Throughout our history, supporting young racers has been an integral part of the SSC's activities.

We are proud that so many of our members have gained great personal development and some have gone on to achieve success in Alpine skiing & further afield with the benefit of that support. It is not a coincidence that a significant proportion of the British national and Olympic ski teams over the last 50 years have been SSC members.

Due to the changing conditions and the expense of training, it is becoming increasingly difficult for our talented young skiers to finance their time on snow and, if this trend continues, it will inevitably lead to less racing activity and less success.

To combat this, the SSC runs a bursary program through its charitable arm, the Scottish Ski Training Trust (SSTT). After a hugely successful three years in partnership with Alpine Training Centre SCIO, the SSC is fundraising to support young athletes going forward by offering bursary-subsidised places on its own Alpine training and racing camps.

Objective

The objective is to support our talented, young club members to improve their racing skills through attending ski race camps in Europe. The SSC's camps provide training opportunities based around school holidays, and follows the British racing calendar, giving youngsters the chance to compete against their peers on the national stage and putting them in the view of national team selectors.

It's no secret that there can be significant costs involved in alpine skiing participation, and it is the SSC's aim to remove those financial barriers to make ski racing more accessible to the wider population and to support our local talent.