British Universities Snowsports Council
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The BUSC or British Universities Snowsports Council exists to promote participation and competition in skiing
and snowboarding
at all levels for students in the United Kingdom.
The BUSC year is packed with races, freestyle comps, demo days, parties and culminates at The Main Event. This is a two week long event with competitions, ski and snowboard lessons, freestyle exhibitions and a chance to get first timers away on snow for some fun. All of this is rounded up with night time entertainment to rival any major music festival.
Ultimately BUSC's goal as an organization is to promote competitive snowsports within universities, as well as encouraging participation at a lower level to all mainstream students.
and Cambridge
. Originally a Ski Championships (Slalom and Giant Slalom) only they were held annually in the Cairngorm
mountains.
Prior to 1991 the BUSF (British University Sports Federation(1962-1994)) Championships had been held in Scotland, also held annually were the SUSF (Scottish University Sports Federation(?-2005)) Championships in Scotland and the EWUSC (English and Welsh Ski Championships(?-1992)) usually held during the Easter holidays in France.
Due to technical issues at the event in Academic Year 1989-1990 the decision was made to move the event to the Alps, Kings Ski Club provided the organisation for first BUSF Championships to be held abroad. Unfortunately the organisation of the event was not to the expected standards which resulted in no BUSF championships being held the following year.
The organisers of the EWUSC Championships decided to invite the Scottish Universities to their event and to form BUSC (British University Ski Championships). The first BUSC Championships were held in 1993 in the French resort of Les Menuires
.
Over the years the Championships have evolved from being a Ski (Slalom and Giant Slalom) only event held over a weekend in Scotland into what they are now. BUSC now organises;
it moved to Les Deux Alpes
in 2011. Consists of mornings on the Glacier for Ski and Snowboard Race and Freestyle training and afternoons involving other activities like Mountain Biking, Swimming, Golf, White Water Rafting, Bungee Jumping, Climbing, Beach Volleyball, Luge and Devil Karting.
this event allows the organisers of BUSC's constituent member clubs to meet each other and often signals the start of the election process for the following years organising committee.
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
and snowboarding
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...
at all levels for students in the United Kingdom.
Activities
The main role of BUSC as an organisation is to run events for student snow sports and it is the only BUCS (British Universities Sports Association) recognised organiser of snowsports competitions.The BUSC year is packed with races, freestyle comps, demo days, parties and culminates at The Main Event. This is a two week long event with competitions, ski and snowboard lessons, freestyle exhibitions and a chance to get first timers away on snow for some fun. All of this is rounded up with night time entertainment to rival any major music festival.
Ultimately BUSC's goal as an organization is to promote competitive snowsports within universities, as well as encouraging participation at a lower level to all mainstream students.
History
British University Snowsports Championships began over 80 years ago and were set up by OxfordOxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
and Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
. Originally a Ski Championships (Slalom and Giant Slalom) only they were held annually in the Cairngorm
Cairngorms
The Cairngorms are a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain of the same name - Cairn Gorm.-Name:...
mountains.
Prior to 1991 the BUSF (British University Sports Federation(1962-1994)) Championships had been held in Scotland, also held annually were the SUSF (Scottish University Sports Federation(?-2005)) Championships in Scotland and the EWUSC (English and Welsh Ski Championships(?-1992)) usually held during the Easter holidays in France.
Due to technical issues at the event in Academic Year 1989-1990 the decision was made to move the event to the Alps, Kings Ski Club provided the organisation for first BUSF Championships to be held abroad. Unfortunately the organisation of the event was not to the expected standards which resulted in no BUSF championships being held the following year.
The organisers of the EWUSC Championships decided to invite the Scottish Universities to their event and to form BUSC (British University Ski Championships). The first BUSC Championships were held in 1993 in the French resort of Les Menuires
Les Menuires
Les Menuires is a ski resort in the Belleville valley of Les Trois Vallées between Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Val Thorens. Owned and operated by Compagnie des Alpes, It is in the Savoie département of France....
.
Over the years the Championships have evolved from being a Ski (Slalom and Giant Slalom) only event held over a weekend in Scotland into what they are now. BUSC now organises;
- Summer Session - June/July
- Captain's Trip - October
- British Universities Dry-Slope Championships (BUDS) - November
- British Universities Indoor Snowsports Championships (BUISC) - February/March
- The Main Event - British Universities Alpine Championships - March/April
- Stick it or Lick it! - June
Summer Session
Held over the course of a week in late June or early July in the French Alps, previously in the resort of TignesTignes
Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Isère, that are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region...
it moved to Les Deux Alpes
Les Deux Alpes
Les Deux Alpes is a ski resort in the French Isère département. The village sits at 1650m and lifts run to 3600m . It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix, where the largest mountain in western Europe is located, Mont Blanc...
in 2011. Consists of mornings on the Glacier for Ski and Snowboard Race and Freestyle training and afternoons involving other activities like Mountain Biking, Swimming, Golf, White Water Rafting, Bungee Jumping, Climbing, Beach Volleyball, Luge and Devil Karting.
Captain's Trip
Held at the end of October for a weekend on the Glacier in Les Deux AlpesLes Deux Alpes
Les Deux Alpes is a ski resort in the French Isère département. The village sits at 1650m and lifts run to 3600m . It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix, where the largest mountain in western Europe is located, Mont Blanc...
this event allows the organisers of BUSC's constituent member clubs to meet each other and often signals the start of the election process for the following years organising committee.
