New offer for members - Campsie Candles
Discover the exquisite range of hand-poured candles, wax melts and reed diffusers from Campsie Candles, crafted with love in the heart of Scotland. These luxurious candles are made using a high-quality soy wax blend and infused with premium fragrances that evoke beauty and tranquillity. Perfect for creating a warm and inviting atmosphere in your home or chalet, Campsie Candles offer a delightful sensory experience that complements the serene charm of any setting. The elegant packaging makes these candles a perfect gift for loved ones or a treat for yourself. Ideal for unwinding after a thrilling day on the slopes, these candles are the ultimate addition to your relaxation ritual.
Shell Thomas-Quaile, Ladies Ski Club Member:
"As a lover of both skiing and cozy evenings by the fire, Campsie Candles have become an essential part of my evening routine. The scents are absolutely beautiful, whether it’s the invigorating ‘Highland’ scent or the comforting ‘Chalet Log Fire,’ lighting a Campsie Candle after a long day instantly transforms my space into a haven of relaxation."
Campsie is pleased to offer an exclusive discount to LSC members details including the code to use a checkout can be found in the members area. Visit Campsie’s website here
LSC athletes included in GB Snowsport's 2024/25 Alpine squads
We are deilgithed to announce that two of our athletes, Abi Bruce and Molly Butler, have been promoted to the British Europa Cup squad for the 2024/25 season and a number of our other athletes are in the FIS squad. Full details are below:
Europa Cup squad
Abi Bruce
Molly Butler
FIS Squad
Honor Bartlett
Daisi Daniels
Alexa Elliff
Giselle Gorringe
Charlotte Holmes
Olivia Howeson
Lois Jackson
Isla Ward
Congratulations to all of you and best wishes for the 2024/25 season!
Jaz Taylor takes Overall and Sprint Telemark titles for 2023/24
LSC athlete, Jaz Taylor, secured the Telemark Overall and Sprint Crystal Globes with a series of stunning performances at World Cup Finals in Pra Loup. Second place in the Sprint and first in Parallel Sprint gave Jaz unassailable leads in both rankings in a season that has delivered a remarkable eleven World Cup podiums, including five victories. Jaz now has now been on the World Cup podium an incredible 56 times!
Congratulations Jaz from all of us at the LSC!
AICC 2024 - Gold medal for the Senior Ladies A team
Over 35 LSC members were in fabulous resort of St Moritz last week for 16th AICC competition hosted by Swiss Academic Ski Club (SAS). LSC entered 5 teams of ladies across the three age categories. A great time was had by all with some super racing, amazing free skiing, wonderful hospitality and excellent weather. Our Senior ladies A team of Marguerite Nice, Sheridan Killwick, Clare Byam-Cook and Nikki Reid won their age category for the third year running, beating off stiff competition from DHO and Kandahar. LSC member Genevieve James was also on the podium as a part of the winning parallel slalom team.
The video of our winning receiving their medals can be found here
Full results can be found on the AICC website here
Buy a hand made neck warmer to support one of our athletes Charlotte Holmes
Charlotte Holmes and her grandmother have been making neck warmers to help fund her skiing career; they cost £18 each and can be shipped to the UK or hand delivered across FIS and British races in Europe. There are 8 different designs (see below); if you would like to buy one please contact Charlotte on instagram @charlotteholmes_ski or by phone +447963326293.
- Classic Union Jack
- Pink Union Jack
- Leopard
- Zebra
- Multicolour
- Black and Grey Tartan
- Black and White Tartan
- Graffiti inspired
Success for LSC Athletes at the English Champs in Bormio
Several of our sponsored athletes competed in the English Champs and a few walked away with lots of medals. Congratulations to all but in particular those who were on the podium as follows:
Lois Jackson
GS: 1st overall and 1st Senior (International & British)
SG: 1st overall and 1st Senior (International & British)
SL: 2nd overall and 1st Senior (International & British)
Molly Butler
GS NJR : 1st overall and 1st U18 (International & British)
GS: 2nd overall and 1st U18 (International & British)
SL: 3rd overall, 2nd U18 (International & British) and 1st British U18
Charlotte Holmes
SL: 1st British U21
SL NJR: 1st British U21
GS NJR: 1st British U21
SG: 2nd British U21
Honor Bartlett
GS: 2nd U21 (International & British) and 1st British U21
Amy Stokoe
SL: 2nd British U21
Holly Tutt
SG: 3rd British U18
New member offer from trixski Ski Accessories
trixski is a niche business specialising in a collection of accessories which Make It Easy! We provide solutions to those niggling issues which really can spoil your day on the slopes; whether that’s getting your boots on/off, fastening your boots, carrying skis/poles “with no drama” (as one customer put it), preventing loss of gloves, skis, boards or mobile phones, keeping feet/ears/heads/necks warm as well as drying boots overnight for a toasty start the next morning. There’s even a recipe book for all you healthy, active people to make your own healthy energy ball no-cook snacks for a quick refuel on the slopes. For every copy sold trixski donates £3.50 to Disability Snowsports UK.
trixski are providing a discount on purchases to LSC members; details of the discount and code are available on the members area
Further details can be found at the trixski website
You can also follow Trixski2000 on Instagram or Trixski2020 on Facebook
Jaz Taylor stands at number 1 in the World Cup rankings
Congratulations to Telemarker and LSC athlete, Jaz Taylor, who has made a fantastic start to the season winning all 4 World Cup races; she came first in both sprint races in Pinzolo in December and in Carezza Dolomites this month. She also won a FIS race in early January in Thyon 4 Vallees. Full results can be found here
Kick start your off piste skills with a ladies only off piste weekend in Klosters with PT Ski - 28 Feb to 3 March 2024
PT Ski invites LSC members to join their ladies only off piste course in the fabulous resort of Klosters from 28 Feb to 3 Mar 2024.
