News - Snow Australia

Beijing 2022 Preview: Cross-Country Skiing

The competition starts on Saturday 5 February, the day after the Opening Ceremony, and continues right through to Sunday 20 February.

XC Olympics

Tue 01 Feb 2022

Athlete ambassadors encourage sport to Thrive with Pride

Fourteen athletes from 10 different sports are joining together as ambassadors for the inaugural AIS Thrive with Pride program, which aims to provide safe and inclusive sporting environments for all athletes to thrive.

Tue 01 Feb 2022

Cross Country and Alpine Skiers Selected For Australian Olympic Team

The Australian Olympic Committee has announced six cross country skiers and four alpine athletes selected in the Australian Olympic Team for Beijing.

XC Olympics

Sun 23 Jan 2022

Cross Country athletes prepare for Tour de Ski

While many Aussies are relaxing during the summer holiday season, a number of Australia’s top cross country skiers are preparing to tackle the infamous Tour de Ski stage race in Europe.

Sun 26 Dec 2021

Stand out Cross Country results earn Hinckfuss World Cup debut

The Australian Cross Country Team competed across two major events in Europe over the weekend, recording some stand-out results.

Mon 20 Dec 2021

Nine Cross Country skiers qualify for Davos World Cup after strong season opener in Goms

The Australian Cross Country Team had a great start to the season at the OPA Continental Cup over the weekend in Goms, Switzerland.

Tue 07 Dec 2021

Australia’s Largest Cross Country Team to compete at OPA Cup

Australia’s largest ever Cross Country Team to compete at a Continental Cup race outside of Australia will line up at the OPA Continental Cup this week to kick start their 2021/2022 Northern Hemisphere season

Thu 02 Dec 2021

Cross Country Skiing National Team 2021-2022

The Snow Australia Cross Country Committee would like to announce a provisional selection of eight athletes to the Cross Country Skiing National Team for 2021-2022. Taking into consideration the extraordinary circumstances of the past two years, the full selection of athletes to all senior teams will be made following the northern hemisphere winter.

Wed 10 Nov 2021

Cross Country Community Update - September

All the latest news and information for the XC Community.

Fri 03 Sep 2021

Virtual Hoppet a success for the second year in a row

Australia’s premier cross-country ski race, the Kangaroo Hoppet celebrated its 30th anniversary this year with another outstanding success, despite being held as a virtual event only for the second time in a row.

Thu 02 Sep 2021

Snow Australia calling for International XC event EOIs

With limited international travel for high performance sport being supported and preparations well underway for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Snow Australia is calling for expressions of interest for international events of the 2021/2022 season

Thu 02 Sep 2021

Strong skiing on display at Perisher for the AUS XC Open

The weekend saw some intense cross-country skiing racing at Perisher, as the first of the Australian Cross-country National Championships were held in the NSW resort.

Mon 09 Aug 2021

New AUSXC Junior Cup Races

The Snow Australia Cross Country Committee (SAXC) would like to announce that the Australian Junior Championship scheduled for August 21/22 is set to take a new name and format.

Thu 05 Aug 2021

Falls Creek AUS Open Postponed

The Australian Open Championship event at Falls Creek this coming July 31 / August 1 weekend had to be postponed, with the possibility to run this event later in the season being investigated.

Thu 29 Jul 2021

XC Australian Open Champs Statement

The Snow Australia Cross Country Committee (SAXC) would like to make the following statement regarding Australian Championship events scheduled in July and August.

Tue 20 Jul 2021

New nordic skiers gave Cross-country a go at Perisher

More than 70 participants attended the ‘Come and Try’ Cross-Country skiing day recently held at the Perisher Cross-country Centre.

Thu 15 Jul 2021