BUDS
The worlds biggest dry slope event, the British Universities Dry-Slope Championships take place at Hillend near Edinburgh in Scotland over the course of two days in late November. Competitions include;- Ski Slalom
- Ski Giant Slalom
- Snowboard Giant Slalom
- Ski Dual Slalom
- Snowboard Dual Slalom
- Slopestyle
- BoarderX
- Big Air
BUISC
The British Universities Indoor Snowsports Championships take place in February and March. Universities compete at Regional Qualifiers before the Finals which also include the Ski2Help Charity EventQualifiers
- Braehead (Scottish region)
- Castleford (Northern region)
- Milton Keynes (Midlands region)
- Milton Keynes (Southern region)
The Main Event
Held every Easter in the Alps over a two week period in late March/early April.British Universities Alpine Championships
The British Universities Alpine Championships take place during the second week. BUSC is the only organisation able to run British Universities and Colleges Sport(BUCS) sanctioned Snowsports events and the BUCS Alpine Championships is incorporated into the Main Event.BUSC Events
- Racing
- Snowboard Individual Dual Slalom Knockout
- Ski Team Dual Slalom
- Snowboard Team Dual Slalom
- Cross
- Ski Cross
- Snowboard Cross
- Freestyle
- Snowboard Big Air
- Ski Big Air
- Ski & Snowboard Slopestyle
- Ski & Snowboard Half Pipe
Stick it or Lick it!
An end of term Ski and Snowboard Freestyle competition on real snow, next to a beach, in a forest, at a festival in June.Past Main Event Venues
| Academic Year | Resort | Country | Organising Committee | Notes | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ????-1990 |  AviemoreAviemore Aviemore is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm... (Cairngorm) |
Scotland | Various | BUSF | |
| 1990-1991 |  ChamonixChamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics... |
France | Kings Ski Club | BUSF | |
| 1991-1992 | No Championship Held | ||||
| 1992-1993 | Les Menuires Les Menuires Les Menuires is a ski resort in the Belleville valley of Les Trois Vallées between Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Val Thorens. Owned and operated by Compagnie des Alpes, It is in the Savoie département of France.... |
France | Bristol | First BUSC | |
| 1993-1994 | Tignes Tignes Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Isère, that are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region... |
France | Held in December 1993 | ||
| 1994-1995 | Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino... |
France | Sheffield | ||
| 1995-1996 | Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino... |
France | Manchester | ||
| 1996-1997 | La Plagne La Plagne La Plagne is a French ski area in the alpine valley of the Tarentaise . Since 2003, La Plagne and the neighbouring resort of Les Arcs form Paradiski's ski area... |
France | Loughborough | ||
| 1997-1998 | Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino... |
France | Newcastle | ||
| 1998-1999 | Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino... |
France | Dundee, Heriot-Watt | ||
| 1999-2000 |  Saalbach-HinterglemmSaalbach-Hinterglemm Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is well-known for its skiing and other winter sports... |
Austria | Man Met | ||
| 2000-2001 | Saalbach-Hinterglemm Saalbach-Hinterglemm Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is well-known for its skiing and other winter sports... |
Austria | Glasgow | ||
| 2001-2002 | Les Arcs Les Arcs Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino... |
France | Nottingham | ||
| 2002-2003 | Les Deux Alpes Les Deux Alpes Les Deux Alpes is a ski resort in the French Isère département. The village sits at 1650m and lifts run to 3600m . It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix, where the largest mountain in western Europe is located, Mont Blanc... |
France | Edinburgh | ||
| 2003-2004 | Les Deux Alpes Les Deux Alpes Les Deux Alpes is a ski resort in the French Isère département. The village sits at 1650m and lifts run to 3600m . It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix, where the largest mountain in western Europe is located, Mont Blanc... |
France | Bristol | ||
| 2004-2005 | Risoul Risoul Risoul is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern FranceIt is located in the French Alps between the towns of Briançon and Gap... |
France | Salford | ||
| 2005-2006 | Les Deux Alpes Les Deux Alpes Les Deux Alpes is a ski resort in the French Isère département. The village sits at 1650m and lifts run to 3600m . It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix, where the largest mountain in western Europe is located, Mont Blanc... |
France | Newcastle | ||
| 2006-2007 | Les Deux Alpes Les Deux Alpes Les Deux Alpes is a ski resort in the French Isère département. The village sits at 1650m and lifts run to 3600m . It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix, where the largest mountain in western Europe is located, Mont Blanc... |
France | Edinburgh | ||
| 2007-2008 | Saalbach-Hinterglemm Saalbach-Hinterglemm Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is well-known for its skiing and other winter sports... |
Austria | All Star | ||
| 2008-2009 | Alpe d’Huez Alpe d'Huez L'Alpe d'Huez is a ski resort at . It is a mountain pasture in the Central French Alps, in the commune of Huez, in the Isère département in the Rhône-Alpes region.-Tour de France:L'Alpe d'Huez is one of the main mountains in the Tour de France... |
France | Loughborough | ||
| 2009-2010 | Alpe d’Huez Alpe d'Huez L'Alpe d'Huez is a ski resort at . It is a mountain pasture in the Central French Alps, in the commune of Huez, in the Isère département in the Rhône-Alpes region.-Tour de France:L'Alpe d'Huez is one of the main mountains in the Tour de France... |
France | Decade | ||
| 2010-2011 | Tignes Tignes Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Isère, that are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region... |
France | Best of the West | Results | |
| 2011-2012 | Saalbach-Hinterglemm Saalbach-Hinterglemm Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is well-known for its skiing and other winter sports... |
Austria | Sweet | ||
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