered with the system, and also take into account the split into two separate races on Sunday (U14/16 and U18+) due to the use of two different courses for their first run.

Posted Tue 15 Oct 19

2020 artificial calendar update

Here is an updated list (v3) of proposed races and bids so far for the 2020 artificial slope calendar.

If you are still intending to bid for a Club National slot, please do it today using this form, and if possible include 2nd and 3rd choice dates.

Posted Fri 11 Oct 19

Club National 2020 invitation to bid

The latest draft for the GBR and National Races 2020 is here. Please note, the dates and events are confirmed. Price and location were key in planning the calendar. Where there is a lack of variation in location, this probably indicates a lack of competitive bids.

It is now time for Clubs and Regions to bid to host Club National Races.  We have received some statements of intent to bid and these are shown, for information, on the draft calendar. Clubs and Regions wishing to bid can find the bid document here.

Deadline for submission of bids is Monday October 14th.

Posted Tue 1 Oct 19

Renew early to avoid disappointment!

Some of the rules about registration renewals and seed points have changed for the upcoming Winter season. Please read this document for more information, or just renew your competitor registration as soon as you can.

If you renew too late then you may not get the seed points you expect.

Please do not ignore this change!

Posted Wed 25 Sep 19

BSA GBR Series 2019 Bursaries

Click here for information about the Bursaries awarded by BSA to the group winners in the GBR Series 2019.

Posted Fri 20 Sep 19

Pre-event gate training

Pontypool Ski Racing Club will be providing a gate training session Friday evening 6th September 7-9pm for competitors in the Welsh Championships weekend. The cost for gate training is £20 per person, payable on the night (please note this payment can only be accepted in cash as no card facilities available).

Posted Fri 30 Aug 19

Alpine Race Official, Level 3 Training Course

We hope to run an L3 training course at the Snowsport England office on 12th and 13th October. Please share this link as widely as possible and complete it, or encourage people to complete it, if:

a) You/they would like to join the course in October
b) You/they are not available in October, but would like to take the course later this year
 
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Y62T6M9

Posted Wed 28 Aug 19

Schools Races

We publish details of many competitions in our Calendar, including races for schools. You will find a button at the top of the Home page that gives you quick access to these competions on the calendar listing

You will also see that the different types of event are colour-coded (light blue for Alpine snow, green for outdoor artificial, yellow for indoor artificial and grey for unseeded) but all schools events have a blue 'bar' down the left edge to make them easy to spot.

Also on the calendar (and the 'Coming Soon' listing) you will see the GB Snowsport logo marking the official British Calendar events, and a stopwatch indicating those competitions that include seeded races.

Posted Mon 26 Aug 19

Bungs on poles

Competitors, coaches and parents are reminded of the need to ensure that ski poles have properly fitted 'bungs' when used on dry slope, to reduce the risk of serious injury.

This applies equally in training and racing - when you compete in an official race the officials in the start will be checking your poles, but you should do your own checks whenever you prepare to go out on the slope. It might seem like a lot of fuss over nothing but a recent incident during a training session highlights the genuine risk of significant injury if you are not properly equipped.

Posted Fri 9 Aug 19

BSA GBR Series 2019 final results

Following the completion of the BSA GBR 2019 series with the last indoor race at Snozone Milton Keynes last Sunday, the final results for the whole series have now been compiled. Click here to find out where you are placed! [Update 25 July: re-published results after making a few corrections where some racers had equal points, now resolved using 'count-back' of places as per the rules].

The points in both overall and age group competitions are worked out as per the rules in section 4 in BACR IV. Please note that seeded races (U14 upwards) are scored as two-run aggregate-time slaloms, and the U10/12 races as 'best run of at least two runs' regardless of how any individual race results are calculated for prizes at that race or how many runs they do.

Awards for the Indoor series will be made after the British Indoor Championships at Chill Factore on Sunday 11th August, and the Outdoor series after the All England Championships at Norwich on Saturday 31st August. Announcements about BSA bursaries will follow shortly.

Posted Thu 25 Jul 19

Officials Update Seminar

The 2019 Race Official and TDs Update Seminar is now open for bookings.

This is the only real opportunity in the year to attend a race rules and organisational update with all interested parties present and expert advice on hand. This provides a chance to exchange experiences, discuss topics and co-operatively contribute to the development of the sport. It is vital to keep abreast of safety regulations and new rules, and to ensure (for the sake of the athletes as well as ourselves) that we are all following the same rules, regulations and procedures regardless of the level of event.

Click here to download the invitation and here for the booking form.

Posted Wed 24 Jul 19

SSE Club National Series

The final rankings and results for the 2019 Snowsport England Club National Series have now been published.

Posted Wed 17 Jul 19

Posted Mon 15 Jul 19

Reduced admin fee for refunds

Following a review of charges undertaken by Snowsport England a change is to be made to the refund policy for race entry withdrawals due to medical grounds. To date a £10 fee has been taken to cover administration charges on any such refunds. This is to be reduced to £5 for both artificial races and alpine snow races.
 
This will apply with immediate effect.

Posted Tue 2 Jul 19

GBR Outdoor 5

The final round of the 2019 BSA GBR Outdoor series takes place at Gloucester on Saturday July 6th.

To allow as many of you as possible to take part in what promises to be an exciting culmination of this competition, the closing date for entries has been extended to Wednesday July 3rd. An acceptance list will then be published, after which the Jury may accept late entries (along with late entry fee) on application direct to the Race Secretary.

Posted Thu 27 Jun 19

SSE Inter-Regional @ Gloucester

Reminder: the closing date for team entries for the SSE Inter-Regional competition at Gloucester on July 7th is Monday July 1st. If you have not entered your team(s) for this competition already, please do so now! Click here to access the entry form, and here to read the invitation bulletin.

Posted Tue 25 Jun 19

FIS Licence Applications

The 'early bird' discount for FIS licences only runs until June 30th so if you are intending to compete in FIS races in the 2019-20 season then visit GB Snowsport today to apply for your licence.

Posted Tue 25 Jun 19

Calling all coaches at MK race weekend!

Due to Snozone slope regulations, no-one other than race officials or competitors will be allowed into the 'fridge' unless they are carrying accreditation. If coaches need to be on the slope to support their athletes then they must complete the accreditation forms (one each for the MK CN and the GBR race) and send them to the Race Secretary by July 4th. Accreditation will NOT be issued on the day.

Racers - if you are going to MK and your coach hasn't sorted this already, nag them until they do! No accreditation - no access to slope!

