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SKI CLUB NEWS
Thousands find help in Ski Club Facebook groups
Members may soon be able to access the Ski Club library from anywhere in the world, as it begins to be digitalised by De Montfort University
Access to the library going global With the Ski Club moving to a new office at the end of last year, a new home had to be found for the library; a room packed with over 100 years of snowsports history. The library was filled with books, documents and artefacts marking not only the history of the Ski Club but also the history of British skiing. The Ski Club will be partnering with De Montfort University to admit the items to Special Collections, where they will be catalogued, curated and made available for public viewing and academic use on request. The University is renowned as a leading international centre of sporting history and already houses Collections from Kodak, Special Olympics, England
Boxing and more. It has advanced chronicling technology, and the hope is the contents will be able to be viewed by anyone globally. Previously members could visit the library, however they had to book an appointment to do so; only one person visited the library within the past year and there were occasional calls. Daniel Loots, PR manager at the Ski Club, says: “We’re delighted that the archive is in the safe hands, and will be preserved for generations to come.” The official collection launch will take place on March 15 at De Montfort University with further details of the partnership to be announced on that date.
New Leaders course award in memory of CEO The Ski Club has announced an award in memory of former CEO Frank McCusker, which will offer a young person the opportunity to train and become a Ski Club Leader. The Young Leader’s Award in memory of Frank McCusker will offer a skier or snowboarder under the age of 25 a place on this year’s Ski Club Leaders Course. The award aims to encompass the values of Frank, who passed away suddenly in summer 2017. He was passionate about bringing younger people into snow sports. The recipient will join the 12-day course in the Alps in
Now in their second season, the Ski Club’s resort Facebook groups are enjoying increasing popularity – with over 4,450 current members across 36 groups. Members use them to share information or to find others to ski with. In addition to all of the Leader and ILG resorts, there are also groups for Alpe d’Huez, Courmayeur, Brenta Dolomites, Morzine and Park City. To find a resort group on Facebook, search for Ski Club of Great Britain, followed by the resort name.
New Chief Executive starts The Ski Club’s new chief executive is due to start in the Wimbledon office this month. Darren Neylon was appointed earlier this year after the tragic death of Frank McCusker, who passed away in June 2017. The Australian’s first day in the office is likely to be on March 13. When Darren spoke to Ski+board a few months ago, he said he was looking forward to sustaining the Ski Club’s ‘marvellous legacy’.
Line-S looks ahead with NUCO Travel
The award is in memory of Frank McCusker, who passed away unexpectedly in June 2017.
December 2018. The course normally costs almost £3,000, and topics covered include; leadership skills, performance on piste and off piste, navigation, avalanche safety, and snow craft. Applications will open this spring via the Ski Club website. For more information, email events@skiclub.co.uk Ski+board
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NUCO Travel, the UK’s largest student specific snowsports tour operator, will offer complimentary Line-S membership to all future students groups. With a Line-S membership, students get selected Ski Club benefits, including access to the Leader service and Ski Club discounts. Students can also purchase membership to Line-S individually for £20. For more information on Line-S, head to line-s.co.uk