International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions

The International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC) located in the Floridablanca 84 in Barcelona was part of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) and responsible for ski mountaineering and vertical race competitions. The ISMC, which was founded in 1999 as follow-up institution of the Comité International du Ski-Alpinisme de Compétition (CISAC), merged into the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) in 2008.^[1]

ISMC competitions[]

• European Cups of Ski Mountaineering since 1992
• European Championships of Ski Mountaineering since 2001, prior by the CISAC since 1992
• World Championships of Ski Mountaineering since 2002
• World Cups of Ski Mountaineering since 2004

Age classes:^[2]

• Cadets (16–18 years)
• Juniors (19–20 years)
• Contenders(21–23 years)
• Seniors (> 23 years)

Members of the UIAA-ISMC[]

Country	National union	Remarks
Andorra
Argentina
Austria		since October 2007; not entitled to vote
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada	Alpine Club of Canada
Chile	Federación de Andinismo de Chile
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France	Club Alpin Français	not entitled to vote
	French Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing
Germany	German Alpine Club
Greece	Hellenic Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing
Iran
Italy	Club Alpino Italiano	not entitled to vote
	Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali
Japan
Liechtenstein
Morocco
Poland
Romania
Russia
Switzerland	Schweizer Alpen-Club
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain		not entitled to vote
	Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada
		not entitled to vote
South Korea
United States	American Alpine Club

External links[]

• International Sky Mountaineering Council
• UIAA-ISMC, skimountaineering.org

References[]