COVID 19
All Winter Sport event organisers are to be aware that the LOC has issued guidance by way of LOC FRAGO 20-247 which remains in force for all Overseas Travel up…
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Telemark 2019
EX TELEMARK TITAN 2019 - Major Richard J Wright 2019 saw the British and Army Championships (Ex TELEMARK TITAN) return to Pralognon-la-Vanoise (PLV), France for the third consecutive year. This…
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Snowboard British Championships 2019
Sgt Lisa Quinn Following on from great success at the Inter-service Snow Sports Championships, the following army snowboarders were selected to represent the UK Armed Forces Snowboarding Team at the…
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Snowboard Inter Services 2019
Maj Edd Alderson The Team conducted two weeks training at Flachau, Austria; this area is perfectly suited for competition training as there is a progressive park, a snowboard cross course…
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EX SNOW METHOD 2019
Army Snowboard Individual Slopestyle Championship Col JC Connelly and WO2 FofS(IS) Cooke Once again the Glacial Resort of Kaunertal, Austria hosted British Army Snowboarding for Exercise SNOW METHOD 18. Individuals…
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EX SNOWJACK 2019
Army Snowboard Championships 2019 Col JC Connelly and WO2 FofS(IS) Cooke In 2019 the Army returned to the Neustift Valley for the annual Championships held on Stubai Glacier. Corps and…
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Skeleton 2019
Skeleton is available to both Regular and Reservist soldiers and is becoming more popular every season. The race begins with a running push start from the top of the track;…
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Nordic 2019
Maj Elizabeth Sedgwick RLC This Season saw the outstanding performances that we have become used to in the Nordic and Biathlon fraternity, but the leaderboard was dominated by two teams…
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Luge 2019
Capt Lucy Wyatt RE, Chairman Army Luge Following the Winter Olympics which highlighted the lesser known UK luge team there was more interest in the novice camp than normal providing…
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Cresta 2019
Capt T Wythe RL The Royal Navy regained their hold on the Prince Philip Trophy last year, so it was our main focus to take it back and reassert the…
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Bobsleigh Season 2019
Capt SJ Smith AGC If you have ever watched Cool Runnings and thought … ‘how on this green earth do I join a Bobsleigh Team?’ Look no further! The Army…
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EX LIONS CHALLENGE 2019
Lt Col Bee Smith R SIGNALS - Secretary Army Alpine Having been spoilt last year by monumental amounts of snow, expectations were high as we arrived in Serre Chevalier to…
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Gen Sir John Wilsey
We are very sad to hear about the passing of General Sir John Wilsey, aged 80. He had exceptional qualities which took him to within reach of the highest appointment…
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Wessex Biathlon Nordic Festival
Wessex Biathlon Nordic Festival 2019 - Sunday 27th October, Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire Roller Ski Racing Men, Women, Junior, Youth and Novice Contact Bob Anderson rma@biathlonsport.com mob 07970 446293 DOWNLOAD…
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Spud (John) Leaning
It is with deep regret that we report the death of Spud (John) Leaning on Saturday 3rd August 2019. He died peacefully in South Molton Hospital, after some three years…
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AFPST Athletes
DAN SHEEN - PARA ALPINE In 2000 Dan joined the army and by 2008 he was serving on tour in Afghanistan. An IED blew away his left leg, destroyed the…
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Army Alpine Rules 2019
The 2019 Army Alpine Rules are now available to download from the Regulations page.
