The Ladies’ Ski Club (LSC) Awards

LSC provides awards to young deserving British competitors in snow sports; awards are made across all disciplines including alpine, ski cross, telemark, snowboarding, freestyle, aerials and para snow sports. The awards are made from either the Club’s general funds or other specific funds, including the Penny Mabey Fund. The Penny Mabey Fund was established in 1990 to support up and coming young British female competitors who wish to fulfil their dream to compete in the British Olympic team and who show exceptional commitment and drive to become international snow sports competitors.

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Diston Sport for the 2024/25 awards; Diston Sport make cut-resistant garments certified by FIS which provide exceptional protection and reduce the risk of lacerations. Each of the award winners will receive a pair of Diston sport leggings in addition to their financial award. Please include your size on the application form - the size chart can be found here.

Click here to hear how one our most successful Snowsport athletes, Chemmy Alcott, felt when she received an LSC award and click here to hear from one of our 2020/21 recipients, Charlie Guest.

Individuals must submit an application to the LSC for consideration by the Board.

Awards are generally for sums of between £150 and £2,000, but this can be varied at the Board’s discretion.

APPLICATIONS FOR AWARDS FOR THE 2024/25 ARE now closeD

Eligibility

To be eligible applicants must meet all the criteria below:

Participate in a recognised snow sport
Be a member of LSC
Be a British National
Be over the age of 16

If you would like to apply for an award but are not currently a member of the LSC, you should apply for membership first. Once you have lodged your membership application you may complete your award application immediately; there is no need to wait to receive confirmation of your membership. Click here to complete the ordinary MEMBERSHIP application form

AWARD Applications

Applications must be made on line using the form on the LSC website.
Applications will only be taken during the application period, which runs from 1 August to 15 September each year. Applications received outside of the application period will not be considered.
The LSC Board reserves the right to request a referee’s report to support individual applications, for example from the individual’s coach; the referee must not be related to the applicant.
The LSC Board will review all applications and assess them on a number of criteria; the Board’s decision will be final and appeals will not be considered.
The LSC Board will determine which funds will be used to fund the award; there is no requirement for applicants to specify the fund in their application.
All successful applicants will be advised of their success by 30 November.

Requirements for recipients

In order to claim their award, the successful athlete must provide invoices for expenses they have incurred to at least the value of their award. Expenses must have been incurred during the ski season in which the award was made and invoices must be provided to the LSC Treasurer by 30 April. Eligible expenses include licence fees, equipment, travel, coaching costs and accommodation while competing.

All recipients of an award will be asked to provide an end of season report on their progress. The LSC may use any material provided as part of this, including photographic material, to assist in promoting the club and its athletes. Recipients will also be asked to promote LSC on their social media pages.

All recipients of awards are expected to remain as a member of the LSC for a period of at least 3 years after the receipt of the award.

Please click the box below to complete your application

IMPORTANT NOTE: We will send a confirmation to the email address you have included in your application to confirm receipt of your award application within 5 days of receiving your application; this email will come from secretary.ladiesskiclub@gmail.com If you have not received a confirmation email within 5 days please get in touch at secretary@ladiesskiclub.org