Posted Mon 24 Jun 19

News about Lowlands Champs entries

GBR has a quota of 100 in this competition - as of today we already have 85 entries. We will close entry to this race when we reach 100, then keep a waiting list (email andrea@buttermountain.com). We hope to be given some spare places if the other Lowland nations don't fill their quotas, but there is no guarantee that this will happen, so to be sure of getting a place you need to enter the race before our quota is full.

Update 23-06-2019: we have now reached our quota, so online entry has been closed. Please contact Andrea to ask about being added to the waiting list.

Posted Fri 21 Jun 19

Sunday's Ambition Pro Tour event cancelled.

Unfortunately the Ambition Pro Tour event scheduled to take place at Chill Factore on Sunday has been cancelled.

The GBR Indoor race at Castleford on the same day is now accepting late entries until noon tomorrow (Friday). Please contact Leasa Bullock (the race secretary) to request entry. As online entry for this race has already closed, you will need to pay the entry fee (plus late entry fee) by contacting the Snowsport England office (01509 232323).

The Jury for the GBR event have decided to re-draw the start list at 9pm tonight to include anyone who has entered since online entry was closed. If anyone enters after that, they will be added to the back of the start list and thus run last in the first run.

Posted Thu 20 Jun 19

Welwyn closing date extended

The closing date for the Welwyn CN on 22nd June has been extended until 18:00 on Thursday 20th June with no late entry fee. Anyone wishing to enter after this deadline please contact the Race Secretary.

Posted Tue 18 Jun 19

SSE Club National Series

Latest results and rankings for the 2019 Snowsport England Club National Series including results up to the Vikings race on June 2nd.

Posted Sun 9 Jun 19

Ambition Pro Tour regs

Click here to access the latest edition of the rules and regulations for the 2019 Ambition Pro Tour, including the details for the Team event.

Posted Wed 5 Jun 19

Ambition Pro Tour series results

Latest edition of the series results for the Ambition Pro Tour.

Posted Wed 5 Jun 19

Hemel online entry closed

Hemel CN online entry is now closed. For availability please contact he race secretary at race.sec@hsrc.info

Posted Sun 2 Jun 19

Race closing dates

Closing dates for Gloucester and Hemel CNs held open for a little longer but the races are filling up so get your entries in soon to avoid disapppointment!

Posted Fri 31 May 19

Dragons Club Race

Entry is still open for the race at Gloucester on Saturday June 8th being organised by Dragons Alpine. There is a two-run Slalom race in the morning, followed by a club team parallel slalom. Everyone welcome to enter!

Posted Wed 29 May 19

SSE Club National series 2019

The first results and rankings for the 2019 SSE Club National series show that the competition is already hotting up with just one point between Aldershot and Pendle at the top of the table.

Posted Tue 28 May 19

Precisions to BCR and BACR

Three rule changes for BCR/BACR are detailed in these Precisions to the December 2018 edition of the rules.

Please take note of these changes, especially the one that applies from the start of the 2020 Winter season regarding renewal of registrations and the possible effect on your seed points if you don't renew on time. You are strongly encouraged to renew your registration for the season as early as possible if you are going to compete at any point in the season. Don't leave it until the last few days before your first race!

Posted Sun 19 May 19

Official British Calendar competitions

For clarity, all competitions that are on the official British Calendar are marked as such with the GB Snowsport logo. This appears in the "Cal/Seed" column of the "Coming Soon" section on the home page, in the coloured bar heading up each competition on the calendar page, and in the header of the individual competition page.

Other competitions that do not display this logo are included in the GBSKI calendar to promote the development of the sport at all levels. If you are running an Alpine or Telemark competition that you think should appear on the calendar, then please send us the details.

Posted Sat 18 May 19

Quick access shortcuts on GBSKI

You can now reach many of our pages and documents using 'shortcuts' to save typing long URLs into your web browser. These also make it easier to reference key documents and pages in race bulletins and other publications.

For any page on the site you can now omit the ".php" file extension. For example, to access the page with seed lists, just enter "gbski.com/seeding".

For any document on the Rules page that has a unique "book" name, just use the name of that book. For example:
 
docpub Guide to publishing documents online
helmets Guidance on the current helmet regulations
icr The FIS ICR book
bcr The British Competition Rule book

There are also a few 'special' shortcuts to access particular information:
 
bass The latest BASS seed list
obarts The latest OBARTS seed list
ibarts The latest IBARTS seed list
artcal The artificial slope calendar for this season
forum TD Forum member and sub-committee list
assignments TD assignments
schools Schools races on calendar

See the full list of shortcuts.

Posted Fri 17 May 19

Midland Club National - update on entries, and a new timetable

Midland Club National on Saturday 18th May at Stoke will continue to take late entries until Wednesday 15th at 7pm. There is no additional late entry fee. Please note that there is a new timetable for the race, the details is in Bulletin No. 2 (Acceptance) on the calendar. Open practice and bib issue have moved forward to 8:30 am to allow for higher than expected entries.
 
Car parking is on site, if full then additional parking is available at Waterworld opposite the slope for £3.50 for 8 hours. Please do not park on the grass outside as we anticipate that parking tickets will be issued.   
 
Slope open practice with gates is available on Friday night from 18:00 to 21:00 at a cost of £16.

Posted Sun 12 May 19

BSA GBR Series Awards

The rules for the awards in the 2019 BSA GBR series competition.

Posted Wed 17 Apr 19

Glencoe Parallel cancelled

Unfortunately the parallel event scheduled to take place at Glencoe on Sunday March 17th has been cancelled.

Posted Thu 14 Mar 19

Scottish Childrens' cancelled.

Sadly, we have decided to cancel the race this year as there is no longer any chance that we will have suitable conditions to run a safe race. 
 
Can I take this opportunity to thank everyone for their help, and fingers crossed for next year.

Jason Baggaley

Posted Mon 25 Feb 19

CSC Open cancelled

Sadly the CSC Open scheduled for February 23rd and 24th has been cancelled.

Posted Tue 19 Feb 19

Bormio set, ref and fore-run

First edition of Set, Ref & Forerun allocation for Bormio has now been published on the English Alpine Champs web site. The ROC has tried to balance the assignments across the teams who volunteered names. All allocations subject to change of course, there are one or two gaps still to fill, and final decisions on everything rests with each day's race Jury!

Posted Tue 12 Feb 19

Club affiliation LAST CALL before Bormio!

The club names that appear on the seed lists - and therefore the clubs that show up on competition start lists and results - are part of your registration with your chosen Home Nation. If you are not seeing the correct club listed, then please contact the relevant HN (Snowsport England, Scotland or Wales) to get this changed. The correct data will then feed through into the GBSKI database before each seed list is published.

