XC National Team Program partners
The Australian Team is proud to partner with Colormaker and Peak Learning for the 2025/2026 international season. The support of these two companies is helping to transport athletes and team equipment between events on the World Cup circuit as they prepare for the 2025 Winter Olympics. You too can support the team's fundraising efforts via the Australian Sports Foundation, either through the 2026 Support Van project or other Towards 2026 fundraising projects.
Snow Australia welcomes Colormaker Industries, an Australian-owned family business, as a new supporter of the Australian XC Ski Team for the 2025-2026 international season.
Colormaker is a sustainable producer of eco-friendly paints and inks and has been operating from the Northern Beaches of Sydney for 66 years. All Colormaker coatings are made in Australia using 100% renewable energy and sustainable practices.
The support from Colormaker will go predominantly towards Australian Team transport in Europe as the team races World Cup and other events leading into the 2026 Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina.
Recently in November 2025 Colormaker was selected as a finalist in the NSW Sustainability Awards. To find out more about Colormaker's products and their innovative manufacturing, click through here to their website.
Many in the Australian XC community will know Zac Zaharias, the current Team Captain for the Australian World Masters Team and Nordic Technical Director for the APSI. Some may not know that he is also a highly experienced Outdoor and Expedition Leader and a veteran of over 100 expeditions and adventures worldwide.
Snow Australia is excited to welcome Zac and his company, Peak Learning Adventures, as the newest partner of the AUSXC Team. For the coming 2025/2026 season, Zac's support is helping to transport the team between World Cups in preparation for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Zac's adventures include 23 major expeditions to the Himalayas and 25 crossings of the Kokoda Track. He has climbed six of the world’s 14 mountains over 8000 metres in elevation (including Mt Everest).
Click through to the Peak Learning Adventures website to find out more about past expeditions and the trek schedule for the next 12 months.
Follow the AUSXC Team throughout the season via Instagram. View World Cup events via FIS TV and YouTube.