NSW Snowsports Enews 74 - 8th August 2014
NSW Snowsports
- NSW Snowsports Discipline Facebook Pages
AMASDF
- Amelia McGuiness Time Trial - Now Open!
Alpine
- 2014 NSWACT Alpine Rising Stars Award
- Alpine Event Schedule Perisher - Course Worker Volunteers Required
Freestyle
- 2014 NSW Junior Moguls Series
- NSW Freestyle - Silent Auction
- SSA Futures Freestyle Moguls Camp
- Other NSW Freestyle News
Snowboard
- World Rookie Tour - Australian Rookie Fest 2014
- Snowboard Emerging Talent Award
Cross Country/Biathlon
- NSW & ACT Cross Country Interschools Information Guide
- Fast and Female - 10th August 2014
- SSA Futures - NSWXC On-Snow Sessions
- NSW Cross Country Noodle Night - Get Your Carb's before State Interschools!
- Nordic X Comes to Perisher....
- Night Relay - A Hugh Success
- NSW Biathletes Continued Success at Australian Biathlon Championships
Interschools
- The Subaru ACT & Southern NSW Interschools Championships
- The SSA Futures - Interschools Group Training Sessions
Perisher Historical Society
- Hello in the Snow!
- Winter Newsletter
NSW Snowsports Discipline Facebook Pages
The NSW Snowsports Discipline Committees have a number of Facebook Pages to keep you up-to-date with events and other information.
Make sure you like each page to receive up-to-date information during the season!
Click on the different discipline to 'like' the pages now!
Amelia McGuiness Time Trial - Now Open!
The snow is here! Don't forget to enter the Amelia McGuiness Time Trial and support our future athletes!
Click here to enter the Amelia McGuiness Time Trial - Wednesday 27th of August 2014
We extend our sincere gratitude to the ongoing support of organisations and individuals as we strive to promote increased participation in snowsports and continue to support our countries aspiring athletes.
The Amelia McGuiness Scholarship Applications will open 9am, Monday 1st of September 2014.
2014 NSWACT Alpine Rising Stars Award
Following the Regional interschool events, 9 racers have been selected as winners of this year's Awards. The Awards provide a weekend of race training with Thredbo Ski Race Club or Perisher Winter Sports Club and free race entry into the Blue Cow Cup State Children's event. The Awards go to children who are not currently race club members and are to encourage them to take their skiing to the next level. These highly regarded Awards are now in their sixth season with many past winners having gone on to join the Perisher Winter Sports Club or Thredbo Ski Race Club with some progressing to become members of the NSWACT State Children's team or the Australian Childrens team representing NSW or Australia at international children's events in North America and Europe.
Alpine Event Schedule Perisher - Course Workers Volunteers Required
To all Alpine Parents and volunteers,
Please see the below message from Perisher Winter Sports Club calling for volunteers for the upcoming children's races and FIS races at Perisher.
If you can assist by volunteering at one of these events please register on line following the below links.
These events require a large number of volunteers to run a safe and efficient race and your help would be appreciated. Lift passes are available for non season pass holders.
Click here to read more information or to click on the register links
2014 NSW Junior Mogul Series
The 2014 NSW Junior Series Moguls was held over two days of competition on August 2-3 at Perisher. The course on Cold Shoulder was in prime shape, with the snow gods providing beautiful bluebird weather for both days of freestyle action. The singles and duals events attracted the best junior and youth mogul skiers from across Australia, with some exceptional talent on display at Blue Cow. This event was made possible thanks to our major sponsor Canon Australia, as well as NSW Freestyle, Perisher, The Man from Snowy River Hotel, The Lion's Lair Lodge, Thuggies Clothing and the Perisher Winter Sports Club. Check out the photos and a full report from the weekend on the AusMSA Facebook page. Results are available on the Team App for NSW Freestyle.
NSW Freestyle - Silent Auction
NSW Snowsports Freestyle Committee is hosting a silent auction as part of its fundraising drive for 2014. All money raised will go back into development programs such as training and competition events. Please have a look at some of the great items on the site and place a bid for these once in a lifetime opportunities.
SSA Futures Freestyle Mogul Camp
On the 2-3rd August 2014 a SSA Futures Camp was run as part of NSW Institute of Sport, NSW Freestyle, Ski and Snowboard Australia and Perisher’s commitment to the development of the sport Freestyle Moguls.
Camp participants are identified by their age, individual results in 2014 Regional Interschool Freestyle Mogul Competitions. There were a total of 20 camp members who participated & competed at the Canon Junior Series Mogul Championships.
Other NSW Freestyle News
Freestyle Team App – Ready for Download Now
NSW Freestyle has recently launched a smart phone app called Team App for download. If you ski moguls, slope style, or any other free skiing discipline then we strongly encourage you to download it and keep up to date with developments. Click here for more on this story.
Mogul Parent Volunteers Required
We are looking for a team of volunteers to help out with the National Moguls competitions this year. The volunteers will be required to assist with course preparation including jump shaping and chopping landings. Click here for more on this story.
Freestyle Squad Hoodie
NSW Snowsports, will be offering a freestyle squad hoodie for this Winter. The hoodies are a soft shell water resistant fabric made by Thuggies of Canada. The hoodie is specifically designed for snow sports with the freestyle athlete in mind.
Click here for more on this story.
World Rookie Tour - Australian Rookie Fest 2014
The World Rookie Tour is coming back to Australia with the Australian Rookie Fest 2014, Australia’s premier junior slopestyle event (TTR 2 stars), being held at Thredbo on 22nd and 23rd August. The event is for rookies (born 1997, 98 and 99) and groms (born 2000 and later).
