New National Discipline Committees Appointed

Snow Australia is pleased to announce the updated membership of the National Discipline Committees. This follows an extensive review, feedback, expression of interest and moderation process which culminated in formal Board approval.

Over the past 12 months, the Board has undertaken a Review of the governance structure of our disciplines, particularly the Snow Australia Discipline Committees (NDCs), to ensure that they continued to operate effectively and provide the appropriate expertise and input together with the connection to the community they ultimately serve. 

Snow Australia has routinely required its NDCs to undergo a process of assessment and “freshening up” to ensure there is an appropriate mix of skills and experience to deliver the strategic objectives of the organisation. 

In summary, the Review concluded the need for:
 

• more event-specific NDC’s, especially Park & Pipe, to better reflect pathway groupings; 
• a realignment of responsibilities of the NDC’s to be more in the nature of advisory to complement the increase in professional staff and expertise at Snow Australia; 
• a freshening up of NDC memberships to ensure appropriate expertise, community connection and, where possible, better gender balance.

 
The Review and associated recommendations can be found here.

Snow Australia sought Expressions of Interest (EOI) from individuals willing to be appointed to the following Snow Australia National Discipline Committees:

• National Alpine Committee  
• National Cross-Country Committee 
• National Freestyle Committee (Moguls) 
• National Park & Pipe Committee (Ski & Snowboard)  
• National Snowboard Committee (SBX & SBD Alpine) 

Each individual application underwent an extensive moderating and review process which involved a combination of current Committee Chairs, Discipline Experts, Snow Australia Management and the Snow Australia Board.

Successful and unsuccessful applicants were notified individually over the past week.

We thank all those who applied and wish our discipline committees good luck and all necessary wisdom as each undertakes the important work of servicing the Sport.

The updated Snow Australia NDC’s can be found here.