Army Winter Sports Association

AWSA Nordic Rules 2026

Available to download here - https://tinyurl.com/4n5bm3wj

AWSA Alpine Rules 2026 ❄⛷

Available to download here - https://tinyurl.com/4bwky423

Last Wednesday marked an exciting day for the AWSA, with a full schedule including the Strategic Meeting, Board Meeting, and Annual General Meeting — all held at the prestigious Cavalry & Guards Club 🏛️.

The day centred around shaping the future of Army snow and ice sports ❄️ as we officially launched the 2025/26 season 🏂.

In the evening, we hosted a fantastic cocktail reception 🍸 attended by athletes, organisers, military VIPs, and sponsors — a brilliant opportunity to celebrate success 🏆 and hear inspiring stories from our incredible athletes.

We were also proud to release the AWSA Impact Report, showcasing the achievements and growth of Army Winter Sports 📊 — https://tinyurl.com/4kjzpdwa 🔗

❄️ Today, the Army Winter Sports Association launches its 2025 Impact Report, studying the contribution that Army Winter Sports makes to the components of fighting power. Each year, around 3,000 soldiers take part in Army Winter Sports, competing in eight challenging and exciting disciplines across 37 exercises and seven NATO countries. This report tells the story of how Army Winter Sports is helping to make the Army modern, lethal, and ready for whatever may lie ahead.

Read here - https://tinyurl.com/4kjzpdwa 📖

🏔️ AWSA Annual General Meeting 🏔️
Join us on Wednesday, 22nd October, from 17:00 – 18:00 for the Army Winter Sports Association AGM, held via Teams.

If you haven’t received your invite yet, please contact 📧 [email protected]
for details.

🎿 Be Fit: Ski Fit! ❄️
Heading to the slopes this winter? Start preparing now to boost performance, build resilience, and stay injury-free. ⛷️💪

Our Army ‘Be Fit: Ski Fit’ Injury Prevention Guide has everything you need to get slope-ready — from cardio tips to strength, balance & recovery advice.

👉 Access it via Defence Gateway — link in bio! 🔗

❄️ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄: 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰 & 𝐈𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! ❄️

We’re proud to launch this year’s edition of the Army Winter Sports Association magazine – a celebration of courage, resilience and adventure on snow and ice.

A huge 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 to everyone who contributed their stories, photos, and expertise. This magazine wouldn’t be possible without you. 🙏


👉 Read the full magazine now: https://tinyurl.com/SnowandIce25

🚨 Important Update 🚨

Throwback to snowy times 🥹🏂

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐟 & 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬? 🏌️‍♂️🎿

𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐟 & 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫!

Check out the role details via this link: https://tinyurl.com/AOM-GolfWS and get your application in by 𝟕 𝐉𝐮𝐥 𝟐𝟓.

📧 Send CVs & applications to 𝐣𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐟@𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭.𝐜𝐨𝐦

🚨 It’s that time of year again! 🚨

Entries for Ex PIPEDOWN and SPARTAN HIKE are OPEN! 🏞️💪

📅 Deadline: 22 Sep 25
📄 Apply now: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=7WB3vlNZS0iuldChbfoJ5YEpReXgl01BqtgqR1k1O5JUMlVZRFI4SzJLMUpMV0RRS0lMVlVXVllBNSQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl

🔍 The 25/26 DINs are now live and available on Defence Connect ( https://jive.defencegateway.mod.uk/groups/army-sport-army-winter-sports ) and MODnet. Make sure you check them out.

Don’t miss your chance to get involved! 👊

We’re proud to share the remarkable story of Peter Kemmis Betty, AWSA Secretary in the 1970s, and his incredible WWII experience in Changi POW camp.

Based on his wartime diary, Half a Banana tells how Peter and his friend Alec Ogilvie, both Gurkha officers, kept morale alive by growing vital vegetables to feed over 17,000 Allied prisoners. A quiet act of resilience and ingenuity that came to define their experience.

Through Peter’s diary, readers witness not only the hardship and uncertainty of imprisonment, but also the enduring loyalty, spirit, and humanity that flourished behind the wire. Half a Banana is both a tribute to friendship and a compelling eyewitness account of survival, told without bitterness and rich with understated courage.
Published to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, Half a Banana is now available from [email protected] or on Amazon. Profits support Pahar Trust Nepal, building schools in the Himalayas.