Hotham kicked off the FIS ANC & National Championship SBX for 2016 starting with qualifying runs for Groms, Ladies and Men categories held on Friday 5 August with an amazing turn out from all.Â
In exciting news for Australia’s freeskiing and snowboarding community, Ski & Snowboard Australia is this winter introducing the SSA Park and Pipe Series.
Some of Australia’s best athletes will take time out of their busy schedules this winter to mentor the next generation of ski and snowboard stars, bolstering the future of their sports.
New for the 2016 - 2017 scholarship year, an integrated high performance program with the Perisher Winter Sports Club has been established to enable scholarship athletes in Snowboard Slopestyle to be supported by a dedicated NSWIS/SSA park and pipe coach.
Lydia Lassila has confirmed she'll make a tilt for a record-equalling fifth Winter Olympics, buoyed by a decision to build a $6 million training facility in Australia.
The National Skills Assessment is a Ski and Snowboard Australia initiative to help promote the importance of skill development and to allow athletes, coaches and parents the ability to track development over time.