HN registration lists for BASS 2019.3 (the seed list that applies in Bormio) will be drawn down at the end of Tuesday 5th Feb so if you have not sorted out your club affiliation with your HN by then, please don't assume you can come along later and ask for it to be changed on the start lists!

Posted Tue 5 Feb 19

English Alpine Champs - check entries

The closing date for the English Alpine Champs is nearly here! If you have not yet entered then please do so immediately - once we reach the closing date we cannot guarantee that there will be any space left in this very popular competition!

If you have already entered but you want to check that we have your entry in the system, you can access listings for the Children's competition (U10-U16) and the FIS competition (U18 upwards). If you believe you have entered but your name is not on the list, then please email the Race Secretary for assistance.

Posted Fri 1 Feb 19

Scottish Children’s Champs and Bairns Bucket – change of venue

It has been decided to move the race to Nevis range (from Cairngorm Mountain) as the race committee thinks that increases the chance of running an efficient race. The race date of 9 / 10 March remains the same. If you have already entered and want to with draw as a result of the change of venue, a full refund will be offered

Posted Mon 28 Jan 19

My seed points haven't changed - why is that?

Sometimes you may find that several seed lists are published showing your seed points as the same value on each list even though you may have achieved some reasonable results at recent races - why is that?

Well, seed points for each event type in a 'mid season' list are calculated as the minimum of these four values:
  • Last year’s end-of-season point
  • The best result this season plus 10% (or 10.00 points if this is greater)
  • The average of the best two results this season
  • Current FIS points
We can best illustrate this with an example for an U14 competitor who was listed for Slalom at 314.66 at the end of last season and has achieved the following results at races this Winter: 310.67, 328.77 and 331.24.
  • Last year's EOS is 314.66
  • Best result plus loading is 310.67 + 10% = 341.74
  • Average of best two results = 319.72
  • FIS points = none
This comes out with the current (EOS) point as the best, so that is what goes onto the seed list until results are achieved that mean one of the other two calculations come out as a smaller number. Don't forget also that only U14 and older get seed points, younger age groups are racing purely for the fun and experience.

Hopefully this clears away some of the fog!

Posted Wed 23 Jan 19

Lecht Open postponed

As there is insufficient snow cover at present and the forecast does not offer much chance of this situation changing, the organisers have reluctantly had to cancel the races scheduled for 19th and 20th January. Alternative dates are being considered, but this largely depends on the arrival of more snow.

Posted Sat 12 Jan 19

Evolution - latest competition update

A revised race programme has been devised to give everyone some racing tomorrow in spite of the weather. In place of the Super-G races that had to be cancelled, two GS races will be run - weather permitting of course!

Check the Competition page for a full race listing.

Posted Mon 7 Jan 19

Ambition Champs latest

The Ambition race team are getting everything ready for the opening BASS races of the 2019 season. The only thing they cannot control is the weather, so the current running order (Pro slalom followed by two days of Slalom then two GS) is subject to change to ensure that the GS races get the best possible conditions. Please be prepared to adjust your plans accordingly, and make sure you are represented at the Team Captains Meetings to ensure you know what is happening on the ground.

Posted Sun 30 Dec 18

Sign up for Course Setting in Bormio!

From the organisers of the English Alpine Champs: during the competition we will be needing coaches to set 31 courses and provide at least 12 Referees. We are already collecting names from various sources but this is your chance to put your name forward and get involved. To put your name forward (or for a club or academy to put your coaches forward) please click on the link and complete the survey. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/EAC2019

Posted Thu 20 Dec 18

Updated SSE race manual

The latest Snowsport England race manual (edition 10.1) has been published today. This is the rule book for SSE-specific issues such as competition formats.

Posted Tue 4 Dec 18

Guide to mixed age group BASS races

The rules for seeding BASS races have changed for this season to integrate all age groups into a single system of equivalent points.

For Chiefs of Calculations there is now a practical guide showing you step-by-step how to manage these races and produce the correct results. This guide explains the changes that are taking place, and how to produce your start lists, penalty calculations and official results.

Posted Tue 4 Dec 18

BCR/BACR update 2018-19

The latest editions of the British rule books have now been published, incorporating changes that apply from the beginning of the 2018-19 Winter season. Please make sure you are aware of the implications, especially the changes relating to ski regulations and seeding for BASS races.

BCR for snow, BACR for artificial.

Posted Sun 2 Dec 18

Renew your HN registration now!

The opening BASS lists for the 2018-19 Winter season are due to be published on Wednesday 12th December. This means you only have about three weeks to renew your HN Alpine Competitor registration if you want to be sure you are included on the lists that will be used for the first races of the 2019 season.

If you know you are going to be racing at any point during the Winter season, it makes everything so much easier for everyone involved if you renew now rather than leaving it to the last minute. If you to leave it until later then you risk not being attributed with the correct seed points and thus may not end up in your rightful place on the start list.

While you are renewing, please take a moment to check that you have the correct Club affiliation in the system - one club for UK artificial slope (BARTS) races and one for snow (BASS) races. If you get it right now then the correct club should appear on all the start lists and results!

Posted Fri 23 Nov 18

Join GB Snowsport

If you need to renew your BSS (now "GB Snowsport") membership or wish to join, click here to visit the web site membership page.

Posted Wed 31 Oct 18

Out-of-season BASS races

The final BASS list for 2017-18 has been superseded by a new 2018.8 list. This applies the 'levelling' adjustment for U14 and U16 racers (as documented in this notice from June 25th and the updated notice from October 30th) and has been used to provide updated seed points for calculating the results from BASS races at Landgraaf and Peer.

This 2018.8 list will also form the basis of the 2019.0 base list for this Winter, then the results from the out-of-season races will appear on list 2019.1 when both are published at the beginning of December.

Posted Tue 30 Oct 18

BASS seeding update

Another announcement on BASS seeding from the TD Forum.

Posted Tue 30 Oct 18

F-value changes

All you number-crunchers out there, don't forget that the F values change from the beginning of the 2018-19 Winter season:

SL 730      GS 1010     SG 1190     DH 1250     AC 1360

FIS details here.

Posted Sat 27 Oct 18

Updated FIS rules

Updated FIS rules for the 2018-19 season are now available for download on our Rules page as well as from the FIS web site.

