News and Upcoming Events!
Congratulations!
Photograph: Paul Hanna/Reuters
We are extremely proud of Millie Knight & Brett Wild in all that they have achieved in Pyeongchang, winning 2 silver medals! Millie is an inspiration to many people, and Brett, our own home grown racer, plays a very important part in preparing Millie for her competitions. Brett learned to ski at the Club with his brother Matt when their dad Oscar became the manager at Glasgow Ski Centre, nearly 20 years ago.
When you next visit the centre look out for Millie & Brett’s 4 gold medals from the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup 2017, which are on display in the foyer.
Olympic Taster Sessions and Workshops!
Have you been inspired by the Olympics? We are looking to introduce the next Olympic hopefuls to snowsports! Whether it’s skiing or snowboarding, freestyle or racing, we have a taster session for you!
Ski and Snowboard Taster Sessions
Have a go and see if this is the sport for you! We will be running taster lessons on Tuesday evenings for the month of March, from 6.30pm – 9.00pm. The lessons will run for 45 minutes and cost £10 for members & £15 non-members.
Our experienced staff will introduce you to these amazing sports in a safe & enjoyable way.
Taster lessons are aimed at beginners.
Freestyle Intro Workshop
Come down and join in our Introductory workshops and experience the buzz of freestyle; rails, ramps, jumps & quarter pipe.
Sessions will be delivered by our own freestylers Jimmy Fitzpatrick & Jamie Fergus and they will cover the following – Skiing switch, flat-land skills, big air, boxes & rails. The sessions are aimed at anyone who is a strong advanced skier, of any age.
· Dates – Wednesday 28th Feb 6.30pm – 8.30pm and Thursday 8th March 7.00pm – 9.00pm
· Costs – £10 each members & £20 each non-members
Introduction to Racing Workshop
Some of our very experienced coaches, Mark Vinter, Viki Williams & Scott Dallas will be running introductory workshops to Racing. These sessions will run in the month of March and kids will be introduced to the skills required for Alpine Ski Racing.
The sessions will include an introduction to skiing gates, using the start gates and timed runs. Lots of fun and enough of a taster to see if this is the element of winter sports that interests you.
Dates -Tuesday 6th, 13th & 20th March
· Wednesday 7th, 14th & 21st March
· Times – Tuesday 6.30 – 8.00pm
· Times – Wednesday 6.00 – 7.30pm
· Costs – £10 members
· Costs – £20 non-members
Race Trainees selected to Represent Scotland
We are delighted that 10 of our dedicated Glasgow Ski Racing trainees have been chosen to represent Scotland at the Worlds Schools Competition in 2018. Congratulations to the following racers for their success!
Robbie Anderson (U16s team)
Jonathon Marshall (U16s team)
Christopher McLew (U18s team)
Holly McKey (U16s team)
Victoria McKinley (U18s team)
Ross Nesbitt (U16s reserve)
Shona Rankin (U16s team)
Iona Ross (U16s team)
Isla Ward (U14s team)
Scott Wylie (U18s team)
Glasgow Ski and Snowboard Centre gets a little greener!
We are delighted to announce the fitting of a new sensor to our main poma tow. When not in use, the tow will automatically stop running when not in use, but as soon as someone approaches to take a poma, it will start running automatically. This will save electricity, thus reducing our impact on the environment, as well as stopping customers from having to wait to have the tow turned on. Win win!
