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Winter navigation – trusting the map and compass when paths disappear 30 Nov 2025
By Catriona Ramsay Morning clouds clung to the Cairngorms as six of us gathered at the Mountain Café, ready for a day of winter navigation
Here we goooo…! Saturday 22nd November 2025
And we're off! The IBSC Winter season opened in brilliant style on Saturday with our first day trip of the season. This saw two parties
Ardverikie 1 combined trip with Eagle Ski Club 21 – 25 Feb 2025
Nine sporting enthusiasts descended / ascended to Ardverikie Estate, between Newtonmore and Spean Bridge, ‘en face de’ the famous, and also elusive (given the weather)
Ardverikie 2 – Combined IBSC & Eagles Trip – 26th February 2025
The weather was settled and we had some sunshine and not too much wind. However sadly and inevitably there was not enough snow for ski-ing
Women’s Day Trip – 22nd February 2025
Apparently Scotland is the windiest country in Europe and while this is great for wind farms, it's not so great for ski touring. This combined
Glenuaig – 21st February 2025
Darkness enveloped the glen as we cycled the last couple of kilometres to the lodge. As club and Inverness newbies we had been advised that
Wild West Kintail – 14th February 2025
The near 4hr drive to the Kintail Bunkhouse from the central belt is a pleasure, some of the finest scenery, however the last stretch was
Winter Magic in Glen Affric – February 7th 2025
The snow may have been scarce, but a forecast of wall-to-wall sunshine meant that spirits were high as our group of 10 made their way
A Weekend of Classic Scottish Ski Touring – The Cabin, Laggan – 30th January 2025
By Mairi Keenleyside and Phil Tomalin The Laggan cabin owned by the JMSC Edinburgh is one mile east of Laggan. From a ski touring point
Storms, Burns, Bikes and burns! Mar Lodge – 24th January 2025
With Storm Eowyn battering the country, six determined members of the IBSC made their way to Mar Lodge. After numerous logistical obstacles including fallen