This is the fifth time that the Black Yeti (event mascot) has come to Australia and we are looking forward to some world class junior slopestyle shredding this year.
We look forward to see the next wave of rookies and groms shred their stuff on the new slopestyle course at Thredbo.
Snowboard Emerging Talent Award
During the three recent Regional Interschools Competitions, 6 snowboarders were awarded the inaugural Snowboard Emerging Talent Award. The participants were selected from the Snowboard cross event and who have not had previous Snowboard Club experience. The purpose of these awards is to encourage talented Interschools Snowboarders to experience the next step in the Snowboard training pathway. Participants have been provided with a weekend of training with Perisher Winter Sports Club and free entry into the Australian Junior Series Boardercross event.
NSW & ACT Cross Country Interschools Information Guide
The Cross Country Event at Interschools can often be a bit confusing for schools, parents and athletes in regards to knowing what equipment to use, clothing to wear and even how to structure your Teams and so NSW Cross Country with the assistance of NSW Interschools has put together an Information Guide, which aims to provide all the information your school needs to have a great Cross Country Interschools experience.
Click here to download The Interschools XC Information Guide
The Information Guide is also available on-line at www.perisherxcountry.org and click on the link “Young People skiing Faster and Interschool” in the LH menu and scroll down and click on the Interschools Cross Country Skiing Information Guide.
Fast and Female - Sunday 10th August 2014
Fun and Fitness for Girls Aged 9-19 Years Old
Where: Perisher Nordic Shelter
When: Sunday 10th August 2014 - 8:30am to 9:00am
Cost: Early Bird Entry $20. On the day registration $25 includes Fast and Female Headband, Crayband Station, Ski Lesson, Biathlon Lazer Gun Lesson, Goal Setting Workbook and Loads of Fun
Register Online at https://fastandfemaleperisher2014.eventbrite.com.au
SSA Futures NSWXC On-Snow Sessions
NSWXC in conjunction with SSA Futures will be holding an invitational Cross Country Camp on Sunday 7th of September at the Perisher Vally Trails.
Athletes from Div 5 to Div 2 who are talent idenified at the Westpac NSW & ACT Interschools XC Championships will be invited to attend. Indentified athletes will be announced during the Westpac NSW & ACT Interschools Championships Presentation.
NSW Cross Country Noodle Night - Get Your Carb's before State Interschools!
Where: Sveere Kaaten, Nordic Shelter, Perisher Valley
When: Monday 25 August
Time: 3pm-6pm
Cost: $20
Includes: Noodle soup, wonton, drink & fortune cookie
For Reservations and Information Visit - http://www.trybooking.com/88557
Nordic X Comes to Perisher....
Perisher Valley hosted an exciting trial event on the last Saturday in July. Known as the Nordic Cross, it is similar to Skier X but the skiers are on XC, or "skinny skis", and have to climb some hills as well as navigate bumps and turns.
This event is set to be a trial event in the next Youth Winter Olympics at Lillehammer, Norway, and from there perhaps even a future Winter Olympics, which was the way of both Skier and Boarder X. It's one of eight new events making their debut on the YOG programme in Lillehammer. It's a cool and high adrenaline event, perfect for the youth.
Night Relays - A Huge Success
Last Monday evening, the traditional fund raising event for the Perisher XC Nordic Centre as held with over 100 people making the evening a real success. The twenty two teams of four were of all ages and some people even arrived in dress ups, adding a real sense of fun and enjoyment. Whilst the onesies may have been joking around, the speed of some of the teams certainly was not to be laughed at. The cold night air made for a super fast track, and the Winning honours went to "Chicks with Guns" - the teenage biathletes from NSW Biathlon. The mixed boys & girls juniors came second over all too. A fully catered evening candle light dinner was held in the Nordic Shelter afterwards.
NSW Biathletes Continue Success at Australian Biathlon Championships
The Australian Biathlon Championships were held last weekend on the 26th and 27th July and continues success for the NSWXC Biathletes.
The weather to travel to Mt Hotham on the day before racing was difficult with many roads blocked through fallen trees and storms causing all sorts of havoc. For biathletes that made it through the blizzard to Mt Hotham, it was cold, windy and snowing a lot with very poor visibility.
The Subaru ACT & Southern NSW Interschools Championships
The Subaru ACT & Southern NSW Interschools Championships were held from Wednesday 30 July to Friday 1 August. The event was hugely successful, even with the extreme weather conditions of wind, snow and rain. NSW Interschools would like to thank the Perisher Race Department, Course Volunteers, and Competitors who braved these conditions to ensure the event went ahead.
The events included 1600 entries from 86 ACT & NSW schools. Alpine and Skier X entries continue to be the biggest growth in entries from previous years, while moguls introduced a 2 run event with weather permitting.
The SSA Futures - Interschools Group Training Sessions
Endorsed by SSA Futures, the Interschools Group Training Sessions is a group-training program operated by the Perisher Snowsports School, specifically designed to help develop competition specific skills in preparation for the NSW Interschools Championships. Specialist training is offered in the following disciplines: Alpine Skiing GS, Ski Cross and Moguls as well as Snowboard GS and Snowboard Cross on purpose built courses and training lanes.
Athletes will be provided with discipline specific sport pathway information as well as details on how to further their involvement in their chosen discipline.
Interschools Group Training Sessions is open to all Div 5 to Div 1 Interschools Competitors.
Perisher Historical Society - Hello In the Snow
Join the Perisher Historical Society for a catch-up, drinks & finger food after skiing!
Tuesday 12 August 2014 from 4pm - Marritz Hotel
All Welcome!
Winter Newsletter
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