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AFPST – Snowboard
ADAPTIVE SNOWBOARDING Army Snowboarding recently held its Freestyle Championships in Austria and for the first time the event included adaptvie snowboarders. The Armed Forces para Snowsports Team (AFPST) is a…
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Alpine – ISSSC and the British Champs
Alpine - ISSSC and the British Champs ARMY ALPINE SKI TEAM REPORT – Capt Lauren Barr REME The coveted final slots for the Army team were hotly contested at Ex…
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Alpine Season update 2018
Alpine Season update 2018 By Lt Col Bee Smith R SIGNALS Secretary Army Alpine What a difference a year makes! The ski season of 2017/2018 was heralded in by unprecedented…
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Notice of Death
Colonel Jimmie Spencer (late RA) 22 April 1926 – 16 July 2018 Born in Greenock, Jimmie Spencer was “economic” about his date of birth and enlisted into the Royal Artillery…
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Notice of death
It is with the deepest sadness and a heavy heart that we have to inform you that Maj (Retd) John Ayres, who was the first permanent AGA/AWSA Secretary in the…
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Ex RACING ICE II – 2018
The popularity of ice sports continues to grow in the Army a fact which was clearly in evidence at the Army Ice championships – Exercise Racing Ice II – which…
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Army Bobsleigh Results
ARMY BOBSLEIGH CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 Army Champions Men Army Champions: Cpl Ivan Londal – LCpl Rick Ray, 3 PARA Runners up: Sgt Dan Hawker, RMAS – LCpl Jimmy Newson, 3 PARA…
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Army Skeleton Results
Army Skeleton Championship 2018 This season the Championships was held at Winterberg Germany, with a Total of 24 competitors. Army Men’s Champion: LCpl Nathan Jackson , RLC Runner up :…
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EX TELEMARK TITAN 2018
Fabulous report from Forces.net about this year's EX TELEMARK TITAN. all the way up to the British team."] Earlier in the week Forces Network caught up with Major Dafydd Howells,…
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Telemark Championships 2018
80 skiers recently took to the slopes in Pralognan-la-Vanoise, France to compete in Exercise Telemark Titan the British Army Telemark Skiing Championships. The exercise began with 5 days of familiarisation…
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EX RI II ADMIN INSTRUCTION
ARMY NOVICE, JUNIOR & SENIOR ICE CHAMPIONSHIPS WINTERBERG, GERMANY (24 JANUARY – 3 FEBRUARY 18) Ex RACING ICE 2 (Ex RI2) is the Army Novice, Junior and Senior Ice Championships…
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Bobsleigh Silver at World Cup
BBC Sport reported Army Champs 13 Lamin Deen & Smudge Smith "British Olympic pilot Lamin Deen secured the first major medal of his career with silver in the four-man event…
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2017 AGM report and 2018 AGM
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY The 2017 AGM will be on Tuesday 6 Novovember 18 at the Cav & Gds Club in London. VICE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT TO THE 2017 AWSA AGM…
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AWSA 70th
70 years old and still going strong! By Lt Col (Retd) Mark Goodson The Foundation In 1927 a cable car was built on the Kanzelhohe, near Villach in Austria; Health…
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Army Sports Lottery Grants
Army Sports Lottery Grants Applications for an ASL Overseas Tour/Courses Grant must be received a minimum of 6 weeks before your departure date or the course start date, these must…
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President’s Certificate Winners 2017
President's Certificate Winners 2017 The AWSA President's Certificate for Outstanding Service is presented to individuals who have provided outstanding service to Army Winter Sports, in either one or more Disciplines…
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LAST POST – Lt Col John (JAG) Moore, late RA
LAST POST - Lt Col John (JAG) Moore, late RA As a 14 year old school, boy he had competed at the first ever Army Ski Championships in 1948 and…
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Army Alpine Inter Services 2017
28/01/17 – 04/02/17 - By Maj Rob Ronz (Army Ski Team Manager) Looking across the Army it is clear that the overall standard of skiing is increasing. Established powerhouses of…
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Army Alpine 2017
24/01/17 to 03/02/17 - By Lt Col Bee Smith (Alpine Secretary) Most of 2016’s planning was taken up with trying to minimise the impact, across Army Alpine, of the calendar…
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CS INTER SERVICES SNOW SPORTS RESULTS 2017
CS INTER SERVICES SNOW SPORTS RESULTS 2017 TEAM COMBINED CHAMPIONS Alpine (F): RAF Alpine (M): ARMY Nordic: ARMY Snowboard (F): ARMY Snowboard (M): RAF Cresta: ARMY Telemark: RN Bobsleigh (M): ARMY Bobsleigh (F): RAF Luge: ARMY Skeleton (M): RAF Skeleton (F): ARMY…
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PRESIDENT’S CERTIFICATE WINNERS – 2016
AWSA PRESIDENT’S CERTIFICATE FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE - 2016 The AWSA President's Certificate for Outstanding Service is presented to individuals who have provided outstanding service to Army Winter Sports, in either…
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VICE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT – 2016 AGM
VICE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT - 2016 AGM The AWSA has had its best season ever. With the reduction in operational commitments, levels of participation are well up on previous levels and…
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WINTER SPORT INSURANCE
WINTER SPORT INSURANCE There are a number of Insurers providing cover for winter sport exercises which units and unit/individuals are free to choose from. However, Exercise organisers/individuals may wish to…
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CS Inter Services Snow Sports Results 2016
CS INTER SERVICES SNOW SPORTS RESULTS 2016 TEAM COMBINED CHAMPIONS Alpine (F): ARMY Alpine (M): ARMY Snowboard (F): ARMY Snowboard (M): ARMY Telemark: ARMY Cresta: ARMY ALPINE Downhill (F): ARMY Downhill (M): RN Slalom (F): ARMY Slalom (M): ARMY Super…
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