Posted Wed 24 Oct 18

British Dryslope Champs extended entry date

Entries for the British Artificial Slope Champs (22/23 September) will remain open until Monday 17th Sept at 5.00pm

Posted Fri 14 Sep 18

Bidding for 2019 calendar slots

Snowsport England have now received bids for the GBR and Championship races and will shortly be sending invitations for Clubs to bid to run Club National and Excel races. Any clubs who wish to receive the invitation can email alpinecalendar@snowsportengland.org.uk to make sure they are on the circulation list.

Posted Tue 4 Sep 18

EVO Dash-For-Cash!

Entry is still open for the Team Evolution DA$H FOR CA$H that is happening at Silksworth this Friday evening. Please help to support this event which aims to raise funds for The Winter Sports Foundation which provides bursaries for British skiers.

Open to anyone, fantastic cash prize on offer, free barbeque for all entrants. Click here for more details.

Posted Wed 22 Aug 18

Avon CN goes ahead!

Avon & Western Counties have confirmed that their Club National will go ahead on Saturday 21st July.

The closing date has now been extended to 6pm on 17th July, so please don't miss out on your opportunity to race at this excellent venue by leaving your entry to the very last minute! Click here to enter now!

Posted Tue 10 Jul 18

SSE CN series latest

Latest SSE Club National series results and ranking up to the Chatham CN.

Posted Tue 10 Jul 18

Announcement about equipment regulations

The TD Forum has today published this announcement about a change in the regulations for skis which will apply from the start of the 2018/19 Winter season.

Posted Mon 2 Jul 18

SSE CN series latest

Latest set of results and ranking for the SSE Club National series.

Posted Wed 27 Jun 18

BSA GBR series latest

Latest issue of the rankings in the BSA GBR series 2018

Posted Wed 27 Jun 18

Announcement about BASS seeding changes

Please read this important announcement published today by the TD Forum regarding age groups and BASS seeding.

Posted Mon 25 Jun 18

Announcement by TD Forum

The TD Forum has today published this announcement about changes to TD remuneration that will be of particular interest to race organisers.

Posted Mon 25 Jun 18

Reminder about cat-suits for U10/12

To avoid any lingering doubt, this is a reminder that the rule prohibiting the use of cat-suits by U10/12 at artificial slope races (BACR I rule 606.7) which has been in place since May 2008 is still in effect. This rule will be discussed at the November TD Forum meeting but the prohibition will remain in force for all artificial slope races for the remainder of this season.

Posted Sun 24 Jun 18

Glos CN closing date extended

The closing date for entering the Gloucester Club National on June 17th has been extended until 7pm on Wednesday June 13th,

Posted Fri 8 Jun 18

SSE CN Series 2018

Latest edition of the SSE Club National series ranking and results.

Posted Wed 6 Jun 18

BARTS list 2 resolved

After a small technical issue with processing new/updated competitor registrations, the BARTS list 2 published yesterday was been taken offline for a few minutes while we sorted this out, and is now back online again.

Posted Thu 24 May 18

Privacy Policy

We have a new Privacy Notice ahead of the change in the law regarding data protection (GDPR) that is coming into force tomorrow. This notice tells you about the personal data we hold and how it is managed and used.

Posted Thu 24 May 18

FIS license applications now open

FIS Licences are now on sale, with earlybird prices (full licenses only) available for purchases between Tuesday 15 May and Saturday 30 June 2018. Full details on the BSS web site, and first-time licensees should read the latest information on applying for a license.

Posted Thu 17 May 18

SSE Club National series 2018

The first set of results and rankings from the 2018 SSE Club National series, incorporating results from the first five races.

Posted Mon 14 May 18

FIS concussion guidelines

Updated information from FIS Medical about dealing with concussion.

Posted Sat 12 May 18

Tigers & Ravens closing date Weds

The closing date for entries for Tigers and Ravens Club Nationals has been extended until 7pm Wednesday 18th.

Posted Mon 16 Apr 18

Scottish FIS Champs - latest

First Race captains meeting will take place at the Hilton Coylumbridge on Wednesday 18th April at 8pm.

First race will be GS at Nevis on Thursday 19th April with the uplift for coaches at 7am. Early Gondola access for athletes at 8am. 8.45 - 9.30 inspection with a 10am start. The prize giving will take place after the second run in the Pine Martin cafe at the foot of the mountain
 
Race captains meeting will take place after the prize giving.

Friday 20th - GS Nevis
Sat 21st - Slalom Cairngorm
Sun 22nd - Slalom Cairngorm.
 
If you have any questions please contact ross@snowsportscotland.org

Posted Fri 13 Apr 18

BASS list 5 published.

Posted Wed 11 Apr 18

Entry to Pembrey races

If you are attending the races at Pembrey this weekend, print out this notice and display it prominently on your dashboard to gain free entry to the Country Park from 8am onwards.

Posted Tue 10 Apr 18

Delayed opening BARTS lists

A small technical issue has been discovered with a small number of points missing or too high from the 2017.7 end-of-season list. As soon as this is resolved, the opening lists for 2018 will be published. We hope this will be within the next day or two.

Posted Tue 27 Mar 18

Extra entries on BASS list 5

The latest BASS list includes extra entries for about a dozen British children living abroad who don't have British race results. The points shown have been converted from other national seeding systems (mostly French and Swiss), as allowed under the rules in order to provide points for entry criteria and start position at the British Champs. These entries are marked with a suffix "M" (for Manual) on the online edition of the seed list.

These converted points will shortly be removed from the BASS list, to be replaced in due course with 'real' points earned by these children from their actual race results in Tignes. If they do not achieve results in Tignes in a particular discipline, their points will remain at 999. The next seed list will not contain any of these converted points, which will also disappear from individual race biographies of the children involved.

We are also reviewing the processes for next season.

Posted Fri 23 Mar 18

Scottish FIS Champs

Posted Thu 22 Mar 18

Live Timing

Calling all ROCs! If you hope/intend to run Live Timing at any of your competitions, then please contact us well in advance of your race date to allow us time to prepare the systems with the relevant information and links.

Posted Thu 22 Mar 18

Nominations open for Craig Macfie award

Nominations are now open for the annual Craig Macfie Foundation Award which will be presented at the British Championships on March 31st. Deadline for nominations is March 27th so don't delay!

Posted Tue 20 Mar 18

Delancey British Champs acceptance

Acceptance bulletins now published for the Delancey British Alpine Senior/Junior and Children's Championships.

Posted Mon 19 Mar 18

Helmets for racing

For the avoidance of doubt: for any U14 or older racer competing in any seeded Alpine race from GS upwards (i.e. GS, SG or DH) the wearing of a properly fitted hard shell helmet bearing the FIS "RH2013" sticker is mandatory, and for U10/12 is strongly recommended. No camera mounts, chin guards or other attachments.

