title: International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions
text: # International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions
  
  The International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC) located in the Floridablanca 84 in Barcelona was part of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) and responsible for ski mountaineering and vertical race competitions. The ISMC, which was founded in 1999 as follow-up institution of the Comité International du Ski-Alpinisme de Compétition (CISAC), merged into the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) in 2008.
  
  ## ISMC competitions
  
  * European Cups of Ski Mountaineering since 1992
  * European Championships of Ski Mountaineering since 2001, prior by the CISAC since 1992
  * World Championships of Ski Mountaineering since 2002
  * World Cups of Ski Mountaineering since 2004
  
  Age classes:
  
  * Cadets (16–18 years)
  * Juniors (19–20 years)
  * Contenders(21–23 years)
  * Seniors (> 23 years)
  
  ## Members of the UIAA-ISMC
  
  | Country | National union | Remarks |
  | - | - | - |
  | Andorra | Federació Andorrana de Muntanyisme | |
  | Argentina | Federación Argentina de Ski y Andinismo | |
  | Austria | ASKIMO | since October 2007; not entitled to vote |
  | Austria | Verband Alpiner Vereine Österreichs | |
  | Belgium | Club Alpin Belge | |
  | Bulgaria | Bulgarian Alpine Club | |
  | Canada | Alpine Club of Canada | |
  | Chile | Federación de Andinismo de Chile | |
  | China | Chinese Mountaineering Association | |
  | Czech Republic | Český Horolezecký Svaz | |
  | Denmark | Dansk Bjergklub | |
  | France | Club Alpin Français | not entitled to vote |
  | France | French Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing | |
  | Germany | German Alpine Club | |
  | Greece | Hellenic Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing | |
  | Iran | I.R.Iran Mountaineering Federation | |
  | Italy | Club Alpino Italiano | not entitled to vote |
  | Italy | Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali | |
  | Japan | Japan Mountaineering Association | |
  | Liechtenstein | Liechtensteiner Alpenverein | |
  | Morocco | Fédération Royale Marocaine de Ski et Montagne | |
  | Poland | Polski Związek Alpinizmu | |
  | Romania | Romanian Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing | |
  | Russia | Union of Mountaineers and Climbers of Russia | |
  | Switzerland | Schweizer Alpen-Club | |
  | Singapore | Singapore Mountaineering Federation | |
  | Slovakia | Slovak Alpinist Union JAMES | |
  | Slovenia | Planinska Zveza Slovenije | |
  | Spain | Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya | not entitled to vote |
  | Spain | Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada | |
  | Spain | Centre Excursionista de Catalunya | not entitled to vote |
  | South Korea | Korean Alpine Federation | |
  | United States | American Alpine Club | |
  