Snowboard Community Update - August 2022
Published Sun 21 Aug 2022
Dear Snowboard Community,
I hope you are having a great season. Conditions have been fabulous, and competitions are in full swing.
Races at Thredbo and Mt Buller have been completed for the Snow Australia FIS JNR SBX Series - Powered by the Chumpy Pullin Foundation.
There has been some great racing with good entry numbers at each event. Ahead of the third leg of the series at Mt Hotham next week the Leaderboard is as follows:
Women’s
- Lara Walsh
- Alize Steggall
- Emily Lawson
Men’s
- Max Vardy
- Cameron Turner
- Angus Jones
The full leader board can be found on the FIS JNR SBX Series webpage.
An overall National Champion in both men’s and women’s divisions will also be announced at the conclusion of the series.
If you have not yet registered for the Hotham event click here.
We are excited to have the SBX FUTURES return to Hotham after an enforced break. The SBX Futures is a Talent Identification (TID) and skill development initiative by Snow Australia with support from the OWIA and NSWIS Athletes and Coaches. The program is designed to lead into the Hotham Groms Race, FIS JNR SBX Series and ANC SBX Races and provides participants with an authentic high-performance training experience over two days on course with the OWIA and NSWIS SBX Teams. Register for SBX Futures at Hotham HERE
The event dates at Mt Hotham are as follows:
- Monday 29 August - FUTURES
- Tuesday 30 August - FUTURES
- Wednesday 31 August - FIS JNR SBX Series Race and Hotham Groms Race
- Thursday 01 September - ANC SBX Race 1
- Friday 02 September - ANC SBX Race 2
- Saturday 03 September - ANC SBX Race 3
- Sunday 04 September - Event Weather Day
Thank you to the Chumpy Pullin Foundation for supporting the FIS JNR SBX Series. Please take the time to learn more about the great work the Chumpy Pullin Foundation is doing and support their initiatives by making a donation.
Good luck to all and enjoy the snow.
Rob Dickson
Chair- National Snowboard Committee