Intro to telemark day – 22nd February 2015
By Martyn Crawshaw. A short video from the Club event held at Nevis Range. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHHOJl2UfQo
By Martyn Crawshaw. A short video from the Club event held at Nevis Range. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHHOJl2UfQo
By Andy Ince. The Club Igloo Camping weekend was held this year in Glen Affric and I was totally amazed that weather and snow conditions
A large group assembled at Àite Cruinnichidh (the gathering place) in Glen Spean on a snowy and wintery evening. Spirits were high and everyone looking
By Derek Knox. While the main party went to Corrour a splinter group decided to park at Laggan Dam (had to dig our way into
By Helen Rennie. This was to be a ‘Member’s Choice’ trip, but nobody sent in any suggestions, so by Friday evening, with no news of
IBSC is all about trips out in the hills by ski or board. It's best to think of this Club as a mountaineering Club by
A group headed out from the Aberarder car park near Creag Meagaidh and went up Càrn Liath. This is what happened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaZzgqweoGQ Also at http://vimeo.com/117604436
You must be able to ski or board to come on Club trips, events and outings. We say this for everyones' safety and to avoid the situation of someone arriving at the top of a slope without the ability to descend it in control. The Club does not provide ski instruction.
IBSC trips are not guided or led by instructors. Each participant is responsible for their own safety and we all look after ourselves. That said, we pool skills and resources so that those new to back country action are able to come out with the support of those more experienced. Club trips are 'group efforts' and obviously we look out for each other. However, given how quickly you can get places on skis and how fast the weather can change being able to look after yourself if you get misplaced on the hill is very important.
By Kev Neal. After one of the worst spells of Scottish weather (10 days I think) - affectionately called conditions forming weather , or weather
By Simon Jacyna. For the first trip of the new year, 15 or so members, many new to the club, assembled in the dark at the Tesco