International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions

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

Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

was part of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme

Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme

The UIAA or Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme, is the organization that represents several million mountaineers and climbers, world-wide, on international issues. Formed in 1932 in Chamonix, France, it now has over 88 members associations from some 76 countries, all of national...

(UIAA) and responsible for ski mountaineering

Ski mountaineering

Ski mountaineering is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering...

and vertical race

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...

competitions. The ISMC, which was founded in 1999 as follow-up institution of the Comité International du Ski-Alpinisme de Compétition

Comité International du Ski-Alpinisme de Compétition

The Comité International du Ski-Alpinisme de Compétition was the international committee of competition ski mountaineering and was founded in 1991....

(CISAC), merged into the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) in 2008.

ISMC competitions

European Cups of Ski Mountaineering since 1992
European Championships of Ski Mountaineering
European Championships of Ski Mountaineering
The European Championships of Ski Mountaineering have been the European championships for national ski mountaineering teams since 1992, currently held biannually. There are both men's and women's competitions....

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

Age classes:

cadets (16–18 years)
juniors (19–20 years)
espoirs (21–23 years)
seniors (> 23 years)

Members of the UIAA-ISMC

Country	National union	Remarks
Andorra	Federació Andorrana de Muntanyisme
Argentina	Federación Argentina de Ski y Andinismo
Austria	ASKIMO	since October 2007; not entitled to vote
Austria	Verband Alpiner Vereine Österreichs
Belgium	Club Alpin Belge
Kingdom of Bulgaria	Bulgarian Alpine Club
Canada	Alpine Club of Canada Alpine Club of Canada The Alpine Club of Canada is a mountain club with a National Office in Canmore, Alberta that has been a focal point for Canadian mountaineering since its founding in 1906. The club was co-founded by Arthur Oliver Wheeler, who served as its first president, and Elizabeth Parker, a journalist for...
Chile	Federación de Andinismo de Chile Federación de Andinismo de Chile Federación de Andinismo de Chile is a umbrella organization of Chilean mountaneering clubs. Founded in 1942 as Federación de Ski y Andinismo de Chile it had originally 6 member clubs. In 1955 the ski and the mountaneering sections were split and FEACH has currently more than 20 affiliated clubs...
Mainland China	Chinese Mountaineering Association
Czech Republic	Český Horolezecký Svaz
Denmark	Dansk Bjergklub
Early Modern France	Club Alpin Français Club alpin français The Club alpin français, usually referred to as the CAF, is a federation of club promoting mountain sports. It offers multiple training and courses to help people understand mountains....	not entitled to vote
Early Modern France	Fédération française de la montagne et de l’escalade
Germany	German Alpine Club German Alpine Club The German Alpine Club or DAV is the largest climbing association in the world and the eighth largest sports union in Germany. It is organised into 354 legally independent branches with a total of around 815,000 members...
Greece	Hellenic Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing
Iran	I.R.Iran Mountaineering Federation
Italy	Club Alpino Italiano Club Alpino Italiano The Club Alpino Italiano is the senior Italian alpine club which stages climbing competitions, operates alpine huts, marks and maintains paths, and is active in protecting the Alpine environment...	not entitled to vote
Italy	Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali
Japan	Japan Mountaineering Association
Liechtenstein	Liechtensteiner Alpenverein
Morocco	Fédération Royale Marocaine de Ski et Montagne
Poland	Polski Związek Alpinizmu
Kingdom of Romania	Romanian Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing
Russia	Union of Mountaineers and Climbers of Russia
Switzerland	Schweizer Alpen-Club
Singapore	Singapore Mountaineering Federation
Slovakia	Slovak Alpinist Union JAMES
Slovenia	Planinska Zveza Slovenije
Spain	Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya	not entitled to vote
	Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada The Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada , loctaed in the Floridablanca 84 in Barcelona, is the Spanish federation of mountain and climbing sports...
	Centre Excursionista de Catalunya	not entitled to vote
South Korea	Korean Alpine Federation
United States	American Alpine Club American Alpine Club The American Alpine Club, or AAC, was founded in 1902 by Charles Ernest Fay, and is the leading national organization in the United States devoted to mountaineering, climbing, and the multitude of issues facing climbers...