Alex, one of LSC sponsored athletes, came in 13th at the weekend at the traditional season opener in Solden, equalling her previous career best. Read GB Snowsport’s report here.
Well done from all of us at the LSC
Do your skis need upgrading?
Ski Bartlett, one of LSC’s partners and sponsors of the British Schoolgirls’ Races and AICC Races, have good stocks of new “old season” superG and long GS skis which would be perfect for the Inferno or the AICC SuperG….
Look at their website for further details and please let them know you are a member of the Ladies’ Ski Club if you visit or buy anything. Ski Barlett offer a discount to LSC members - please look the members area for more details
New benefit for LSC members - Piste Pro
The Ladies’ Ski Club have partnered with a new and very comprehensive forecasting tool, Piste Pro, a snow forecast website that is easy to understand and gives all the information you'll need when out in the mountains. It's free to use on a daily basis, with a small charge for a 7 day detailed forecast; LSC members can obtain a discount code which gives members free access. Take a look at their website https://pistepro.com or see full details on the Members Area of our website.
Special offers for LSC members
As we all look forward to the forthcoming ski season, why not treat yourself to some gorgeous new ski gear at very favourable prices.
PANDA Optics, a leading UK sports eyewear brand, are offering us a discount on all items including sale items on their website. They have some ttruly stunning goggles and sunglasses, some of which have a very nifty magnetic 'snap on' visor for low light conditions. Please visit our members area for more details and discount codes
Isobaa, the merino wool clothing manufacturer is offering us a whopping 50% discount on all full price items for a very limited period, until Sunday 26 September 2021. Please visit our members area for more details and discount codes
BSIR races 12 September 2021
LSC ran a very successful British Schoolgirls Indoor Race event at Milton Keynes Snozone on Sunday 12 Sept. Only the second time we have run this indoor event, it provides a good ‘dry run’ for girls hoping to participate in the British Schoolgirls Races in Flaine in January, allowing schools to see the girls in action and to make their team selections.
Despite a number of schools and racers having to drop out at the last minute because of Covid, we had 120 girls taking part from 14 schools.
We congratulate all participants, particularly those who had never previously raced, and we hope they enjoyed the experience enough to do more in the future.
OVERALL WINNERS:
Our winners, who really excelled on the day and should be so proud of themselves, were:
Holly Tutt, from Bedford Girls School, overall individual winner and winner of the U16s class.
Stafford Grammar School, overall winning team
New Hall School, winners of the Parallel Slalom event
U19 INDIVIDUAL WINNERS:
1st Ella Weeks Guildford High School
2nd Sophie Hughes New Hall School
3rd Alexandra Hewitt Cheltenham Ladies College
U16 INDIVIDUAL WINNERS:
1st Holly Tutt Bedford Girls School
2nd Elena Blaikie Stafford Grammar School
3rd Hannah Sassower South Hampstead High School
U14 INDIVIDUAL WINNERS:
1st Georgia Blaikie Stafford Grammar School
2nd Madeleine Welsh Ipswich High School
3rd Cassandre Peters St Albans High School
Click on the link for the full results table:
https://gbski.com/competition.php?ID=921
LSC members selected for the GB Freestyle, Freeski and Snowboard Squads
We are excited to announce that three of our members have been selected the GB squads as follows:
Emma Peters: Ski Cross – World Cup Squad
Kirsty Muir: Freeski – A Squad:
Maisie Potter: Snowboard Cross – World Cup Squad
Congratulations to them all and very best wishes for the upcoming 2021/22 season!
Read Millie Knight's latest blog
Please follow this link to read the latest update of one or our Paralympic athletes, Millie Knight
LSC Awards for 2021/22 Season - Applications are now open
LSC provides awards to young deserving British female competitors in snow sports; awards are made across all disciplines including alpine, ski cross, telemark and disabled skiers. Awards are generally for sums of between £150 and £2,000, but this can be varied. Individuals must submit an application to the LSC for consideration by the Board.
Award applications for the 2021/22 season will remain open until 30 September 2021 - please follow this link for further details and the application form
Entries are open for the 2021 British Schoolgirls' Indoor Races - Sunday 12 September 2021
Entries are now open for school teams to enter the 2021 British Schoolgirls’ Indoor Races on Sunday 12 September 2021 at the Snozone in Milton Keynes. Entries will remain open until the earlier of 31 July 2021 or when we have reached full capacity. Further details are available on the flyer here. Follow this link to the BSIR page and application form.
LSC Members Selected for GB Alpine Squads for 2021/22
The 2020/21 season may have only just finished but our LSC racers are already thinking about next year with several of them selected for the GB Snowsport Alpine squads. After such a strange season and with the Winter Olympics coming up, 2021/22 should be exciting!
