Allan Marsland

Allan Marsland has been involved with cross country skiing at local, state, national, and international levels since 1970, holding the position of Chair of the National Cross Country Committee from 1993 to 1996. 

Marsland was involved with Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club, helping to navigate the establishment of the only Southern Hemisphere event in the Worldloppet series. Marsland was also the Race Director of Kangaroo Hoppet from 1991 for over ten years, now holding the role of Chair of the committee for the past decade. 

Awarded 2023

David Frydmann

David Frydman played a pioneering role in establishing freestyle skiing in Australia, founding the country’s most successful freestyle ski team at Mt Buller. 

Frydman held the position of Chair of the National Freestyle Committee through the mid 1990s and early 2000s. During this time he helped steer freestyle skiing into a prominent position, achieving significant success nationally and internationally, securing FIS World Cup victories, Olympic gold medals and numerous accolades.

Awarded 2023

Cliff Mason

Cliff Mason has dedicated over 20 years to snowsports administration, having held numerous roles and positions within the National Alpine Committee including two terms as Chair from 1997-2001 and 2007-2008. 

Mason has been an integral figure within the sport, having received the Australian Sports Medal for service to snowsport in 2000 for his efforts. 

At an international level, Mason represented Australia on various alpine sub-committees of the
International Ski Federation attending 18 overseas FIS conferences and meetings.

Awarded 2023

peter cunningham

Peter has a long history of participation and contribution to the sport of cross country skiing in Australia. He served as the NSWXC race secretary in the 1990s and was instrumental in delivering local racing events throughout that time. To this day Peter continues to involve himself in the XC community by running the Perisher Nordic Shelter and is an active race official. 

Peter chaired both ACT XC and Snowsports ACT from 1999 to 2018, and has been a member of the Snow Australia Northern Management Committee and NSWACT XC Committee since their amalgamation in 2018. The current Chair of the NSWACT XC Committee, Cunningham also serves as the National XC Race Secretary, a position he has held since 2007. 
 
With decades of international competition management, Paul has provided consistent support for sport development, from grassroots through to national levels over the years.

Awarded 2022

donna baker

Donna Baker, co-founder of the NSW Interschools Championships, was recognised in 2018 for the Australian honours system appointments to the Order of Australia, to her outstanding achievement and service to snow sports.

Donna has been involved in Interschools since 1987 when she co-founded the Championships. Donna is the current Events Manager for the Championships, Board Director for New South Wales Snowsports and member on Snow Australia's Participation Committee.

Awarded 2021

walt hiltner

Walt is one of the pioneers of freestyle skiing globally, and since the 1970s has been one of the key drivers behind the introduction, and ultimately the success, of freestyle skiing in Australia.

Walt ran freestyle events through the 1980s and 1990s, including the Junior World Championships at Mt Buller in 1995 which was a test event for the Aerials World Cup at Mt Buller, at which Walt was appointed the founding Event Director.

He has also worked tirelessly to drive change at a FIS committee level, serving as the FIS Freestyle Committee Chair and Vice Chair for almost 20 years.

Awarded 2021

BJ Kaufmehl

He was captain of the Thredbo Ski Race Club (TSRC) for over a quarter of a century, encouraging alpine athletes’ successes through hard work and self discipline. BJ mentored many coaches alongside their athletes, settling them in to Thredbo and developing their coaching skills.

BJ was Race Director for TSRC throughout that period, overseeing Continental Cup, National FIS and Children’s races. He was also a member of the Race Organising Committee that brought the FIS World Cup Men’s GS and Slalom races to Thredbo in 1989.

A former National Alpine Selector, BJ was a team manager for Sport and Rec team European Tours, accompanying future Olympians on international trips.

Recognisable by his yellow ski helmet, he held the position of Chief of Race at Interschools over the years. He was presented with the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.

Awarded 2021

leslie ludwig