SkiMo Community Update - August 2024
Published Thu 22 Aug 2024
Dear SkiMo Skiers,
As winter continues here in Australia, with a little under a month until our first Australian SkiMo races, we're back with another update.
Although the biting chill of winter has taken a bit of a step back, that doesn't mean that there aren't amazing things happening in the world of SkiMo, both currently in Australia and abroad in the future.
Partnerships with both Falls Creek and Perisher continue as we enter the final month in the lead-up to our first Australian SkiMo races. After close to two years of planning and with immense work from the Aus SkiMo Committee fingers are crossed for the weather as we look to deliver two amazing events. Falls Creek will host both a Sprint and Mini-Individual on the 15th and 16th of September, respectively, and Perisher will host a Mini-Individual on the 29th of September. Registration links to both events are below, and we would absolutely love for you to join in and give it a go.
In International SkiMo news, our peak body, the International Ski Mountaineering Federation, or the ISMF, will host its annual Plenary Assembly in Baku, Azerbaijan. This assembly will bring together all partner nations in preparation for the upcoming World Cup season and the lead-up to the Milano Cortina '26 Winter Olympics.
We are also seeing several returning and new Australian SkiMo athletes expressing interest and preparing for the World Cup season. With this being the final season before the Milano Cortina '26 Winter Olympics selection will be on the mind of our athletes as they compete throughout the season
With both the national and international seasons ramping up, it's an exciting time in Australia SkiMo, and I look forward to seeing you huffing and puffing as you charge uphill at one of our events.
Brian Lichi
Snow Australia Ski Mountaineering Committee Chair
In the August Update:
- Falls Creek and Perisher to host Snow Australia's first SkiMo events
- Athlete Spotlight
- Australian SkiMo World Cup EOI's
- SkiMo Membership
