Welcome back to 2023 at the NSTC!

As we gear up to what will be a very exciting year at the NSTC we would like to thank everyone who has supported the facility over the last 12 months.  It has been great to welcome community members along with emerging and high-performance athletes and their coaches and see the progression and enjoyment they are all experiencing.  

The plans for the next 12 months are well and truly in motion and will ensure that the facility will become World’s Best in the sport which will only enhance to benefit the next generation of athletes.

In our first week back of operations, we hosted private air bag sessions for Canadian Freeski skier Megan Oldham.  Megan had just come off the back of a World Cup podium in December securing 1^st place in Freeski Big Air at Copper Mountain.  Megan spent a week training at the NSTC Park before heading back to the USA where she competed at the X-Games in Aspen and won gold in both the Ski Big Air and Ski Slopestlye.  Megan won the Ski Big Air with a triple cork which was not only a world’s-first for women’s skiing but also the first time any woman had landed a triple cork in a contest, ski or snowboard.  We witnessed Megan attempt this trick multiple times during her time at the NSTC so imagine our excitement to watch her land her run and receive a perfect score!!  Congratulations Megan from all of us at the NSTC. 

Billy Lloyd-Blainey (XTM Performance Rider) and Daisy Thomas (NSWIS) have also completed a training block at the NSTC Park during early January in preparation before heading off overseas and taking what they have learnt and practiced at the airbag onto snow.

It was great to have these athletes at the NSTC and see their progression during the training time with us and we wish them all the best for the remainder of the Northern Hemisphere season.

Community sessions are back in full swing and it has been awesome to see some local families make use of the facility during the school holidays. We have added some additional Sunday sessions into the schedule for those community members who can't get here during the week. Keep an eye on the schedule for when the Sunday sessions are available to book.

Due to popular demand, our 10 Pack Community Pass has been extended and is available to purchase for only $400 (valued at $600). The 10 Pack Community Pass gives you access to all community sessions and is valid until 31 March (conditions apply). For more information and to purchase the 10 Pack Community Pass go to the Snow Australia website.

Looking forward to seeing you at the NSTC!

The NSTC Team

We have had a very busy start to the year with community sessions commencing back after the Christmas break well attended.   Community sessions are held on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.  Moving through the coming months, keep an eye out for Sunday sessions which will be added to the schedule every 2-3 weeks.  This will give our members an opportunity to jump up to 3 sessions over a weekend!  The full schedule and session times can be found HERE. 

All bookings can be made online.  To book a session you must be a financial member of Snow Australia to login.  Anyone using the NSTC Park are required have an NSTC Access or discipline specific membership which starts at $70.  Membership information and links to register, renew or upgrade your membership can be found HERE.

Non-financial members can come along for a Trial session, however you are still required to have a valid Snow Australia Membership.  The Snowracer membership is FREE and you can book and pay on arrival for community sessions only.  Memberships can be upgraded at any time.

Please note that all Snow Australia memberships are due to be renewed on 1 May.  However, if you purchase a NSTC Access membership from 1 January until 30 April 2023, your membership will roll over on 1 May giving you up to an additional 4 months of membership access.

The construction work on the expansion and refurbishment of the John Langley Hancock Building is coming together and we are very excited for what we will be able to offer our community and athletes with the new and improved acro facilities.  We will keep you well informed and updated on the refurbishment and the expected re-opening in April. 

As many of you will be aware, we have been conducting the Acro sessions out of a nearby temporary shed for the better part of 2022 while the construction work continues.  The time has come for the lease at the temporary facility to finish up and the acro equipment has now all been packed up and moved into storage.  Unfortunately, this also means that we will not be able to offer any acro classes for Term 1. 

While we know this will be disappointing for some of our NSTC families, we thank you for your continued patience and support as we work towards having a bigger and better facility than ever before. 

For some of you an option to check out the air bag facility and come along and try the Development Bag might be a great opportunity to develop some additional skills which you can also improve on once the acro is up and running. Come along and take advantage of our Free Intro2Plastic Feb special offer to get you started.  See the Intro2Plastic section below for more details.

NSTC Park Intro2Plastic sessions are currently held on Friday afternoons from 3-3.45pm. This session is for anyone using the facility for the first time, regardless of age or ability, as an induction certification process which will be uploaded into your Snow Australia membership profile.

Intro2Plastic will safely introduce you to our airbag and dry snow surface by practicing falling, sliding and stopping along with exiting the bag and correct signaling.  Intro2Plastic only needs to be completed once and is to ensure your safety and the safety of others.  This is not a learn to ski or snowboard session as you must already be a competent rider.

Intro2Plastic sessions can be booked online via our website at a cost of $15 for a 45 min session.  We ask that you arrive 20 mins prior to your session for check-in, equipment check and to watch the safety video.  

FREE INTRO FEB

We have a special offer for the month of February to come along and join the Intro2Plastic induction sessions for FREE!  These free sessions will be held every Thursday from 4 - 4.45pm & Friday from 3 - 3.45pm commencing from 9 Feb until 23 Feb.  We encourage all our local community members and families to come along.  Spaces are limited for each session so please book online early and use the code FREEINTROFEB at the checkout when you book online.  Make sure you have a valid Snowracer membership to attend.