Further details can be found here
Please contact James at info@ptski.com, or call 0207 736 5557 for more information
LSC Club Jumpers
We are excited to announce we have designed a new club jumper which is now available for members to order. It is light weight merino wool so will keep you warm whilst making you look stylish both on the slopes and for apres ski. Further details are on the members area.
LSC Awards 2023/24
The Ladies’ Ski Club committee are delighted to announce that the following athletes were successful in their applications for an award for the 2023/24 season:
Abi Bruce - Alpine
Alexa Elliff - Alpine
Amy Stokoe - Alpine
Autumn Train - Alpine
Charlie Guest - Alpine
Charlotte Holmes - Alpine
Elena Blaikie - Alpine
Giselle Gorringe - Alpine
Holly Tutt - Alpine
Honor Bartlett - Alpine
India Cairns - Freeride
Isla Ward - Alpine
Jaz Taylor - Telemark
Lois Jackson - Alpine
Molly Butler - Alpine
Congratulations to all and very best wishes for the season!
New book release - "Going Downhill A Retiree's Guide to Ski-Bumming"
One of our LSC members, Linda Fawke, has just published her latest book which is a light-hearted look at life in the Alps, in Summer and Winter, during retirement. A perfect Christmas present! You can buy the book at Amazon here
Linda will kindly donate £1 to the LSC racing fund for each book purchased by LSC members; when you have purchased your copy (or copies) please drop an email to secretary@ladiesskiclub.org advising how many copies you have bought and we will send the details to Linda for her to make her donation
LSC centenary featured in US SNOW magazine
There is an excellent article about the LSC and our centenary celebrations in the glamorous US SNOW magazine which can be accessed here. The journalist who joined us in Mürren describes the club as;
Adventurous, aristocratic, and proudly British, The Ladies’ Ski Club was the original alpine disruptor, rocking the boat in a very male-dominated sport with a decidedly can-do attitude
The article is on pages 46 to 48.
Jaz Taylor of GB Telemark launch a crowd funder to raise funds for the upcoming season
Jaz Taylor, GB’s most successful telemarker with 45 World Cup podiums to her name, and an LSC supported athlete, has launched a crowd funder in conjunction with the other GB Telemark squad members to raise funds for GB to raise funds to support the GB Telemark athletes in competition and the performance development programmes on which they depend and also to encourage more athletes to become competitive telemark skiers for the future of the sport.
British telemark skiing is one of the great snowsport success stories and currently lies fifth internationally in the FIS Telemark World Cup tour national rankings. Telemark skiing receives no UK Sport funding, as it is currently not an Olympic sport, and as amateur competitors, all British telemark skiers are self-funded and have to find the money to cover training and competition costs themselves.
Please follow this link to find out more and to donate.
British Schoolgirls' Indoor Races (BSIR) Results
The BSIR were held on Sunday 1 October 2023 at the Snozone in Mliton Keynes; over 150 athletes competed from 19 schools. South Hampstead High School A team won both the team slalom and the parallel slalom and Holly Tutt of Bedford Girls’ School was the overall winner. Full results can be found here
Ski Club of Great Britain membership discount for LSC members
The Ski Club of GB is offering LSC members a 25% discount on annual membership for a limited time to the end of November 2023. Please see the members area for details of the discount code
LSC athletes making a mark in New Zealand
A number of our LSC athletes have headed down under to get a second winter season in and there have been some fantastic results. Isla Ward came first and second in the NZ national champs slalom races and gained PBs in both. Isla is over there with team mates and fellow LSC athletes Charlotte Holmes and Honor Bartlett.
LSC centenary auction to raise funds for LSC athletes
As part of our centenary celebrations the club has very kindly been given a small number of items which we are auctioning to raise funds for our athletes. Donations include a day or half day’s skiing with some of our World Cup athletes, a painting of Flaine, a Ski Mo-Jo including personalised fitting, holiday apartment rental in Grindelwald, 2 Glyndebourne tickets with B&B accommodation, 3 night stays in a flat in Clerkenwell and a mews house in Stamford and 12 bottles of Swiss sparkling wine.
The auction is now open on line and can be accessed through the link on the members area here.
The auction will close at 10pm on Friday 22 September 2023 and highest bidders will be announced during the Centenary dinner celebrations.
Many thanks to all those individuals and organisations who have donated items for the auction.
Applications for LSC awards for 2023/24 are now open
Applications have now opened for athletes awards. Applications are open to competitors across all snow sport disciplines, however you must be an LSC member and over the age of 16 to apply. Applications will be open until 15 September 2023. Please visit the awards page for further details and the application form