P+P Snow Australia Members,

The season is now in full swing with the school holidays and pathway and performance program activity underway across all resorts.

This last month saw the 2022/2023 ETP athletes gather at the AIS for a performance weekend of activity and testing. This was straight of the back of a 2-week airbag camp at the NSTC Park in Jindy. The weekend was a great opportunity to be exposed to the AIS facilities, performance education and to connect as a P+P cohort.

Being physically prepared and Snow Ready is a consistent message and education piece at camps like the AIS weekend. Being able to train at a peak level for longer on snow or hike that rail an extra 10 times makes a huge difference to your ability to progress. 

Once you have done this weeks workout above, Registration is now live for the Perisher Park Showdown. ‘The Showdown’ is a highly anticipated event on the Park & Pipe domestic calendar, and will take place at Perisher from the 1-5 August and feature a FIS ANC Big Air as well as two FIS ANC Slopestyle competitions. A great spectacle for competitors and spectators alike.

Getting a weekly session in on the NSTC Park airbag is another great training aid, and the NSTC Park got another visit from the Deputy Premier last week to confirm a $1.5 million dollar grant. The additional funding grant will enable us to fit out the NSTC centre and build a clubhouse for the NSTC Park community sport users, so it can be a year-round, multi-sport training facility, accessible to high performance snow sport athletes, community sporting teams, other wintersport programs, and the Jindabyne and Snowy Mountain community.

The COVID shutdown in 2021 meant this has been shelved for the last 12 months, but we are excited to release the AUS Park + Pipe Snow Australia Series which incorporates a virtual video comp, the rescheduled Airbag BA comp and comps in Hotham, Buller, Thredbo and Perisher. The series gives a concept of a competition season, unifies events across multiple states and puts the focus on consistency and not too much pressure on one event. It also results in a National Series Points List (NSPL) for P+P SKI and SNB that can be used to guide invitations to developmental training opportunities.

Wax those skis and boards, and head out for a slide switch around the mountain and terrain parks.

Stay safe, Ride hard.

David Parr
Park & Pipe Program Coordinator

Snow Australia is excited to be the successful recipient of the Multi-Sport Community Facility Fund grant for the development of the John Langley Hancock Building at the National Snowsports Training Centre (NSTC) in Jindabyne.

The $1.5 million grant from the NSW Government ensures the new state of the art center will be completed and fully functional by early 2023.

Registrations are now live for the Perisher Park Showdown. ‘The Showdown’ is a highly anticipated event on the Park & Pipe domestic calendar, and will take place at Perisher from the 1-5 August and feature an ANC Big Air as well as two ANC Slopestyle competitions.

Snow Australia Park and Pipe Program Coordinator, David Parr said he was excited for the return of the event

“With the support from Perisher, Snow Australia, and the P+P National Discipline committee, we are thrilled to be bringing a solid ANC P+P event line-up back in 2022," Parr said.
 

Fifty-five up-and-coming snow sport athletes converged on the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra over the weekend for the Emerging Talent Program (ETP) Performance Camp.

With athletes across Snowboard Cross, Moguls, Park & Pipe, Cross Country, Alpine and Para snow sports coming together for the three-day program, the focus of the camp was to create an environment that promoted cross discipline engagement, whilst providing exposure to high performance talent development practices in a fun and motivating fashion.

Athletes participated in physical capability tests, fundamental movement screenings and aerobic tests, all designed to provide baseline measurements that athletes can look to improve on as their sporting careers develop.

The AUS Park + Pipe Snow Australia Series handbook gives a concept of a competition season, unifies events across multiple states and puts the focus on consistency and not too much pressure on one event. 

It also results in a National Series Points List (NSPL) for P+P SKI and SNB that can be used to guige invitations to developmental training opportunities.

Week 6 of Snowready is now LIVE! 

Developed by Snow Australia, SnowReady has been designed to deliver a fun and interactive ski and snowboard fitness program aimed at people of all ages and abilities.

Hosted by 3 x Olympian Sami Kennedy-Sim, SnowReady contains 8 episodes,  and also features other Australian Winter Olympians and Institute Program staff who provide helpful tips to help you get the most out of your next Snow Trip.