Snow Australia is excited to announce that expressions of interest are now open for those interested in competing in the 2025 World University Winter Games being held in Torino, Italy.
Daisy Thomas (Freestyle Skiing) and Noah Bradford (Cross Country/Biathlon) have been accepted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame’s 2025 Scholarship and Mentoring Program.
Following the recent National Discipline Committee review Snow Australia is calling for expressions of interest from the community to apply to join an NDC.
Snow Australia has routinely reviewed the role and effectiveness of the National Discipline Committees (NDC’s) against the backdrop of a changing sport and community landscape. One of the key issues that emerged was a need (in some NDC’s) to drastically improve gender diversity on the NDC’s, prompting a targeted approach to increase female membership, aiming for a minimum of 40% representation of each gender by 2026.
Unfortunately due on ongoing deteriorating snow conditions the Australian Junior Cross Country Championships scheduled for Falls Creek this weekend has been cancelled.
Read all the latest SkiMo news in the August Community Update below including events in Falls Creek and Perisher, athlete updates and EOI's for the northern season.
Competitive Cross Country Skiing ramped up into top gear over the weekend with the Australian Sprint & Distance Championships and FIS Continental Cup at Falls Creek.
While all eyes were on the weather throughout the week, competitors were not to be held back with a number of competitions taking place on both sides of the border.
With the rollerskis packed away and the snow now on the ground, and exciting domestic season of cross country is in store and one of the first events was one which has long been an early season favourite.
The Kangaroo Hoppet has been part of the Worldloppet series of long-distance races since 1991, and more than 30 years on the iconic event is going to another level.
Seve de Campo has pushed through the toughest event on the World Cup circuit, the Tour de Ski. He knows the value of resilience and has once again been named a Mental Fitness Ambassador with the Australian Institute of Sport.
Snow Australia is seeking expressions of interest from coaches and other suitably experienced persons to work with the Cross Country Skiing High Performance Program during the 2024/2025 season.