The International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC) located in the ''Floridablanca 84'' in

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was part of the

Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, commonly known by its French name Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA, lit. ''International Union of Alpine Clubs''), was founded in August 1932 in Chamonix, France ...

(UIAA) and responsible for

ski mountaineering Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

and

vertical race A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are ...

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 The International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) is the international governing body responsible for Ski mountaineering competitions. Its main aims are promotion, regulation, and development of Ski mountaineering worldwide. In March 2022, du ...

(ISMF) in 2008.

ISMC competitions

* European Cups of Ski Mountaineering since 1992 *

European Championships of Ski Mountaineering The European Championships of Ski Mountaineering were the European championships for national ski mountaineering teams 1992Claude Défago''The history of ski alpinisme'' (German). to 2009. They were held biannually and were separated in men's and wo ...

since 2001, prior by the CISAC since 1992 *

World Championships of Ski Mountaineering The World Championships of Ski Mountaineering are biannually held ski mountaineering competitions. History The events were originally sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC). The first official world ma ...

since 2002 * World Cups of Ski Mountaineering since 2004 Age classes:''L’ISMC est née''
(French), November 1999. * Cadets (16–18 years) * Juniors (19–20 years) * Contenders(21–23 years) * Seniors (> 23 years)

Members of the UIAA-ISMC

External links

International Sky Mountaineering Council

UIAA-ISMC
skimountaineering.org

References

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