FindYourWinterEdge
Join us as we explore the exhilarating world of winter sports, celebrate our achievements, and inspire a new generation of military athletes.
Whether you're an experienced competitor or curious newcomer, across eight disciplines on the snow and ice, there's a place for you in the RNWSA.
a place for everyone
Find your way into Winter Sport:
RN Team Selection:
High-performing personnel at RN Snowsports events are scouted for Representative team selection. Top athletes can then progress further to compete for the UK Armed Forces and Great Britain.
Instructor Pathways:
Telemark, Alpine, Nordic skiing and Snowboarding follow NGB accredited qualifications. Most RN snow and ice sports offer NGB qualifications supported by official funding, while others rely on experienced members for development.
Hill Teams:
Volunteers are welcomed into Alpine, Telemark, and Snowboarding roles to learn officiating duties ranging from gate judging to race management. This path offers progression to high-level Technical Delegate roles that oversee both Navy and Great Britain races.
RNWSA Committee:
To support annual events, all ranks and abilities welcome, it’s a passion for sport that we look for and personnel wanting to aid the development of all association activities.
THE WINTER DISCIPLINES, UNWRAPPED
Alpine Skiing
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Compete in Slalom, Giant Slalom, and SuperG
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The festival offers accessible lessons to teach fundamentals to newcomers
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Novices can participate in a supportive, timed beginners' Giant Slalom race
Telemark Skiing
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Highly relevant to sub-arctic operations
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Develops focus, adaptability, and physical endurance
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Offers opportunities ranging from initial carving turns to elite competition
Nordic Skiing / Biathlon
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Includes cross-country skiing, biathlon (skiing and shooting), and military patrol racing
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Categorised as Individual Military Training
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Exercise Snow Globe in Italy offers annual training for beginners
Snowboarding
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Supports progression from grassroots beginnings to elite competition level
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The RN Snowsports Festival provides real-snow experience
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Features Parallel Slalom, Boardercross, and Slopestyle
Cresta
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Personnel travel to St Moritz to ride the world’s oldest ice run
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Provides bespoke training for novice riders
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The RN team includes some of the fastest riders in the run’s history
Skeleton
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A high-speed, head-first discipline
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Compete for a spot on the representative team
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Progress to the RN and Inter-Service Championships on European ice tracks
Luge
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Grassroots selection and initial training are held in the UK
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Beginners progress under GB coach supervision
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Opportunity to join the RN Team to compete in the Inter-Service Luge Championships
Bobsleigh
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Introductory training days at the University of Bath
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Annual team trials to compete for a spot on the representative team
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The team travels to various tracks across Europe
Gallery
Winter Sports by the Numbers
FROM GRASSROOTS TO OLYMPIC ATHLETES
- 800Attended the RN Snowsports Festival
- 2026Inter-Service Snowsports Championship
- 2026Winter Olympic Games Champions
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Get together, get out there, and get active.
Contact our Navy Sport team to get started. We'll help you find the right discipline and grassroots session to give it a go.
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