nineteenth Could 2026
The Ski Membership of Nice Britain has appointed Katy Ellis as its new Common Supervisor, following the departure of James Gambrill, who has led the organisation since 2021. The Membership faces difficult occasions in a altering snowsports world. NEW
James Gambrill is returning to a full-time position with Mountain Commerce Community (MTN) and the Snow Present London forward of its 2026 occasion on October 17–18.
He’s broadly deemed to have put the Ski Membership again on observe after some years of drifting and decline earlier than his arrival.
Ellis, previously Head of Holidays on the membership, has overseen the Ski Membership’s Freshtracks vacation programme since 2022 and has held a lot of senior roles inside the organisation over the previous 20 years.
The position stories on to the Membership Chair and council members, elected on the membership’s AGM in November.
Based in 1903 at London’s Café Royal, the not-for-profit organisation has performed a big position within the improvement of each British and worldwide snowsports for greater than 120 years.
The membership has greater than 12,000 members, a lot of whom ski on Freshtracks holidays all through the winter season or be a part of the membership’s resort reps based mostly throughout 23 locations within the Alps and North America.
“It’s an honour to steer the Ski Membership at such an thrilling time for the organisation,” stated Katy Ellis.
“We proceed to see robust progress in our Freshtracks holidays programme in over 60 ski resorts and throughout 6 completely different classes together with on piste, all mountain, off piste, ski touring, weekend and bucket checklist experiences.
“Our group continues to develop too, with a passionate mixture of full and part-time workers, alongside an growing variety of resort reps who full our complete 10-day coaching course every December.
“We now have numerous thrilling plans for the longer term and I’m trying ahead to constructing on the robust place the membership is in at this time.”
Ellis faces the persevering with and fixed challenges for the Ski Membership of Nice Britain – protecting it related in a quickly altering snowsports world whereas attracting new & youthful members.
The Membership’s funds additionally must be on agency foundations.
Picture c/o Ski Membership of Nice Britain.
“The success of the Ski Membership is pushed by its workers, reps and members, all of whom share a ardour for snowboarding and the social aspect of the game,” stated the Chairman of the Ski Membership of Nice Britain, Angus Maciver.
“As James Gambrill steps down after 5 years main the organisation, we’re delighted to see the membership in such a robust place.
“Katy’s appointment is each a pure development and an thrilling step ahead for the membership.
“The Ski Membership is a superb place for skiers, together with solo skiers, to ski with others who share their ardour for the game whether or not in resort with Reps or different members or as a part of our vacation programme.
“Our members additionally profit from the UK’s largest snowsports companion scheme, with reductions that may typically cowl the price of membership by means of a single vacation reserving.”
PlanetSKI’s Simon Miller took half within the Reps Course in 2024:
Ski Membership GB Reps Course, Tignes. Picture © PlanetSKI
PlanetSKI’s Tashie Cove skilled one in every of its off piste touring holidays in the identical season.
PlanetSKI goes ski touring round Chamonix with the Ski Membership of Nice Britain. Picture c/o PlanetSKI.
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About The Ski Membership of Nice Britain
The Ski Membership of Nice Britain is a membership organisation that operates on a not for revenue foundation.
It was based in 1903 on the Café Royal in central London. Ski Membership present membership now exceeds 17,000.
Members can profit from a lot of affords cast by means of robust partnerships with main manufacturers reminiscent of Snow + Rock, Ski Options, Sunweb and SkiSet.
The Ski Membership additionally has its personal chalet lodging within the French ski resorts of Flaine and Chamonix
The Ski Membership’s Freshtracks holidays supply the UK’s most complete programme for snowboarding fans seeking to take to the slopes with like-minded and related means skiers.
The programme features a vary of off-piste, ski touring, weekend, all mountain and bucket checklist fashion journeys, to each brief and lengthy haul locations.
There’s a sturdy journey insurance coverage coverage obtainable to members that covers worldwide snowboarding journeys, together with off-piste and heliskiing, plus a rising variety of resorts in Europe which have Ski Membership representatives in place facilitating members assembly to ski collectively.
The Royal Patron of the Ski Membership of Nice Britain is HRH The Duke of Kent KG and Olympic skier Chemmy Alcott is the Membership’s Ambassador.
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