NSW Snowsports Enews 38 - 1st February 2013


NSW Snowsports Enews 38 - 1st February 2013 In this Issue NSW Snowsports Annual General Meeting - Preliminary Notice - Wednesday 27th March 2013 NSWXC Summer Newsletter and Work Parties / Skikes - The New Way to XC Skiing Off Snow! NSW Cross Country Athletes in Canada / Alex Almoukov - First Australian Biathlete to Qualify for a Pursuit!

NSW Snowsports Annual General Meeting - Preliminary Notice -Wednesday 27th March 2013 Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of NSW Snowsports will be held on *Wednesday 27^th March 2013 beginning at 6.45pm. The Meeting is to be held at: Sydney* - Pacific Room Sports House, 6B Figtree Rd, Sydney Olympic Park Homebush Bay Teleconference in Jindabyne - 1 Mitchell Circuit, Jindaybne Elections We are currently seeking nominations for the Board of Directors. To stand for a NSW Snowsports Board Position, the nominee must: Be a current NSW Snowsports Member, by way of SSA membership with NSW as your nominated state. Be nominated and seconded by current NSW Snowsports Members. Please click here to download a Nomination Form Please return a completed nomination form (attached), and a short CV, to be received no later than the Close of Business on Thursday 28th Febuary 2013 to the following address: Rebecca Clark NSW Snowsports Executive Officer NSW Snowsports PO Box 934 Jindabyne NSW 2627 Email: info@nswsnowsports.com.au (hard copy to be posted or faxed, scanned email copies accepted) Fax: 02 4017 2436

NSWXC Summer Newsletter and Work Parties Summer in the Snowy Mountains – a wonderful thing! We have been spared the fires, so far. The days are hot and windy, like most places. But unlike most places the nights are cool and comfortable. If an active, sociable weekend in the mountains sounds good, we have something for you – the first of the summer XC Work Parties on the Perisher XC trails, February 2nd and 3rd. Projects for the weekend include ... To read more or download the XC Newsletter please click here		Skikes - The New Way to XC Skiing Train Off Snow! Ever wondered how cross country skiers train in Summer! While more experienced skiers use the traditional dry-land roller skis, a brand new form of roller skis which allow the athlete to use sandshoes instead of boots and comes with adjustable poles that can be used both on snow and on dry-land, has just landed in Australia! More

NSW Cross Country Athletes in Canada Up and coming NSWXC athletes Matthew Bull, Sabrina Howell and Meg Watkins spent a number of weeks training and racing in BC, Canada over the Christmas School holidays. Matt did particularly well placing in the top 5 in a number of BC Cup races which are the highest Junior races in BC Canada. Sabrina was top 10 in a number of races and Meg participated in one Classic Sprint race. The athletes all benefited from training with the local Vernon based.. More		Alex Almoukov - First Australian Biathlete to Qualify for a Pursuit! NSWXC biathlete and 2010 Vancouver Olympian Alex Almoukov made history for Australia in becoming the first ever Australian to qualify for the prestigious IBU World Cup Pursuit race. In order to qualify for a Pursuit, a biathlete must finish in the top 60 of a World Cup race. Almoukov achieved this in Hochfilzen (AUT) in late December. In the same Trimester of racing Almoukov also finished 13^th in an IBU Cup race again being the highest result ever achieved for an Australian athlete. Almoukov’s next major race meet is the Biathlon World Championships in February in Czech Republic where he will be looking to qualify a country start for AUS at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.