The following LSC athletes have been selected for the Alpine Squads:
WORLD CUP SQUAD
Charlie Guest, Alex Tilley
FIS SQUAD
Jess Anderson, Abi Bruce, Daisi Daniels, Sophie Foster, Giselle Gorringe, Lois Jackson, Darcie Mead, Isla Ward, Sarah Woodward
Congratulations and best wishes for next season from all of us at LSC!
Kirsty Muir wins World Cup Silver medal
One of our new athletes, 16 year old Kirsty Muir, picked up her first World Cup medal last week coming second in the freeski slopestyle at Aspen’s Buttermilk Mountain - an amazing achievement as it was only her 4th World Cup competition and she was the youngest competitor
Congratulations Kirsty from all of us at the LSC!
Read more about Kirsty here and about all the other LSC supported athletes in the athletes page
New member benefits
We are delighted to announce a number of new LSC partners who are offering benefits for LSC members; these include discounts on personal training from Peak Fitness, luxury merino wool clothing from Isobaa and home delivered ice cream sandwiches from Hazels Cremerie. Please log in to the members area for more details.
13 years of the AICC courtesy of MPI Brokers
Had it not been postponed by a year, the 14th AICC should have been underway in Wengen this week. MPI Brokers, one of the principal long term sponsors of AICC and a valued partner of the Ladies’ Ski Club, has put together a collage of the first 13 years of the AICC.
Follow this link to watch the video
The 14th AICC will be held in Wengen from 10th - 12th March - more details can be found here
Charlie Guest interviewed by Snow + Rock for International Women's Day
To honour International Women’s Day and the female athletes blazing a trail in their sports right now, Snow + Rock spoke to one of the LSC athletes, Charlie Guest, about her experiences as a woman in snowsport.
Read the full interview here
LSC Athlete Kirsty Muir selected for GB team at World Championships
Kirsty Muir has been selected to represent GB in the Freeski – Slopestyle & Big Air category at the 2021 FIS Freeski and Freestyle Snowboard World Championships in Aspen, USA from 10 March to 16 March.
Best of luck Kirsty from all of us at the LSC.
For further details please go to the GB Snowsport website
With one year to go to the next Winter Olympics, hear about Charlie Guest’s preparations for her journey to represent GB at Beijing in 2022
Charlie Guest, one of the LSC sponsored athletes, has produced a video in conjunction with GB Snowsport outlining her preparations towards qualifying for the next Winter Olympics. Click here to watch it
Jaz Taylor on the podium
Jaz Taylor, one of the LSC sponsored athletes, came second yesterday in the Women’s Classic race at the FIS Telemark World Cup in Bad Hindelang/Oberjoch in Germany. This takes Jaz to 33 World Cup Podiums; an amazing achievement!
Congratulations Jaz from all of us at the LSC.
Click here to read all about the LSC sponsored athletes, including details of their guilty pleasure, favourite work out songs and what they miss when they are away from home….
Click here to see Jaz’s clips of skiing - a nice virtual escape for all of us who can't get to the mountains at the moment…
Millie Knight is competing this week in the Para World Cup
Millie is one of the Para Alpine Skiers and we excited that she is Veysonnaz this week for the first event of the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup Season. Inside the Games describes Millie as a “strong contender in the women’s visually impaired races….” Best of luck Millie for these races and the rest of the season from all of us at the LSC!
Read Millie’s latest news here.
Ladies' Ski Club Awards - 2020/21
The Commttee of the Ladies’ Ski Club are delighted to announce that the following athletes are recipients of LSC* awards for this season:
Jaz Taylor
Charlie Guest - Penny Mabey award **
Alex Tilley - Penny Mabey award **
Millie Knight
Kirsty Muir
Emma Peters
Masie Potter
Jess Anderson
Abi Bruce
Jazmine Butcher
Olivia Foster
Sophi Foster
Giselle Gorringe
Lucy Jackman
Lois Jackson
Darcie Mead
Isla Ward
Sarah Woodward
Please follow this link to see Charlie Guest’s thank you video.
Congratulations to all the girls and very best wishes for the 2020/21 season
*Awards either funded by the Ladies’ Ski Club or by other organisations but for which the Ladies’ Ski Club nominates the recipient
**The recipient of the Penny Mabey award is nominated by the Ladies’ Ski Club; the award is provided by the Skiers Trust of Great Britain
LSC member benefits
We are delighted to announce a number of new member benefits and discounts for LSC members; please visit the members area of the website for further details
