Events
Grants for Ski Mountaineering
The Alpine Ski Club Training Award is aimed at providing help with training and improving mountain safety. These training awards are for members of The Alpine Ski Club only – either Aspirant or Ordinary members.
The aim is to help members develop or refresh their ski touring and mountaineering skills, be confident in travelling through the mountains in winter and be strong, independent ski mountaineers who will be welcome members of any ski touring team.
The Memorial Adventure Fund is available to support adventurous explorations on skis, which the committee considers are worthy of support. Recent grants have gone to expeditions in remote regions, as well as scientific projects.
The fund is open to all ski mountaineers.
Safety
The club has a long history of promoting safety in the mountains. Visit our safety pages to help you keep safe in the mountains.
Learn how to assess avalanche risks in the terrain you are travelling through.
Learn the art of defensive mountaineering, which starts when planning your trip. When you are out on the hill, keep asking questions with the whole team about the conditions you encounter - the weather, the snowpack, the terrain, and not forgetting the group .
Develop the skills of how to make the right decisions. Have you got a checklist that helps to understand the risk factors and make meaningful risk assessments.
And if things go badly, are you prepared? In most cases, you are the rescue team! Learn the essential skills from the search and rescue videos.