The Highland Line – Corrour Loch Ossian
On the weekend of 17-19th January 2020 fifteen IBSC members made their way into Corrour for the annual ‘legendary’ Loch Ossian Scottish Youth
Glen Affric (Strawberry Cottage) – Trip 2, 15-17 Mar 2019
Glen Affric 15-17th March 2019 One thing is certain about Scottish winters - they are unpredictable and 2018/19 seems to have been more so than
Glen Affric (Strawberry Cottage) – Trip 1, 1-3 Mar 2019
The depleted snow conditions were reflected in the number of club members who arrived at the Glen Affric car park on a calm but cloudy
Winter Skills day December 2018
Introductory winter skills with Inverness Backcountry Sports Club. December 16, 2018 nineonesix-guiding Last month I was asked by Nicola Jackson, a friend from Torridon Mountain
Inver Croft weekend 8-10 February 2019
Inver Croft weekend A suspicious forecast which varied between a storming Friday followed by 2 days of blizzards and “snow down to glen level” had
Corrour weekend trip 25th-28th January 2019
As Met Offices promises of “big snow from the west” seemed to peeter out during the week, several of IBSC Team Corrour left their kit
Glen Feshie Christmas Dinner and Ski Weekend 2018
Christmas Shenanigans Weekend 8th of December The first weekend trip of the season saw the club staying in the cosy Glen Feshie Hostel. Despite it
Trip Rating
IBSC operates a simple and subjective trip grading system. Snowsports in Scotland are weather and terrain dependant. A trip which is easy one day may
Weekend bothy ski tour – 10th March 2018
Bothy and Ben weekend, 10/11 March 2017 The forecast for the weekend was particularly grim with a promise of rain and sleet fired by 40mph
Glen Feshie Ski Tour – 4th March 2018
The Cairngorms had been battered all week but the Beast from the East finally ran out of puff in time for our gathering in Glen