NSW Snowsports Enews 29 - 3rd August 2012

In this Issue

2012 NSW Snowsports Events
NSW Alpine News
NSW Biathlon News
NSW Cross Country News
NSWIS News

2012 NSW Snowsports Events

Every season NSW Snowsports supports and/or organises various snowsports events.

These events include:

NSW Alpine:

2012 TSRC Cup - Click here for Results!
2012 TSRC 40th Anniversary Celebrations - Fun Race - Click here for Results!
2012 Australian National and Junior Championships (FIS) - Monday 6 August & Friday 10th August
Blue Cow Cup - Friday 10 August & Sunday 12 August
2012 Australian Children's Championships - Saturday 1 September & Monday 3 September

Please click here for more information about NSW Alpine Events

Please click here for the Alpine Race Calendar

NSW Cross Country:

NSW Cross Country are involved in numerous events throughout the season.

Check out the:

2012 NSWXC Masters Skiers Series - Click here for information and event dates

Please click here for the XC Online Entry System

Please click here for the Cross Country Race Calendar

NSW Freestyle:

NSW Junior Moguls Series - Sunday 5 August

Please click here for Information

Please click here to Enter

Australian Freestyle Moguls Championships - Wednesday 15 August to Friday 17 August

Please click here for Information

Please click here to Enter

Please click here for the Freestyle Race Calendar

NSW Snowboard:

2012 Australian Rookie Fest - Thursday 16 August & Friday 17 August

Please click here for Information

Please visit Ski and Snowboard Australia to Enter

Please Click here for the Snowboard Race Calendar

NSW Interschools:

Travelplan Ski & Westpac Northern NSW Championships - Click here for Results!
Travelplan Ski & Westpac Sydney Championships - Click here for Results!
Subaru ACT-Southern NSW Championships - Click here for Results!
Subaru NSW State Championships - Tuesday 21 August to Sunday 26 August
Subaru Australian Championships - Wednesday 5 September to Sunday 9 September

Please click here for more information about the NSW Interschools Events

25th NSW Interschools Anniversary Cocktail Party - Saturday 27 October Limited Tickets Only!

Click Here to Purchase your tickets!

Amelia McGuiness Australian Snowsports Development Foundation

Amelia McGuiness Time Trial - Wednesday 22 August

Click Here to Enter!

Special Event

Board Against Breast Cancer Snowboard Event 2012 - Saturday 18th August 2012

This event is to help raise funds for the 'National Breast Cancer Foundation' while have a lot of fun and improving your snowboarding at the same time!

Please click here for more information

NSW Alpine News

Selection Criteria for the 2013 NSWACT Alpine Teams

The selection criteria for the NSWACT Alpine Teams has been revised for 2013.

Please click here for more details.

NSWACT Alpine Rising Star 2012 Award Winners!

NSWACT Alpine, Perisher Winter Sports Club and Thredbo Ski Racing Club have combined again this season to offer this exciting Award to talented interschools racers without previous race club experience.

9 Alpine racers from Divisions 4 or 5 across the Sydney, Northern NSW and ACT/Southern NSW regions have been selected.

Click here to download the winners

NSW Biathlon

NSW Biathlon Blitz AUS XC Championships

The first of the Australian Championships XC races were held at Perisher last weekend with NSW Biathletes showcasing their talent by taking a number of the AUS XC titles on offer. In the Open Men, Olympic Biathlete Alex Almoukov claimed the Freestyle Sprint on Saturday and finished 3^rd in the 10km Classic on Sunday.

In the Open Women, 17year old Lucy Glanville finished 2^nd behind 2010 Olympian Esther Bottomley in the Women’s Freestyle Sprint and was 2^nd Australian home in the 5km Classic. Glanville however continued to dominate the Junior Women winning both titles on both days and is well set to claim her No 1 Junior Australian XC ranking for the 5^th year in a row.

NSW Cross Country

NSW XC Online Entry System Now Open!

The 2012 XC on-line entry system for a number of events in Perisher Valley is up and running.

Click on 2012 XC Event Registration - Perisher Valley to link to the entries and other information, which will be added to and updated as it becomes available.

Fingers crossed for a great season.

NSW Athletes Blitz AUS XC Champsionships!

The first of the Australian Championships XC races were held at Perisher last weekend with NSWXC Skiers and Biathletes taking a number of the AUS titles on offer. In the Open Men, Olympic Biathlete Alex Almoukov claimed the Freestyle Sprint on Saturday, with aspiring 2014 Sochi Olympian, Callum Watson, claiming the 10km Classic title on Sunday.

XC Grooming Report

The daily XC Grooming Report is now available on the NSW Snowsports Webiste.

Visit the X-Country section of the website or click here.

NSWIS News

Coaching Opportunities from NSWIS Snowsports Programs

Calling all Coaches! A fantastic opportunity is being offered to regional and club level Snowsports coaches to participate in 3 coaching workshops to be offered by experts from the NSWIS Winter Snowsports program. The workshops will be conducted during the 2012 domestic season and will cover:

1. Strength and Conditioning

2. Psychology

3. Nutrition

The Strength & Conditioning workshop will be hosted by John Marsden who is our Senior Sports Scientist in Winter Sports; The Psychology workshop will be conducted by Ferry Lee from NSWIS and the Nutrition workshop will be hosted via live meeting by Sally Walker from NSWIS.