Posted Thu 8 Mar 18

Updated info about publishing race docs

This is version 4 of the Guide to Publishing Documents for race organisers and TDs, which includes the new ability to delete an existing document if you want to replace it with another file with a different name, or even if you want to simply remove the file.

Posted Thu 1 Mar 18

Latest Ski Pro user notes

Latest edition of the informal Guide to using Ski Pro.

Posted Thu 1 Mar 18

Scottish Children : closing date extended to 4th March

Posted Tue 27 Feb 18

Alpine/Telemark Calendar Applications for 2018/2019

Starting with the 2018/2019 season all Calendar Applications for Alpine or Telemark are to be completed online. Any paper forms set to the office will be rejected. Read on for more information.

Posted Thu 22 Feb 18

SSE race officials update

Updates for race officials was discussed at the recent SSE Alpine Committee meeting, and it was decided that potential uptake was not quite enough to make the day a success. So, no Update Day in March but instead, a shorter Update Session, run several times during the artificial season, at a time and venue convenient to you! This will almost certainly include on the Saturday of  major race weekend(s) but could also be more bespoke should the demand be there from a particular location or region.

Posted Wed 7 Feb 18

SSE Alpine Squad

Published today, the latest Snowsport England Alpine Squad selection policy and programme for 2017/18.

Posted Wed 7 Feb 18

English Champs Acceptance

Acceptance bulletin for the English Alpine Champs.

Note: Information shown on the latest BASS list (including Club affiliation) takes precedence over what appears in this bulletin which was prepared with information available at the time of publication.

Clubs shown on the published Excel or Ski Pro versions of the BASS list are the ones that will be used for club competitions, as clearly stated in the Acceptance Bulletin. The 'live' seed list uses online data that links directly to individual competitor records and so might have changed since the official seed list was published. If in doubt, download the Excel version and check there.

Posted Wed 7 Feb 18

Scottish Children - entry open

Entries are now open for the Scottish Children's Champs and Bairns Bucket, via the Online Entry page.

Posted Wed 7 Feb 18

BASS list 2018.3 published

Posted Tue 6 Feb 18

BASS list and Clubs

Publication of BASS 2018.3 has been pushed back by a week from its original date to allow final changes of Club affiliation ahead of the English Champs.

If you are in any doubt about your current BASS club affiliation, please look at your entry on the Competitors page, or on the online version of most recent BASS list. The Clubs shown here were updated this morning, so if they are wrong then please contact your HN immediately so they have time to update their database before the BASS list is run on Wednesday 7th.

Posted Fri 2 Feb 18

SSE Training and Information Day survey

Snowsport England are assessing the levels of interest in training (Calcs, Race Secretary and Level 2) as well as asking for input for the forth-coming Officials' Update Day in mid-March.

Please spare a couple of minutes to complete the online survey.

Posted Mon 22 Jan 18

Helmet policy at Chill Factore

Summary of changes to policy for helmet use during competitions at this venue effective from 27/12/2017.

Children aged 2-16: compulsory for all activities.
Adults (17+): compulsory during any form of competition.

It has also been confirmed that the above applies to officials wearing skis within the arena, not just to competitors.

Posted Thu 18 Jan 18

Updated penalty calculator

This is the first update of the Penalty Calculator for 2018, to resolve an issue with races that have the required number of finishers but fewer than five with seed points.

Posted Sun 14 Jan 18

Snowsport England Race Manual

This is the 10th edition of the Snowsport England Race Manual, containing rules and regulations for events specific to SSE, and details of the new Alpine Race Officials development pathway.

Posted Sun 14 Jan 18

Online entry now open for British Champs

Posted Sat 13 Jan 18

RENEW NOW!

If you or your children are intending to compete in ANY competitions over the Winter and you have not yet renewed your registration then please do so NOW!

Waiting until just before the competition causes additional work for race organisers and administrators, can lead to mistakes in calculations, and risks you being placed in the unseeded group at the back of the field if you do not appear on the current seed list.

Posted Thu 11 Jan 18

Welsh BASS programme changes

Please read the latest bulletin for the Welsh BASS which includes some changes from the original programme.

Posted Wed 10 Jan 18

Anglo-Scottish programme

Programme for Sunday Jan 7th at the BSA Artemis Anglo-Scottish Champs.

Posted Sat 6 Jan 18

BASS list update

ROCs please note that the opening BASS lists of the season have been re-issued today to take account of some 2001 YOB competitors who were not correctly linked to their FIS registration and thus did not bring valid FIS points across into BASS.

Posted Sat 30 Dec 17

BASS list updates

The opening BASS lists for the Winter season have now been re-printed following a some corrections to registration numbers and clubs.

If your details do not appear on the 2018.1 BASS list and you are sure you have registered for 2018, please check with your registering body (Snowsport England, Scotland or Wales) and provide confirmation to seeding@gbski.com that your registration is current. This is particularly important for anyone competing in the first races of the season (Anglo-Scottish, Ambition Champs and Evolution Speed).

Posted Wed 20 Dec 17

English Alpine - Course Setters and Referees

Click here for more information on how to get involved with Course Setting and/or Refereeing at the English Alpine Champs in Bormio.

Posted Wed 6 Dec 17

Latest edition of British rule books

The latest edition of the British rule books for snow and artificial slope Alpine racing are now available for download.

Posted Sat 2 Dec 17

English Alpine - entry now open

Online entry is now open for the English Alpine Championships, and the invitation bulletin has been published.

Posted Fri 1 Dec 17

SSE Course Setters policy and list

Updated versions of the Snowsport England Course Setter policy and approved list have been published today and are available for download on the Rules page.

Posted Thu 30 Nov 17

FIS ICR NH Precisions

The latest edition of the 'Precisions and Instructions' have now been published by FIS. These are the additions and amendments to ICR that will apply for the 2017-18 Winter season.

Posted Tue 28 Nov 17

News from SSE Alpine Committee

An Alpine Committee meeting was held on Sunday 15 October 2017 at Loughborough. The full minutes will be available on the SSE website but we would like to particularly draw members' attention to some key points:
  • 2018 Artificial Slope Calendar – The dates of the outdoor SSE events for 2018 have now been set.
     
  • The Course Setters’ List and Policy (for UK based events) are both being reviewed.
     
  • A Level 2 Officials’ Course (25/26 November) and Officials’ Update Day (provisionally Sunday 18 March) are planned at Loughborough.
     
