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NSW Snow Sports represents the four major snow disciplines and the Interschools.
Alpine Skiing
NSW Alpine supports the NSWSA by promoting, developing and controlling alpine ski racing. Alpine ski racers in Australia compete mainly in the disciplines of giant slalom (GS) & slalom (SL) races in different resorts. GS has gates that are set at greater distance from each other down the slope (similar to an Interschools course). Whilst SL gates are closer & it tends to be a more technical race. Overseas there’s also Super G & Downhill races.
Races cater for Children (C0 = U10, C1 = U12, C2 = U14), Junior (J1, J2) & Seniors (19 & over) & Masters. NSW ski resorts provide a range of ski racing programs through Perisher Blue Winter Sports Club (www.perisherblue.com.au), Thredbo Ski Racing Club (www.thredboskiracing.com) and Selwyn Snowfields Race & Development Squad (www.selwynsnow.com.au) as do various other independent ski clubs.
NSW Alpine welcomes the assistance of volunteers. Members can also attend general and/or committee meetings. If you’d like to receive, share or advertise information regarding alpine ski racing, email our Publicity Officer to join our mailing list.
| Chairman | Secretary | Treasurer |
| Annette Pilat | Greg Lewis | Hazel Shepherd |
| 0413 744 480 | 0434 030 171 | |
| pilat@bigpond.net.au | glewis@bigpond.net.au | nswalpine@quantshop.com |
Cross Country
Cross-country skiing is a beautiful sport. It incorporates exercise, skill and a spirit of adventure. It takes you away from the crammed slopes to see another side of an alpine world. People keep coming back year after year because there is always something new to learn and enjoy.
Racing is one facet of the sport and in NSW it is mainly based around the Nordic Shelter at Perisher Valley. Races vary from 1km to 42km endurance events and all ages are welcome. Because of its low impact nature, cross-country skiers vary from toddlers through to people in their eighties.
Cross-country skiers can also be people who like to tour the backcountry on skis using marked trails or a compass and finding ungroomed mountain sides to slide some turns.
The Cross Country Committee of the NSW Ski Association
The Cross Country Committee :
- Manages and maintains the Nordic Shelter at Perisher Valley
- Is conducting the 100 People/$100 campaign to extend and improve the Nordic Shelter
- Consults with NPWS about winter trail grooming and other XC issues
- Co-ordinates, with NPWS, summer work parties to maintain and develop the XC trail system in the south end of KNP
- Organises events such as State, National and FIS races for junior and senior levels
- Organises fun events such as Night Relays to raise funds for the Nordic Shelter and to support the junior skiers
- Liaises with other bodies such as NSWIS, Sport and Rec, ACT Ski Association, SAXC, Biathlon and other XC organizations on issues such as athlete development and XC infrastructure development in general
How you can get involved
The cross country committee seeks involvement in these areas;
- Nordic Shelter – fundraising, building and development, day to day care and maintenance
- Cross country trails (including the main range poled trails and other ungroomed touring tails) – summer maintenance
- Race and event organization
- Athlete development, juniors in particular
- Public relations and web site maintenance
- Summer work parties
Contact Us
If you would like to get involved or have any queries about our activities, please contact
Peter Ward, Chairman NSW SA XCC
Phone: (02) 6457 1161; Fax (02) 6457 11
Address:1/64 Gippsland Street 62 Jindabyne, 2627
Email nswxc@bigpond.com
Freestyle Skiing
NSW Freestyle promotes and controls the discipline of Freestyle for the NSW Ski Association. They co-ordinate all events in NSW with the resorts for the National & State event calendar.
Moguls and Aerials are Olympic sports. Training for Moguls can be done at any resort and trained coaches are available.
Aerials have to be supervised and dryland training (ie trampolines, diving and water jumps) is carried out before athletes are accredited to perform on snow.
Freeride adds a new dimension to our sport with acrobatic performances on aerial sites and is designed for more rotational jumps and loops with poles.
For information, please contact:
| Chairman | Secretary |
| Steve Cooper | |
| 0417409845 | |
| sjcooper@snowy.net.au |
Snowboarding
*FIS stands for the Federation International du Ski which is the international ski federation that sanctions (approves) events as compliant with international standards and suitable events at which competitors can earn points to either start or improve their international ranking. FIS is the sanctioning body for Winter Olympic Alpine events and others such as World Cup and Continental Cup across alpine disciplines.
For further details contact Rosie Lappas rosie.lappas@mccormickharris.com.au
For more information visit the Snowboarding pages of the Skiing Australia site http://www.skiingaustralia.org.au/snowboarding
Interschools
NSW Interschools organises a series of competitions in Alpine, Crosscountry, Moguls and Snowboarding. Courses are set to a suitably challenging level for school skiers. School teams begin in Regions and then can progress through to State and Australian Championships depending on results.
For more information please contact:
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| Operations Manager |
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| Name | Wendy Pinkerton | Bec Masterton |
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| Phone | 0422 240 483 | 0408006415 |
| Competition Outline | Alpine skiers(4 per team) and Snowboarders (3 per team) run on Modified Giant Slalom courses, Cross Country is a 3 person relay and Moguls (3 per team) is a "bumps and jumps" course. All courses are set for skiers of Level 3 (Stem Christie) standard or better. |
| Age Limits | The competition is broken into 5 divisions: Division 1: Years 11 & 12; Division 2: Years 9 & 10; Division 3: Years 7 & 8; Division 4: Years 5 & 6; Division 5: Below Year 5 |
| Progress of winning teams | In general, the top five teams from division 1 Moguls, the top three teams from other divisions of Moguls and the top five teams from each division of all other disciplines are invited to compete in the State Championships, however the committee reserves the right to alter these numbers depending on the performance and number of entries. The same number of successful teams from the State Championships are invited to the Australian Interschools Championships. Trophies are awarded to the schools that gain the highest points overall. This means that entering in all four disciplines greatly enhances a school's chances |