Thredbo Hosts Park and Pipe ANC

Thredbo is playing host to the Australia & New Zealand Cup (ANC) this week, as the previously vacant area of the mountain is transformed into the ‘Stomping Grounds’. For the past few weeks, athletes from around the world travelled to Thredbo to train at the world class facility, where another Big Air jump was built specifically for this week's ANC event.

Big Air kicked off the schedule this week on Wednesday, with Slopestyle set to close out the event on Thursday. 

Spectators packed the top of the Cruiser chairlift to watch under blue spring skies as Australian Olympians, international competitors and the country’s best and up and coming talent went head-to-head for the top of the podium.

Milano Cortina Olympian Ally Hickman took out the top spot in the Women’s snowboard division, stomping a textbook frontside 1080, a trick that is fast becoming a signature move for the young rider, earning her a massive 90.00. Japan’s Yura Murase claimed second with a 75.33, while Australian Olympian Mela Stalker rounded out the podium in third place with a 73.00. 

The Women’s Ski division delivered a strong all-Australian podium. Olympian Indra Brown took the top spot with a 74.33, showing the multi-discipline talent that spans both park and pipe. Rising star Maya Broadbent followed in second with a 70.00, and Matilda Beumont claimed third with a 66.00.

Seventeen-year-old Ben Pearce recorded his best result to date, taking out the top spot in the Men’s Snowboard with an impressive 91.00. New Zealand’s Zephyr Lovelock finished second with an 88.67, and Australia’s James Garth claimed third with a 70.67.

The Men’s Ski division proved the closest battle of the event, with only a few points separating the top three. New Zealand Olympian Luke Harrold, swapping his usual halfpipe skis for slopestyle, posted the biggest score of the day, a 93.67. Australia’s Joey Ellis stomped his first run to secure a 91.00 for second, while Angus Falconer rounded out the podium in third with a 90.00.

The action shifts a little further down the mountain on Thursday, with many of the same competitors returning to battle it out on the Slopestyle course, all chasing crucial points towards an overall ANC title and World Cup spot.

For full Big Air ANC Results  Thredbo ANC Big Air 2026 - Kosciuszko Thredbo | Liveheats

For Slopestyle ANC Results Thredbo ANC Slopestyle 2026 - Kosciuszko Thredbo | Liveheats