Weekend Wrap | 3 September

An iconic Aussie mogul event, the next generation on show at Perisher and a rescheduled Mt Buller Slopestyle are some of the events which went down over the weekend.

ABOM Mogul Challenge

Celebrating its 30th anniversary as one of Australia’s most colourful mogul events, the event attracted a world class field of Olympians and World Cup competitors to Mt Buller yet again.

Six Australian PyeongChang Olympians, including silver medalist Matt Graham and young gun Jakara Anthony as well as athletes from the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Japan and Korea were all on show at the Victorian ski field.

Taking place at Mt Buller’s legendary bumps run on Chamois, home to the aerial and freestyle Olympic Training Centre, athletes were met with snowy conditions as they battled it out for the title.

A big draw card for spectators each year are the dual Mogul Finals which deliver spectacular races often with just fractions of seconds between athletes.

To view results from the Open, Youth and Legends divisions – click here.

Australian Junior Freeride Championships

The first two days of the three-day national event has seen riders lay down runs across pipe and park with boardercross the last event on the program.

Approximately 50 skiers and 50 snowboarders from 6 to 18 years converged on Perisher for their opportunity to grab a Ski and Snowboard Junior Australian title.

The event provides the next step for junior athletes in competitive freestyle skiing and snowboarding.

On Saturday, Perisher’s Front Valley Half-pipe hosted ski and snowboard riders performing aerial tricks, while on Sunday the event shifted to Leichhardt Terrain Park for the electrifying slopestyle events.

The last event on the card is the Snowboard Cross at Sun Valley Rider Cross course which always throws up lots of action for spectators and snowboarders alike.

Throughout the event, riders have been competing across three specific age divisions ranging from Grom (12 years & under, born 2006-2012), Youth (13 to 14 years, born 2005-2004) right through to Rookies (15 to 19 years, born 2003-1999).

Mt Buller Slopestyle

Competitors looking to impress the judges with skillful riding and entertaining tricks gathered on Sunday for the rescheduled Mt Buller Slopestyle event.

Competitors had two runs to score as close to 100 as they navigated their way through the rails and jumps on course while performing aerial tricks.

Across the men’s and women’s open division, competitors battled it out for the $1,000 first place cash prize.

To view results from the Mt Buller Slopestyle – click here.