RAFWSAA Website – Chairman’s Welcome

As Chairman of the RAF Winter Sports Alpine Association (RAF WSAA), I am delighted to welcome both visitors and Association members to this site.

The Association provides a wide range of downhill and snowboarding activities. All abilities are catered for, from the complete novice to the expert skier or snowboarder.

There are two key annual events held by the Association – the RAF Alpine Championships, which are held at the Austrian resort of Saalbach-Hinterglemm early each year, and the RAF Alpine Artificial Championships, held at an indoor snow arena in the autumn. These events are for RAF personnel of all abilities and not only encourage competitiveness but also help improve skill levels. Further information about these Championships can be found on this website or on the RAF Alpine Championships page of Airspace (see link below).

As well as the RAF Championships mentioned above which are open to all RAF personnel, a team of the best RAF skiers and boarders is selected each year to represent the Service at the International Services Ski and Snowboard Championships – an event at which personnel from all the Armed Services compete.

The RAFWSAA Executive Committee oversees the running of the Association. Committee members’ details can be found on the contacts page.

Finally, I would like to extend my thanks to our various sponsors; without their generous assistance we could not hold the annual Championships.

C R BUSHELL

Air Vice Marshall