Mental Health Awareness Month: Q&A with Zana Evans
Cross country skier Zana Evans was an ambassador in the Australian Institute of Sport's 2022-23 Mental Fitness Program, delivered in partnership with the Black Dog Institute. With October being Mental Health Awareness Month, we caught up with Zana to find out more about the program and advice she has for anyone concerned about the mental health of themselves or those close to them.
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Cross Country Director Update - September 2023
Recent weeks were stressful for race organisers and sport administrators as some tough decisions had to be made due to the snow conditions.
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Provisional 2023-2024 XC Team Selection
The provisional Cross Country Skiing National Teams for 2023-2024 have been released by the Snow Australia Cross Country Skiing selection committee.
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Paul and de Campo win 2023 Continental Cup
Katerina Paul and Seve de Campo are the overall winners of the 2023 FIS Australia - New Zealand Continental Cup for Cross Country Skiing.
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XC Junior Champs
The 2023 Australian Junior Championship for cross country skiing was held at Perisher on the first weekend of September, but only just.
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Cross Country Masters World Cup returns to Finland in 2024
The Cross Country Masters World Cup is set to touch down in Vuokatti, Finland in February 2024 with a passionate contingent of Australians set to attend the event.
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Sundeck Cup’s $90k+ Handshake to the AUS XC team
Ninety thousand dollars. That’s about how much money has been raised for the Australian Cross Country Ski Team during the 18-year life of the Sundeck Cup handicap event at Perisher.
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Record cross country field battle for national titles at at opening ANC weekend
Perisher Resort welcomed a record-breaking number of Australian FIS registered cross country skiers on the weekend, for the opening races of the Cross Country FIS Australian and New Zealand Continental Cup (ANC) series.
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100k Wednesday - Kat and Ella’s enduro adventure
Kat Paul and Ella Jackson don’t do things by halves. The cross country skiers are currently in training for the Ski Classics long-distance series events including the famed Vasaloppet in Sweden which will be held for the 100th time in March 2024.
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FIS Registration & Event Entry Reminders
Athletes planning to race the FIS Australian Championships on July 29/30 should ensure their FIS registration is active, event entries are open also for other key championships and club events.
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Cross Country Director Update - June 2023
From the National Team side, our first on-snow camp of the season is currently underway at Falls Creek. Twenty athletes and four coaches are on-site for five days of mostly base training and technique development.
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XC Coach EOI - 2023/2024 International
Expressions of interest are sought from coaches to work with Cross Country Skiing international events/tours during the 2023/2024 season.
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XC Coach Workshops in July
Snow Australia is offering two opportunities in July for Cross Country Ski coaches to attend a 1-Day Technique Workshop, one at Falls Creek and one at Perisher.
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Come and Try Cross Country Skiing this July in Perisher
Have you ever thought to try cross country skiing? If so, there is an opportunity to do so on two Saturdays this July at Perisher
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Cross Country Director Update - May 2023
At this time of year, my standard comment about the winter is that it is coming too fast. There's snow in the mountains and frost on the grass in Canberra, and way too many items on my pre-winter to-do list. At least on one front we are way ahead of where we were in 2022.
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