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.^[1]

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:^[2]

• 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
	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
	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
	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
	Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada
	Centre Excursionista de Catalunya	not entitled to vote
South Korea	Korean Alpine Federation
United States	American Alpine Club