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Fern Cates appointed Nordic Committee Chair
Snowsport England is pleased to announce that Fern Cates has been appointed as the Chair for the Nordic Committee. Fern is joining a newly-reformed structure of our committees, aiming to help us deliver our vision, launched in 2019, to “Inspire participation in Snowsport at every level”. Fern comes into the Nordic Committee Chair role with […]
BASS Races 2020 – 2021 season
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.Updated Government Travel Restrictions
The Government has adjusted their guidelines regarding travel and we are in turn passing on this information to the our Snowsport England membership so you are fully aware.
Brexit Statement
What does Brexit currently mean for our Members who are UK Citizens In order to clarify how those involved in the UK Snowsports industry may be impacted by the terms of the new Trade & Cooperation Agreement, BASI and the Home Nations Governing Bodies of Snowsports England, Snowsports Scotland and Snowsports Wales have teamed up […]
TD Forum and Home Nations Statement
The TD Forum and the Home Nations met on the 18 Jan to review the situation with regards to 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 […]Government Travel Restrictions
As the governing body for Snowsports, our primary concern at this time is the health and welfare of our entire Snowsport community. We support the Government imposed guidelines and legislation to reduce the spread of the virus in the hope that this will allow us to return to our sport as soon as safely possible.
Dave Ryding: British alpine skier wins World Cup slalom bronze
Britain’s Dave Ryding won the third World Cup medal of his career with slalom bronze in Adelboden last weekend. The three-time Winter Olympian, 34, finished 0.15 seconds behind Austrian winner Marco Schwarz, with Germany’s Linus Strasser taking silver. It is Ryding’s first podium since winning parallel slalom silver in 2019. He first won slalom silver […]
Virtual Club Drop-in Session
Snowsport England will be hosting a virtual drop-in session for clubs on Wednesday, 20 January to support the grassroots sport and its network as best as possible in the current circumstances. The session is accessible to club representatives, coaches, parents and members. We recognise the impact of the third national lockdown on clubs, coaches and […]
Travel Restrictions
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS We have recently been receiving an increasing number of enquiries about travelling abroad for training purposes or to compete. We have created this document to help provide further information as well as useful signposting. The Government’s current stance in England is that you must not leave home, including to travel abroad, unless you […]UPDATE: New Nationwide Restrictions
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on January 4th, new national lockdown restrictions have been introduced across England. Snowsport England can regrettably confirm that all indoor and outdoor snowsport facilities will need to close. You should follow this guidance immediately. The law will be updated to reflect these new rules. More information about what is and […]2021/22 Alpine Pathway Programme Announcement
The Home Nations Snowsports Governing Bodies and GB Snowsport is pleased to formally announce two Alpine Pathway Programmes that will be available for UK athletes to be part of next winter. Registration forms and entry criteria guidance will be sent out later this month, inviting athletes to apply to be selected into GB Alpine Pathway […]COVID-19 UPDATE
Following the Government announcement on Saturday 19th introducing new Tier 4 to parts of England from 00:01 on 20th December, Sport England have now developed an infographic document to reflect Tier 4 restrictions. This can be found within their Autumn and Winter toolkit. Sport England have also updated their FAQ page to reflect the new guidance […]Covid -19 Update
We have published an updated Tier Table detailing what Snowsport activity can take place under each of the four tiers of restrictions, providing information for outdoor Snowsport, indoor Snowsport, facilities and travel. We have included the details we know about, but please note we are still awaiting some clarification on a few points. We will update the table over the coming days.
English Alpine championships statement
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 […]Concussion
The TD Forum continually reviews its position and rules with regard 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 […]