Ski Instructor Training in Queenstown New Zealand - Summer 2023

One of our members, Emily Pocock, runs a ski instructor training business, Alpine Academy. Emily is a fully qualified Ski Instructor and BASI Examiner who splits her time between Verbier and Queenstown chasing winters!  Alpine Academy are offering a 9-week Level 1 & 2 Ski Instructor Course from 2 July to 1 September 2023 in Queenstown. This course is an incredible opportunity; it will improve your skiing, allow you to explore and live in New Zealand, gain a Ski Instructor qualification and obtain work experience. Further details can be found on the flyer and on their website

Entries are now open for British Schoolgirls' Indoor Races

Entries are now open for the British Schoolgirls’ Indoor Races which will be held on Sunday 1 October 2023 at the Snozone in Milton Keynes. Entries will remain open until 31 July 2023 or when we have reached capacity if that is earlier. Please note your entry will only be confirmed once full payment has been made. Please visit to British Schoolgirls’ Indoor Races page here to submit your application.

LSC athletes selected for British Alpine Squad for 2023/24

Summer might not have even started but GB Snowsports has already announced their Alpine Squads for next winter. We are delighted that 11 of our athletes have been selected for the squads as follows:

World Cup SQUAD

  • Charlie Guest

FIS SQUAD

  • HONOR BARTLETT

  • CANDICE BOMBERG

  • ABI BRUCE

  • Molly Butler

  • DAISI DANIELS

  • ALEXA ELLIFF

  • GISELLE GORRINGE

  • CHARLOTTE HOLMES

  • LOIS JACKSON

  • ISLA WARD

Congratulations from us all and very best wishes for your training over the summer

Zermatt to Verbier ski touring challenge to raise funds for The Intensive Care Society

Members are invited to join The Intensive Care Society, a charity which supports intensive care staff across the country, in its 4 day Zermatt to Verbier challenge in March 2024. The costs of the challenge have been paid for by the lead sponsor, but each participant will be required to raise £5,000.

Further details can be found on The Intensive Care Society website here and on the attached flyer

Jaz Taylor on the Telemark World Champtionships Podium

Jaz Taylor, one of our LSC athletes, had a fantastic performance at the World Championships in Mürren in March, getting a silver medal in the parallel sprint and a bronze medal in the Classic, giving her her most successful World Championships to date.

Congratulations Jaz from all of us at the LSC!

LSC Success at the 15th AICC in Cortina D'ampezzo

Over 35 LSC members visited Cortina last week for the 15th Amateur Inter Club Championships. LSC entered 5 teams across the different age bands. The LSC Over 60s team of Gayle Parsons, Marguerite Nice, Nikki Reed and Sheridan Killwick came first in their category. Sheridan Killwick was also the overall winner for the Ladies Over 60 category. Whist she was racing for Kandahar, LSC member Anna Griffin came first in the Ladies 45 to 59 category. Congratulations to you all!

A great time was had by all with some great skiing, good racing and wonderful hospitality from our hosts, the SC18 club!

LSC in the news

Our centenary celebrations not only featured on Ski Sunday (see 22 Jan 2023 edition on iplayer), but they were also reported on in press - the Daily Express in the UK and the Swiss Berner Oberländer news paper, which included a photo on the front page.

The link to the Daily Express article is here or you can view a photo of the page here

For those who prefer to read German, the front page of the Berner Oberländer is here and the main story is here

Ski Club of Great Britain has also included an article in their latest Snow & Board magazine

LSC athletes on the World Cup podiums

There were great performances from two LSC athletes this weekend

  • Kirsty Muir was second in the Freeski Slopestyle competition at the Mammoth Mountain Freestyle World Cup

  • In Telemark, Jaz Taylor took third place in the second of two World Cup Sprint races in Les Contamines-Montjoie for her first podium of the season

Well done both on amazing performances!