  • The Alpine Committee, as requested by the Board, has reviewed their Terms of Reference, membership and subcommittees.

Posted Thu 2 Nov 17

Provisional 2018 summer calendar

The first edition of the 2018 artificial slope calendar has been published.

Posted Tue 31 Oct 17

Latest FIS rule books

Updated FIS rule books for the 2017-18 season are now available for download from the Rules section. This includes the latest edition of the ICR, Equipment regulations and Points rules. The corresponding British rules (BCR and BACR) will be updated after the TD Forum meeting that takes place on November 5th.

Posted Tue 24 Oct 17

SSE Level 2 Race Officials Course

The next Level 2 Race Officials Course is taking place over the weekend of 25th & 26th November, at Sportpark Loughborough.

Full details are available on the UKCP web site, and the course can be booked now through the SSE office (01509 232323).

Posted Mon 23 Oct 17

Annual TD and race officials update seminar

The annual TD and Race Officials update seminar and the autumn TD Forum meetings will take place over the weekend of 3rd/4th/5th November. FIS TD meetings on Friday, the Update Seminar on Saturday and TD Forum meeting on Sunday. This year the venue for the meeting is the Golden Jubilee Conference Centre in Glasgow, conveniently located near to Glasgow airport.

Latest info: Read the new flyer with all the details, and download a PDF or Word booking form. Please note that the arrangements for payment are different to previous years so please pay close attention to those!

Posted Mon 2 Oct 17

Music meets friends of skiing

A special musical event at Bentley House near Lewis, East Sussex, in support of British Alpine skiing.

Click here for more information about this exciting event.

Posted Thu 28 Sep 17

Winter calendar 2017-18

The first competitions on the Winter 2017-18 calendar have now been posted. This calendar has been compiled from the British Alpine calendar applications that have been submitted so far. Competitions marked as 'provisional' have yet to be confirmed (or be approved by the GBR TD Forum) but the dates posted should be correct. Initially only competition dates and venues are shown, more information including entry and contact details will be added soon.

ROCs should note that they can now start publishing documents such as invitation bulletins for their competition as documented here. If your competition does not yet appear on the Calendar then we may not have seen your calendar application. If you would like an event added to the calendar that does not require a formal application then please email admin@gbski.com.

Posted Fri 8 Sep 17

Getting your Clubs right!

Largely as a result of the technical issues with the Snowsport England membership system earlier this year, we have been contacted by quite a few people asking for their Clubs to be corrected. If you are registered with SSE and the club shown on seed lists and results here on GBSKI is not correct, please email info@snowsportengland.org.uk as well as admin@gbski.com with the correct club details. The SSE database provides the 'master' data for GBSKI so any errors need to be corrected at source.

The next seed list is due on Thursday 17th and it is this list that will be used for the All England Championships, so if you are intending to race for your club in the Inter-Club competition then it is important that your club affiliation is listed correctly.

FINAL CALL for Club changes for this seed list is 5pm Tuesday 15th.

Posted Wed 2 Aug 17

BSA GBR Series awards

Awards in the BSA GBR 2017 Series are made for the top three in the U10 through Senior age groups, based on the overall combined results for the series. Click here for the final overall rankings, and here for information about the awards.

Posted Mon 31 Jul 17

BSA GBR Indoor results

Final results for the BSA GBR Indoor series 2017.

Posted Tue 18 Jul 17

2017 Club National series results

These are the final results for the SSE 2017 Club National series.

Posted Mon 17 Jul 17

BSA GBR Indoor series

Here are the current standings in the BSA GBR Indoor Series, ahead of the final rounds later this month.

Posted Tue 4 Jul 17

GBR Outdoor series final rankings

The final results from the BSA GBR Outdoor Series 2017.

Posted Mon 3 Jul 17

GBR Outdoor after 4 rounds

Latest GBR Outdoor results showing the standings after Saturday's race at Pontypool.

Posted Sat 1 Jul 17

GBR Outdoor series

Results from the BSA GBR Outdoor Series after three rounds, just the final weekend at Pontypool to go!

Posted Wed 28 Jun 17

2017 Club National series

The latest results and rankings for the 2017 Club National series. Very tight at the top of the leader board, with all to play for as we head towards the last CN races of the season!

Posted Mon 26 Jun 17

GBR Outdoor Series 2017

Latest results from the BSA GBR Outdoor series. Indoor results to follow soon.

Note: we've had a couple of queries about some of the points on this list already, which we are in the process of checking. We hope to issue clarification or a revised list shortly.

Posted Fri 16 Jun 17

No last-minute registration and race entry please!


A plea to all those entering races: leaving your HN registration renewal and race entry until the last minute causes a lot of extra work for the race organisers as the validity of your entries and your seed points have to be manually cross-checked and verified. We have enough work to do already, and all in our own time on a voluntary basis. Please help us to avoid these headaches!

Posted Fri 16 Jun 17

SSE Race Secretary's Booklet

A new edition of the SSE Race Secretary's Booklet, a useful source of information for organisers of races in England.

Posted Wed 14 Jun 17

2017 Club National Series

The second set of results and rankings for the SSE 2017 Club National series.

Posted Wed 31 May 17

Southampton extended closing date

The closing date for the Snowsport South CN has been extended to 5pm on Tuesday 30th May. The Race Secretary will not be available after that date to input competitors so the closing date will not be extended further and no entries can be accepted after that point.

Posted Tue 23 May 17

Silksworth closing date extended

The closing date for the race weekend at Silksworth has been extended until Wednesday 24th.

Posted Fri 19 May 17

Avon & Western Counties CN cancelled

Due to low entry numbers the organisers have no option but to cancel the Avon and Western Counties Club National scheduled for 14th May.

Posted Mon 1 May 17

Updated TD Report form

A new edition of the TD Report form, taking into account the changes in document submission resulting from the introduction of automated publication.

Posted Sun 30 Apr 17

Publishing race documents

The GBSKI system now provides automated document publication for race organisers. This service, which is available to those designated as Officials for each competition as well as the appointed Technical Delegate for each race, allows documents to be published instantly simply by following a few simple steps.

The procedures are described in the new guide to publishing race documents. Race organisers are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the process which should be easy to follow and will help speed up the publication of all race-related files.

Posted Tue 25 Apr 17

Updated Penalty Calculator program

An updated version of the Penalty Calculator application, to fix a problem where some races showed a blank space instead of the list of racer details when printing results.

Posted Tue 18 Apr 17

BASS List published

The penultimate BASS list for the 2016-17 Winter season.

