Thredbo turns on the bumps for another big weekend of junior moguls
Published Thu 06 Aug 2026
Thredbo played host to some of the best young mogul skiing talent in the country on 25 and 26 July, as the NSW Junior Mogul Series brought together close to 100 competitors across the Junior and Youth age groups, all chasing points, personal bests and for a select few the top of the podium.
Run by NSW Freestyle in coordination with Snow Australia, the two-day event featured a strong field of 54 men's and 42 women's competitors, all navigating a course that shifted in character across the weekend as gate widths and gradient were adjusted between the two days to test different aspects of the athletes' turns and airs.
In the men's Junior category, Bradley Manns opened the weekend with the win on day one, but it was Ignatius Irving who claimed top spot on day two, backing up a runner-up finish the day before with a dominant performance built on strong turns and a big air score. Billy Brown was equally impressive across the weekend, climbing from sixth on day one to second on day two.
The men's Youth category saw the lead change hands between the top two skiers on both days. Luca Kingham took out the first day of competition, before Benjamin Hodgkinson turned the tables to win day two, the pair separated by the narrowest of margins on both occasions.
On the women's side, the Youth category belonged to Alana Hunt, who backed up a commanding first day even stronger second day performance, finishing on top both days and putting real distance between herself and the rest of the field. Billie Paxton was consistent across both days for second, while Matilda Lim rounded out the podium, in third, on both occasions.
In the women's Junior category, Victoria Jones claimed day one honours, before Isabella Lim moved through the field to take out day two. Hilary Eyers was also a standout across the weekend, jumping from eighth on two to second on day two.
The event also marked the competitive debut for several members of this year's Talent Identification Program (TIP) cohort, who arrived at Thredbo fresh off three days of dedicated coaching and mentoring as part of the program's first-ever staging away from Perisher.
With the results now locked in, attention turns to Perisher, where many of this weekend's competitors will be back on the bumps for the next stop on the Junior Series calendar.
