Club Membership & Organisation Affiliation

Connect your club or organisation to Snowsport Scotland to both support the sport and receive a range of services and benefits to help you keep our sport safe and sustainable.

Why Join?

Snowsport Scotland is a not-for-profit membership organisation and the voice of Scotland’s skiers and snowboarders.

We work hard to develop snowsports on behalf of the whole community, collaborating with clubs and facilities to increase grass roots participation, deliver an effective snowsports workforce, and provide accessible performance pathways for the Alpine Racing, Park & Pipe, Cross Country and Para Snowsports disciplines.

All Scottish clubs, associations, and organisations servicing and supporting the snowsports sector are invited to join or affiliate with Snowsport Scotland.

In doing so they bring much needed funds to the sport and become eligible for a range of benefits from funding and insurances, through to courses and help with governance items such as safeguarding, UKAD compliance and PVG’s.

To find out more about how and why to join or renew your club membership or organisation affiliation with Snowsport Scotland, select the appropriate section below.

CLUB OR ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

Applicable to: Formally constituted not-for-profit Clubs, Associations and organisations set up as CIC's, SCIO's.

Membership Fee: £50 admin fee plus £4 per individual Club Member, Committee Member, Coach, Official or Volunteer.

Membership Year: 1 Sept - 31 Aug

See benefits below which includes full public liability insurance cover for member clubs and associations.

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    • £5 million Directors and Officers Liability Insurance

    • £10 million Public Liability Insurance

    • £10 million Product Liability Insurance

    • Scottish Mountain uplift discounts for individual members (*Subject to Terms and Conditions at each snow centre, does not include Cairngorm Mountain)

    • Retail Discounts (Subject to conditions from retailers) - where club members subscribe directly OR where clubs send lists of members

    • PVG Processing - if requested

    • Free training for Child Wellbeing and Protection Officers - CWPO Course Only

    • Funding for coach development (John Hynes Fund) - subject to application approval

    • Funding for event equipment (Special Members Fund) - subject to application approval

    • SSS Newsletters - where club members subscribe directly OR where clubs send lists of members

    • Invitations to Snowsport Scotland member meetings and conferences

    • Support with organisational governance and development

    • Support with Participation Development

    • Free event officials training

    • Event equipment hire from SSS - Admin fee applies

    • Support with Child Wellbeing and Protection governance and compliance

    • Inclusion in SSS newsletters and promotion of club snowsports events

    • Support with developing coaching programmes

    • Free access to the SSS online training course library

    • Self Serve Carbon Footprint calculator

    • Access to Sports Governance templates

    • Signposting and support with grant funding

    • Access to Sports Governance templates

    • Listing on SSS Club/Facility finder webpage

    • Vote at SSS AGM

ACADEMY AFFILIATION

Applicable to: Snowsports Academies delivering residential coaching camps and programmes in the UK and abroad.

Affiliation Fee: £250

Affiliation Year: 1 Sept - 31 Aug

See benefits below.

Please note, the Snowsport Scotland public liability insurance cover does not extend to affiliated academies.

    • Listing and Logo on the SSS website.

    • Access to a range of sports governance templates.

    • Access to the SSS online training course library.

    • SSS support with promotion of your events and activities.

    • Inclusion in monthly newsletters

ORGANISATION AFFILIATION

Applicable to: Organisations including facilities, ski schools, training/event organisations and retailers looking to connect with Snowsport Scotland and support the sport.

Affiliation Fee: £50

Membership Year: 1 Sept - 31 Aug

See benefits below.

Please note, the Snowsport Scotland public liability insurance cover does not extend to affiliated organisations.

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    • Listing on SSS Affiliated Organisations webpage

    • Inclusion in SSS newsletters and promotion of club snowsports events

    • Free access to the SSS online training course library

    • Self Serve Carbon Footprint calculator

    • Access to Sports Governance templates

    • SSS Newsletters

    • Vote at SSS AGM