Posted Wed 12 Apr 17

Scottish Children's cancelled

Scottish Children’s Champs and Bairns Bucket 22nd/23rd April 2017

Unfortunately due to lack of snow these races have now been cancelled for 2017. It is very disappointing for all involved, but it has been one of those seasons. A full refund is available from Snow Sports Scotland for those that had paid their entry fees (minus any credit card fees for those that may have used one).
 
Here’s hoping for a better season in 2018 for Scottish alpine racing.

Posted Mon 10 Apr 17

Race calendar

The calendar page here on GBSKI is not limited to national seeded events or tied to any particular national setup. If you are organising competitions or other events with a reasonably wide appeal then we will certainly consider publishing them here, so please send information about those events to admin@gbski.com and we will consider them for publication in the calendar.

Posted Mon 3 Apr 17

British Children's updated programme

This is the latest programme for the British Children's Championships, taking account of changes forced upon the plans by the weather forecasts for the week.

Posted Sun 2 Apr 17

Homologated timing equipment

An updated list of homologated timing equipment for use at British calendar (seeded) races. For snow races, only currently homologated equipment can be used. For artificial slopes the rules allow two years' grace period, so equipment shown on this list as crossed out in red can continue to be used at seeded artificial slope competitions until the end of the season two years beyond the indicated expiry date. Clubs, coaches and race organisers need to be aware of these requirements. If you have any doubts or questions, talk to your assigned TD or contact admin@gbski.com for clarification.

Posted Sun 2 Apr 17

Summer 2017 race calendar v16

Latest edition of the Summer 2017 race calendar with Race Secretary addresses and various other useful items of information.

Posted Tue 28 Mar 17

Telford CN invitation

Invitation for Telford CN at Chill Factore

Posted Sat 25 Mar 17

More bulletins

British Children's Champs acceptance, and Manchester Club National invitation.

Posted Thu 23 Mar 17

Artemis BSA ISSC

Posted Wed 22 Mar 17

Scottish competitions rescheduled

Following the postponement of the  Scottish Children's Championships and Bairns' Bucket, the Children's races have been rescheduled for the 22nd and 23rd of April and the Bairns' Bucket for the 22nd April. Entries booked for the previous dates will be valid and, for new entries, the booking system will reopen on Monday 20th of March and close on Friday 14th of April.

Posted Fri 17 Mar 17

Live Timing

As Live Timing is being introduced at more competitions, changes have been made here on GBSKI to help you access the correct live timing information as easily as possible.

Wherever you see the small live icon, click on it to access the relevant live timing page. This will link either to the FIS timing setup, or to the live timing feed provided by SkiResults.co.uk.

For a list of the competitions for which live timing is available this season just visit the Live Timing page. For easy access from mobiles and tablets, just visit "gbski.com/live".

Posted Wed 15 Mar 17

Updated Penalty Calculator

Updated version of the Penalty Calculator program to correct an issue with Category Adder.

Posted Wed 15 Mar 17

British Champs acceptance bulletin

The Acceptance Bulletin for the 2017 Delancey British Alpine Ski Championships (Senior/Junior) has now been published.

Posted Tue 14 Mar 17

Landgraaf BASS invitation

Invitation Bulletin for the Snowsport England BASS race at Landgraaf.

Posted Tue 14 Mar 17

Craig Macfie Award

The annual Craig Macfie Foundation Award will be presented at the end of the British Senior Championships in Tignes on 31st March.  Click here for more details. Deadline for nominations 28th March.

Posted Mon 13 Mar 17

Inter-Schools bulletin

Latest bulletin for the Artemis British Inter School Ski Challenge including acceptance list.

Posted Mon 13 Mar 17

Glenshee cancelled

Sadly due to snow conditions the Glenshee Open races have been cancelled. Click here for further information.

Posted Fri 10 Mar 17

Gordons Open cancelled

As I am sure you are aware we are experiencing a serious lack of snow this season.

We have held on as long as we could before making the call in the hope we might get a huge snowfall but the forecast for next week is for mild conditions.

Therefore we have made the call to cancel the Gordon Skiers Open on Saturday 18th which supports the decision made by ASC and GPS to cancel their events on Sunday 19th.

We will get refunds organised for those that had made payment – we hope to have this completed by the start of the week but please bear with us.

Posted Fri 10 Mar 17

BASS list 2017.4

Technical issues with calculation of a small number of SL and GS points have now been resolved and BASS list 2017.4 has been re-published.

Posted Tue 7 Mar 17

Ambition Champs

Updated Ambition Schools Championships invitation.

Posted Tue 7 Mar 17

Scottish Masters postponed

In common with other races in the area, the Scottish Masters competition has had to be postponed. A new date will be posted as and when the snow conditions improve.

Posted Mon 6 Mar 17

Scottish Childrens postponed

After concerted efforts to try and find a safe and effective way to run the Children's Championships and Bairns Bucket on the 11th and 12th of March I'm afraid we have had to decide on a postponement. The staff at Nevis Range have, as always, been extremely helpful but are of the opinion that the only slope currently with enough snow on it is too narrow, too steep and too difficult to access. This, coupled with the fact that the forecast is for warmer weather, has given us no option but to postpone the championships until a date that will be confirmed as soon as possible. Entry fees will be refunded if the races cannot take place.

Posted Fri 3 Mar 17

CSC Hilton Coylumbridge cancelled

Further to the ongoing snow conditions and the snow loss that we have experienced over the last few weeks, I would like to confirm that this year’s race for 2017 is to be unfortunately cancelled.

This is, as I am sure you are aware, is a decision we would not like to have to make, however due to the lack of snow and also having to make the responsible decision for all participants, including based around FIS Regs, also including Health & Safety guidelines, such as a lack of snow depth, snow coverage and Piste conditions, along with giving all entrants enough advance notice, we need to ensure that we make a valued and informed decision that the race is to be cancelled.

Jules Jennings
Race Convenor
Cairngorm Ski Club

 

Posted Mon 20 Feb 17

Glenshee Open NEW DATE 19/03

New date for Glenshee Open is March 19th. Please read the bulletin for more information.

Posted Mon 6 Feb 17

Latest Guide To Helmets published

New edition of the 'informal' guide to helmets, including U10/12 age group.

Posted Mon 6 Feb 17

Updated BACR III Seeding Rules

An updated edition of the rule book for artificial slope seeding, to include a new rule 8.4 covering Category Adders for competitions with restricted entry (currently the University indoor finals and dry slope championships).