Listen to the Centenary message from the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Equality

We were joined at our centenary celebrations by 6 members of the Skade ski club, a Norwegian ski club which was established in 1889 in protest that the other ski club would not accept women! Skade is the oldest ski club for women in the world (LSC is the oldest women’s alpine ski club). The Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality kiindly recorded the attached message for us

LSC's Centenary Reception - Monday 23 January 2023

70 guests joined the LSC in celebrating its 100th birthday at its birth place, The Palace Hotel in Mürren. Guests included The Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General from the British Embassy in Berne, friends from Kandahar Ski Club, Down Hill Only Club and Ski Club of GB, representatives from the Mürren Tourist Office and the Schilthornbahn, friends and residents from Mürren, Wengen, Grindelwald and the wider Jungfrau region and many members and their guests. The event was sponsored by Mürren Tourismus, Kandahar Ski Club and Ski Mo-Jo.

LSC 1920's Costumed Race 23 January 2023 in Mürren

As part of our Centenary Celebrations the LSC ran a 1920’s costumed race on the club’s birthday. Both competitors and spectators dressed up and lots of fun was had by all. The winner of the race was Emma Hinde and in joint second place were Barbara Hoppeler and Adrienne Kirk.

There was a prize for the best costume which was won by Katrina Clayton who was in a stunning outfit!

Adrienne Kirk, Emma Hinde (winner) and Barbara Hoppeler

Katrina Clayton - winner of the best outfit

Other pictures of the event are below:

LSC in the news

We are getting some wonderful publicity in the run up to the LSC’s 100th birthday on 23 January 2023. Please follow the links below to read the articles:

One of our new members, Catherine Bellsham-Revell, wrote a wonderful article for our Bulletin which has been reproduced in In the Snow magazine

We also had a mention in January’s edition of Country Life

And Planet Ski have picked up that it is our 100th anniversary

New member benefits

We are delighted to announce that we are working with two new partners who are providing discounted rates for LSC members:

Powderhound

Powderhound was founded by British artist and photographer Natasha Durlacher in 2018. After many years of skiing and photographing life in the Alps, Natasha wanted to turn her memories of mountain life into contemporary designs that would remind people of their mountain adventures. With a lifetime of creative experience in the world of art and design Natasha set about creating the Powderhound homeware, lifestyle collections. Whether you're a skier, snowboarder, walker or simply someone who loves being in the mountains, Natasha's designs celebrate the snow and capture the beauty of alpine life, each beautifully crafted piece will remind you of happy times in the mountains. 

Snow Clothing Hire

Snow Clothing Hire offers performance ski wear hire delivering nationwide. From fun retro & animal onesies to performance outerwear bundles for kids & adults. Snow Clothing Hire is on a mission to make sport & activities more accessible, affordable and sustainable.

Please visit the members page for further details of these and other offers exclusive to LSC members

LSC Awards 2022/23

The Ladies’ Ski Club committee are delighted to announce that the following athletes were successful in their applications for an award for the 2022/23 season:

  • Abi Bruce - Alpine

  • Alex Tilley - Alpine

  • Alexa Elliff - Alpine

  • Amy Stokoe - Alpine

  • Candice Bomberg - Alpine

  • Charlie Guest - Alpine

  • Charlotte Holmes - Alpine

  • Daisi Daniels - Alpine

  • Darcie Mead - Alpine

  • Emma Peters - Skicross

  • Giselle Gorringe - Alpine

  • Grace Harrison - Alpine and Skicross

  • Holly McKey - Alpine

  • Honor Bartlett - Alpine

  • Isla Ward - Alpine

  • Jaz Taylor - Telemark

  • Jessica Anderson - Alpine

  • Kirsty Muir - Freestyle

  • Lois Jackson - Alpine

  • Lucy Jackman - Alpine

  • Maisie Potter - Snowboardcross

  • Molly Butler - Alpine

Congratulations to all and very best wishes for the season!

Do you need new ski boots for the 2022/23 season?

We are excited to announce that we have a new partner, Solutions 4 Feet, who are offering Ladies’ Ski Club members a discount on all full price products. They also have some special athlete deals available for the racers in the club. Solutions 4 Feet deliver fitting solutions to all levels of skier.

Please visit the members area for more details. Solutions 4 Feet are based in Bicester and you can visit their website here.