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.
It has been 10 years in the making, but Australia’s Winter Olympic leaders finally have the green light to build a water ramp facility they believe will underpin future international success.
Matt Graham has taken out the 2016 Ski and Snowboard Australia Athlete of the Year award after an outstanding season, which saw him finish second overall in this season's Moguls World Cup.
Since 2011 Ski and Snowboard Australia (SSA) has been hosting the National Alpine Children’s Program, giving young Australians the chance to build the foundations for future alpine skiing success.