Posted Mon 6 Feb 17

Helmets for U10/12

The following statement regarding helmets for racing in the U10/12 age group has been agreed with the Board of BSS:

Ski Racing has inherent dangers, including head injury. FIS and British Rules regulate for U14 and up, stipulating EN1077 Class A helmets should be worn for DH/SG and GS, Class B helmets are permitted for SL.

For the U10/12 age groups all helmets must be EN1077 compliant, must be properly fitting with no protrusions, ridges or visors. No cameras or camera mounts may be fitted, nor any other modifications made and there should be no indications of damage. Chin guards are only permitted for slalom and hats should not be worn under the helmet.

All parents are advised to acquaint themselves with the risks of ski racing and the benefit of proper protective equipment to help them select an appropriate helmet. Noting it is a racers responsibility to ensure their equipment is fit for purpose.

Posted Fri 27 Jan 17

Invitations published for Delancey British Championships

Invitations for the Delancey British Championships, both Seniors & Juniors and U10/12/14/16, are now available for download.

Posted Tue 17 Jan 17

Updated Race Penalty Calculator

Version 2017.1 corrects an issue with accessing event files produced by early versions of SkiPro.

Posted Mon 16 Jan 17

Register now!

If you or your children are planning to compete in races this season, please ensure that your HN registration is up-to-date otherwise your results may not count for points. If you aren't sure, then by all means check with your HN, but a quick way to check is to go to the Competitors page, and use the search facility there to look for your registration number and/or name. If your Registration Year is not shown as 2017, or you don't appear in the search results at all, then it probably means we don't think you are registered.

We collect registration data from the HN databases (England, Scotland and Wales) at regular intervals but if you leave it until the last minute then there is a chance that your results won't count for points, or that you may be given the wrong seed points when the draw is done for start order.

Posted Mon 9 Jan 17

Auto-generating competition SkiPro files

To help Chiefs of Calculations with preparation of SkiPro files, a new facility to create the set of event files for a whole competition has been made available.

At the foot of each competition page you will find a button to Export to SkiPro which generates a full set of basic SkiPro event files containing Codex number, race details, event type, etc. This should save time in setting up SkiPro ready for your competition, and help avoid downstream issues with things like incorrect codex numbers or the wrong race date.

Please do try this out, and let us know how you get on. If there are any elements missing or incorrect we can easily sort them out.

Posted Fri 30 Dec 16

BASS 2017.1 re-published

Some issues were reported with the opening BASS list of the season, where some competitors were either missing from the list or had points that were higher than the closing list for 2016. These issues have now been resolved as far as we are aware, and the list republished.

If you discover any further anomalies then please contact admin@gbski.com straight away. Please note that as the HN offices are now closed for the Christmas holidays it may not be possible to resolve all issues conclusively, but we will endeavour to ensure that everyone competing in the opening races of the season get the seed points and start position that they are due. Some changes may need to be applied retrospectively once we have access to all the information.

Posted Mon 26 Dec 16

Contributing to GBSKI

The 5th edition of the guide to contributing to the online results system is available for download. This includes details about how to set your race up with the right details to ensure smooth transition when you post results, and tips on how to trouble-shoot issues when things don't go quite according to plan.

Posted Wed 21 Dec 16

Latest edition of BCR/BACR published.

The December 2016 edition of the British Competition Rules ("BCR") and its equivalent for artificial slope racing ("BACR") have now been published and are available for download from the Rules page.

Each set of rules includes a handy cover page outlining the main changes in this edition. All racers, coaches and officials should familiarise themselves with the changes for the coming season.

Posted Thu 1 Dec 16

GBSKI becomes main source for race-related information

As part of the continuing development of IT support for racing, GBSKI will take over from Britski as the official point of publication for all race-related documents. This includes all BARTS and BASS seed lists, all race invitations, bulletins, start lists and results, and the official race calendars. Britski will gradually become an archive site.

Please send any information that you would like to appear online (pretty much anything you would previously expect to appear on Britski) to publish@gbski.com.

Posted Tue 29 Nov 16

Latest British Telemark rules

November 2016 edition of the British Telemark Rules (BTR 1) including changes for the 2016-17 season.

Posted Tue 29 Nov 16

GBR TD Forum Minutes

The minutes from the GBR Alpine and Telemark TD Forum meeting held on Sunday November 6th have now been published and are available for download.

Posted Mon 21 Nov 16

Snowsport England unveils race entry system

Snowsport England today unveiled a new online race entry system. This system will be used for all Snowsport England races, and is also available for use by other race organisations. Anyone interested in using the system for their races should contact Tim Fawke or Peter Heath for details.

Posted Sat 19 Nov 16

BSA announced as sponsor for 2017 GBR Series

The British Ski Academy has today been announced as official sponsors of the GBR Alpine Series, a series of 10 races taking place at indoor and dry slopes in the UK during the spring and summer of 2017. Read the press release.

Posted Fri 11 Nov 16

Outline Alpine calendar 2017 v12

Posted Wed 9 Nov 16

Latest FIS rules

The latest updates to FIS rules and associated documents for the 2016/17 season are now available for download from our Rules page.

Posted Wed 26 Oct 16

Age groups for 2016/17 winter races

Posted Wed 12 Oct 16

Ambition GBR Outdoor Series final results

Final results for the Ambition GBR Outdoor series

Posted Mon 25 Jul 16

Ambition GBR Indoor Series final results

Final results for the Ambition GBR Indoor Series

Posted Mon 25 Jul 16

Club National Series after 11 races

Latest rankings and results for the artificial slope Club National Series.

Posted Sun 3 Jul 16

May TD Forum minutes

Minutes of the GBR Alpine & Telemark Technical Delegates Forum meeting held on Saturday May 14th 2016.

Posted Sat 2 Jul 16

SSE Dry Slope Ambassador Programme

Details about the new Snowsport England 'Dry Slope Ambassador' Programme which kicked off this year.

Posted Fri 17 Jun 16

Guide to helmets

Further amplification of the rules about helmets for racing is given in the latest Guide to Helmets document.

Posted Tue 19 Apr 16

Competitor Registrations

Home Nation registration: English Scottish Welsh

First-year competitor registration for English and Welsh U12 & U10 (year of birth 2004-2007) is FREE.

FIS Alpine registration: To take part in any FIS races (including those organised by GBR) in the 2016/2017 season, you must register with your Home Nation Governing Body as an alpine competitor for 2017 and have a Full or Limited Alpine FIS Licence for the 2016/17 season issued by British Ski and Snowboard (BSS).

Posted Tue 15 Mar 16

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