scottish ski club
Banchory
When the Scottish Ski Club (SSC) was founded, in 1907, the wooden skis of its
members would have been more than seven feet long. Just 50 people in Scotland
were known to own a pair and all were invited to join the new club. Fourteen men
attended the inaugural meeting, including Dr Bruce, a scientist who lived in the
observatory on Ben Nevis and used his skis to go up and down to Fort William.
This intrepid academic became the SSC’s first chair and the membership fee was
set at five shillings.
