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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.<ref>[[Karl Posch]]: [http://www.teamformultimedia.at/_iu_write/cms/editor/page.php?user=askimo&vorlage=vorlage.php&file=index.htm&newsid=718& Weltmeisterschaft Schweiz Tag 5 - Neuer Verband der Schibergsteiger: ISMF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706095145/http://www.teamformultimedia.at/_iu_write/cms/editor/page.php?user=askimo&vorlage=vorlage.php&file=index.htm&newsid=718& |date=2011-07-06 }} (German), February 27, 2008.</ref>
==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:<ref>[http://alpen.sac-cas.ch/html_f/archiv/1999/199911/f_48.pdf ''L’ISMC est née''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707002857/http://alpen.sac-cas.ch/html_f/archiv/1999/199911/f_48.pdf |date=2011-07-07 }} (French), November 1999.</ref>
* Cadets (16–18 years)
* Juniors (19–20 years)
* Contenders(21–23 years)
* Seniors (> 23 years)
==Members of the UIAA-ISMC==
{| class="wikitable"
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! style="text-align: center; width:110px" | Country
! style="text-align: center; width:290px" | National union
! style="text-align: center; width:180px" | Remarks
|-
| {{flag|Andorra}}
| [[Federació Andorrana de Muntanyisme]]
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|-
| {{flag|Argentina}}
| [[Federación Argentina de Ski y Andinismo]]
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|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Austria}}
| [[ASKIMO]]
| since October 2007; not entitled to vote
|-
| [[Verband Alpiner Vereine Österreichs]]
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|-
| {{flag|Belgium}}
| [[Club Alpin Belge]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Bulgaria}}
| [[Bulgarian Alpine Club]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Canada}}
| [[Alpine Club of Canada]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Chile}}
| [[Federación de Andinismo de Chile]]
|
|-
| {{flag|China}}
| [[Chinese Mountaineering Association]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Czech Republic}}
| [[Český Horolezecký Svaz]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}
| [[Dansk Bjergklub]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|France}}
| [[Club Alpin Français]]
| not entitled to vote
|-
| [[French Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}
| [[German Alpine Club]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Greece}}
| [[Hellenic Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Iran}}
| [[Iran Mountaineering Federation|I.R.Iran Mountaineering Federation]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Italy}}
| [[Club Alpino Italiano]]
| not entitled to vote
|-
| [[Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Japan}}
| [[Japan Mountaineering Association]]
|
|-
| {{flag|Liechtenstein}}
| [[Liechtensteiner Alpenverein]]
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|-
| {{flag|Morocco}}
| [[Fédération Royale Marocaine de Ski et Montagne]]
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|-
| {{flag|Poland}}
| [[Polski Związek Alpinizmu]]
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|-
| {{flag|Romania}}
| [[Romanian Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing]]
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|-
| {{flag|Russia}}
| [[Union of Mountaineers and Climbers of Russia]]
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|-
| {{flag|Switzerland}}
| [[Schweizer Alpen-Club]]
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|-
| {{flag|Singapore}}
| [[Singapore Mountaineering Federation]]
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|-
| {{flag|Slovakia}}
| [[Slovak Alpinist Union JAMES]]
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|-
| {{flag|Slovenia}}
| [[Planinska Zveza Slovenije]]
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|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Spain}}
| [[Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya]]
| not entitled to vote
|-
| [[Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada]]
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|-
| [[Centre Excursionista de Catalunya]]
| not entitled to vote
|-
| {{flag|South Korea}}
| [[Korean Alpine Federation]]
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|-
| {{flag|United States}}
| [[American Alpine Club]]
|
|}
{{Clear}}
==External links==
* [http://www.ski-mountaineering.net/ International Sky Mountaineering Council]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215002958/http://www.skimountaineering.org/node/43?IdOrg=155 UIAA-ISMC], skimountaineering.org
==References==
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[[Category:1999 establishments in Catalonia]]