Wonderful week kickstarts Interschools 2024

The Interschools Snowsports Championships has returned for another season with the SUBARU Northern NSW and QLD Regional Championships held in Thredbo this week.

Close to 800 students from 110 schools participated have taken part in the four-day event which comes to a close later today.

More than 1,700 entries were received across five snowsports disciplines: Alpine, Ski Cross, Moguls, Snowboard Giant Slalom, and Snowboard Cross.

Thredbo hosted fun and suitable courses for this level of competition and the participants, families, and school support enjoyed the friendly competition.

The Interschools Championships are an opportunity to introduce skiers and snowboarders to snow sports competition. Every year there are many new students to the competition and it is never too late to have a go, as Year 12 first time Lucas Saxby from Knox Grammar School found out.

“I have been skiing for a while and I saw this and I thought it was a great opportunity to represent the school and it looks really fun,” he said.

After a great experience, he hopes other students decice to take the leap and dive into Interschools. “Just give it a go," he said. "Nothing bad is going to happen! You don’t need to be an Olympian. It’s a lot of fun”.

Teammate and and Knox Snowsports captain Oscar Downs enjoyed his final Regional Interschools competition at Thredbo, in particular the moguls competition.

“It was pretty fun," he said. "It was accessible to all levels.

"The announcer was really inclusive and encouraged everyone to participate. It was lots of fun

"[Interschools] is suited to all levels. Everyone can compete, no matter your skill. It is really good for learning how to ski better and improving skiing as an entirety”.

The Interschools Championships now moves to Perisher and Falls Creek next week. The Subaru Sydney Regional Championships are at Perisher from Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 July and the South Australia and Tasmania Championships are at Falls Creek are on Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 July. 

HANDY LINKS

• Results
• Download your Participation Certificate here
• Purchase Regional Championships Merchandise (featuring all competitor names on back of hoodies)
• View and purchase event images