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Women of Winter | Rachael Oakes-Ash

Whilst blogger and journalist Rachael Oakes-Ash is best known for being the driving force behind blog ‘Snows Best’, she has worn many hats within the snow community.  Rachael was a late starter on snow, first hitting the slopes at Thredbo as an adult before becoming hooked years later after a trip to New Zealand.
WOW Women in Focus
Fri 31 May 2024

Women of Winter | Two sports and a career with Anna Trnka

Australian Cross Country skier Anna Trnka has taken hold of a new opportunity and is on the brink of her maiden World Cup as a SkiMo athlete. After a six-year hiatus from international competition, Anna returned to Cross Country skiing in 2021 and alongside this took up a new challenge in SkiMo in 2023.
WoW Women in Focus
Wed 31 Jan 2024

Women of Winter | Mel O’Halloran

Mel O’Halloran’s incredible dedication to snowboarding, sense of humour and personal connection to her athletes is what makes her such a renowned and respected snowboard coach. We recently caught up with Mel to reflect on her snowsports journey, career highlights, and coaching advice.
WoW Women in Focus
Tue 14 Nov 2023

Women of Winter | Kate, Anna & Innika - The Aussie Women of SkiMo

The Australian SkiMo Team has gone from strength to strength over the past six months, from Snow Australia being officially recognised as a National Federation member of the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) to our team placing 15th in the ISMF All Nations World Cup Rankings out of 29 nations in our first year of competition.
WoW Skimo Women in Focus
Wed 07 Jun 2023

WOMEN OF WINTER | IN FOCUS WITH ALANA RYBICKI

For the next installment of our Women of Winter series we get some precious insight in what it means to work in high-performance environments courtesy of Olympic Winter Institute of Australia’s People and Performance Manager, Alana Rybicki.
WoW Women in Focus
Thu 20 Oct 2022

Women of Winter | Ali Bombardier

Tuesday 8 March celebrates International Women’s Day, and this year, it also coincides with the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games. Therefore, who better to profile in this month’s Women of Winer series than Team Manager and Assistant Coach of the Australian Paralympic Alpine Team, Ali Bombardier.
Paralympics WoW Women in Focus
Tue 08 Mar 2022