A Directory of Yorkshire Ski Clubs

If you ski regularly in Yorkshire and haven’t joined a club, you’re missing the best part of being a regional skier. Clubs give you structured sessions on indoor snow, group trips to the Alps at a sensible per-person cost, and people to ski with who aren’t just your mates from work.

Most of Yorkshire’s active ski community is based around Snozone Yorkshire at Xscape Castleford, with some additional activity at Halifax Ski and Snowboard Centre. Below are the clubs I know are active. This is not exhaustive, if you know of others, contact me and I’ll add them.

Alpine and race clubs

Lions Ski Club

An alpine ski club based in Yorkshire, run by volunteers. Members meet on Sunday mornings at Snozone Castleford. Suitable for all-rounders who want regular structured practice on indoor snow alongside other skiers. Good for adults who want to keep their skiing sharp between Alps trips.

SZ Racing Club

Based at Snozone Castleford, SZ Racing was founded in April 2010 by Head Race Coach Lee Cosham and a group of parents. It focuses on ski racing and progression. If your child or teenager has taken to skiing and wants to push further, this is the club to look at.

Peak Performance Snowsports

Coaching and competition opportunities for young people in ski racing. Focused on performance development for skiers who want to compete seriously.

Cross-country

Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club

Founded in 1981, this is the long-standing cross-country ski club for Yorkshire. Based in Leeds and York, with roller ski sessions running regularly and a year-round social programme of walks and other activities. If you’re interested in Nordic skiing rather than Alpine, this is where to start.

Website: ydccsc.org.uk

University clubs

Huddersfield University Snowsports (HUSSI)

The student ski and snowboard society at Huddersfield University. Open to students at the university; not a general public club, but worth mentioning for any readers heading to Huddersfield to study.

Most other Yorkshire universities, Leeds, Sheffield, York, Bradford, also have their own ski and snowboard societies. If you are a student, check your students’ union directly, as these societies are very active and often the easiest route into group Alps trips.

Venues worth knowing even without a club

If you’re not ready to join a club, two venues accept walk-in skiers and run their own programmes:

Snozone Yorkshire, Xscape Castleford: real snow, largest usable indoor slope in Yorkshire, ski and snowboard lessons at all levels, equipment hire on site. Roughly 20 minutes from central Leeds on the M62.

Halifax Ski and Snowboard Centre: Snowflex synthetic surface, with freestyle features. Longer history as a training ground for freestyle skiers and snowboarders in the UK. Suited to all levels, with particular strength in freestyle coaching.

Why join a club at all

Three honest reasons:

Group Alps trips work out cheaper than booking solo. A club trip of 20 or 30 people gets better rates on coach travel, resort accommodation and lift passes than any individual can.
You ski more between seasons. Regular Snozone sessions with a club cost less per visit and give your skiing a structure that turning up alone doesn’t.
You meet skiers at your level. The big unspoken benefit. Finding people you enjoy skiing with, who are at roughly the same ability, is harder than finding a lift pass.

Help me keep this accurate

The club scene in Yorkshire is regional and changes over time. If your club should be listed here, or if anything in this directory is out of date, please get in touch. I’d rather this page be a genuinely useful resource than a static list that quietly becomes wrong.