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The SSC 110th year Anniversary Ball is coming soon.

We are raising money as well as celebrating 110 years of our club.  Come along and have a fantastic evening.

Click HERE for the flyer.

For tickets or further details contact Fiona Boyd at fiona.finlayson56@btinternet.com

To download the booking form click here

Well worth a visit if you are in the are and it has some SSC historical stuff!

For details click here

Philip Rankin, who brought skiing to Glencoe, has passed away aged 99 and 11 months.

We salute all that he did as a pioneer to the sport of skiing in Scotland.

His funeral will be at 13:15 on Thursday 23rd March 2017 at Cardross Crematorium in Dumbarton and afterwards at Ardardan Garden Centre which is not far from the crematorium.

Philip (right) with Scottish mountaineer, Hamish McInnes.

For 2013 Scotsman article on Philip and Glencoe click here

A few words from Myrtle Simpson:

On 15th April, Philip would have been 100. He missed this birthday by a month.
A recent stroke put him in hospital for a while, but he wanted to be at home for the final days. All Glencoe skiers know his house; Just between the Balachulish Bridge and the roundabout.
He was the driving force behind the development of skiing on Meall a Bhuriidh.
A Squadron Leader at the end of the War, this talented man took on our Journal.  For the years that he was Editor, every edition was stimulating, witty and influential. The 1952 edition persuaded the SSC to abandon the Ben Lawers area and that the real challenge was to erect a tow in Glencoe rather than Cairngorm.
Philip saw this through and set up the private company, ‘White Corries’.
With his wife Gudrun at his side, Philip became part of the life of club members who spent their week-ends in Glencoe.

Some memories from Alan Forbes:

I have been asked to record a few memories of Philip Rankin as I have been skiing Glencoe for over 50 years.
My first encounter with him was in the early 1970’s,when at the end of a great season
he came out of his ticket office to greet us by asking if we had had a good season. My companion replied naively, yes, 28 days and Philip said he could only recall us buying 5 punch tickets and if we intended to ski in the future we had to buy season tickets!
A few years later the access chair broke down and all the skiers had to climb to the plateau and on the descent a prominent Argyllshire landowner shouted to Philip that it was like the old days and Philip replied that It had discouraged the riff- raff and he thought he might leave it off for a week or two!
The Glasgow section invited Philip to give talk on developing Glencoe at our weekly meeting on the Carrick and a few of us dined with him
at the RSAC club prior to the meeting. He was in his element recalling all the amusing events and stories in his loud commanding voice when we became aware that the members dining around us were listening intently and a few had moved to closer tables. Sadly by the time he gave his talk he pretty well dried up as in his opinion he had already given of his best.

Long after he retired I was passing his house on the way to my cottage I saw him struggling to offload shrubs from his car and I stopped to
help him. He had driven up from Cornwall with a load of species rhododendrons and as I helped him place them for planting I indicated
that they would take at least 10 years to mature. He replied that you planted
for posterity – and that summed up his attitude to life.

He will be sadly missed.
Alan Forbes

The constitution, approved at the 2016 AGM can be viewed here .

The July newsletter is here with lots of great news from the club.  Click here to open

You may have seen that the early bird season ticket offers are now available for the various resorts.  For adult passes, you will be better waiting for the club affiliated discounts which will come out later – once next years passes have been sent out e.g. we have been assured that this will be cheaper than the current May offer for Cairngorm passes.

The hotly contested Convener’s Canter results can be viewed here

Well done all ! It was a tough day with howling wind and hail but a good time was had by all. Check out the SSC Facebook page for lots of photos of the race and the BBQ.

Aviemore Adventure Film Festival – 22-24 April 2016.

The Aviemore Adventure Film Festival (22-24 April 2016) is offering a 10% discount to club members. This discount applies to Full Festival Passes (RRP £46 reduced to £41.40) and evening session tickets (RRP £14 reduced to £12.60). The offer is available until Friday 1^st April.

If you would like to access this discount, please get in touch with the club secretary (Moira) for the code It is only for club members so I can’t put it on the website.

secretary@scottishskiclub.org.uk

EXPLANATORY NOTE  

Upon the new Committee being convened it was agreed that a review of the constitution should be undertaken to ensure that it remained “fit for purpose” and properly reflected the way the new Officers believed the Club should be run. The opportunity was taken also to update the constitution to reflect those provisions of the model Scottish Sports Council constitution thought to be relevant.

The attached Constitution is the outcome of various meetings amongst the committee, feedback from Committee members and redrafts. The new constitution reflects the consensus of the Committee.

The main provisions in the new constitution are as follows:-

1. Classes of membership, identified in paragraph 3, are largely unchanged. Further description of the classes is given in paragraph 4. Joining involves new members accepting the terms of the constitution. Non-discrimination and the encouragement of the highest ethical standards are now integral to membership.

2. Management of the affairs of the club is covered in paragraph 5 which basically sets out the powers and responsibilities of the Officers of the Club, how they are elected, and how officers are to communicate with members. Electronic communication is now possible. The decision was taken to rename the Council the Committee. The conduct of meetings is considered in paragraph 7.1.

3. Specific provision for the conduct of Annual General Meetings, and the business to be addressed, is given in paragraph 6. Special General Meetings may be called following the provisions of paragraph 6.2. Voting arrangements are covered in para 6.4.

4. Paragraph 8 retains the requirement to have subscription levels for the various classes of membership ratified at general meeting. Payment is now expected to be made by 31 December. The Club Year runs from 1 September until 31 August.

5. Financial and accounting matters are covered in paragraph 9. For the first time, the constitution requires all cheques over £2000 to be authorised in writing by another office bearer.

6. In keeping with all Scottish clubs, property is held by officer bearers as trustees of the club, and officers may be indemnified out of club funds or from the general membership where funds are insufficient (paras 5.6 and 9.5) provided that officers act at all time in good faith and in accordance with the constitution.

7. Should the Club ever be wound up or dissolved, property or remaining assets are to be distributed as provided for in paras 11.1 and 11.2

The Committee commends the new constitution to you.

14 Oct 2015

For copy of the draft constitution, click here

It would be appreciated if any comments could be directed to the Secretary prior to the AGM, thank you.