Dear Park and Pipe Community,

The winter season may be long gone in Australia, with summer about to begin this week, but the season over in the Northern hemisphere is alive and well with plenty of Park and Pipe action throughout December. 

The Beijing Big Air World Cup kicked off yesterday with the Freeski qualifications, skier Kai Martin was the only Australian representative, fresh off his 37th place finish last week in Stubai. Martin finished 18th in his qualification heat, missing the finals for the event, which takes place on the 2nd of December. The qualifiers for the snowboard event began this afternoon, with 2022 Winter Olympics Bronze medalist, Tess Coady, making her 2023-24 Northern season World Cup debut. Along with Tess will be Valentino Guseli and Josh Robertson-Hahn, in the men’s event who will each look to podium to get their Northern campaigns off to a good start. 

Don’t forget you can now watch all World Cup events live thanks to FIS.TV. To see the schedule for all the Aussies in Action visit Snow.org.au/live.

The live results for both the Men’s and Women’s qualifiers in Beijing can be viewed below: 

Men’s Freeski Qualification - Beijing (CHN)

Womens Freeski Qualification Beijing (CHN)

Mens Snowboard Qualification Beijing (CHN)

Womens Snowboard Qualification Beijing (CHN)

Following the Beijing Big Air will be the Halfpipe World Cup at Secret Garden in China on December 6th where last 2022 Olympic Silver medallist Scotty James, will begin his 2023-24 Northern Winter season, followed by the Edmonton snowboard Big Air event which will again see Valentino and Josh pit themselves against the best in the world. 

Once again, the finals can be watched live at www.snow.org.au/live with live results for qualifiers available below:  

Mens Halfpipe Qualification Secret Garden (CHN) 

Mens Big Air Qualification Edmonton (CAN) 

Womens Big Air Qualification Edmonton (CAN) 

Next week marks the final Pathway Performance Camp for 2023 with 26 Park and Pipe athletes heading to the NSTC to develop their skills on the airbag and in the acro facility, whilst also honing their mental edge through team building and understanding techniques to prepare for performance. Keep an eye out for some great content from the camp over the next week.

As always stay safe and enjoy your summer, and for those overseas, we look forward to hearing more about your Northern winter and seeing your results as you continue to progress.

Park and Pipe National Discipline Committee

Aussie snowsport fans can now catch all the FIS World Cup action this season for free via FIS TV.

Snow Australia has acquired the rights and are proud to be delivering this free of charge for Aussie fans during the 2023-2024 World Cup season.

Park and Pipe December World Cup Events:

A Park and Pipe performance pathway camp will take place at the National Snowsports Training Centre in Jindbyne, where some of the country's most-talented athletes will be looking to take their game to another level. 

The Camp will see NSWIS, Emerging Talent Program and selected pathway club athletes use the airbag and acro facilities to work on their skill development.

The athletes will also learn techniques for performance preparation and will spend time working together to help develop interpersonal connections with others in attendance.

Before you get in the start gate of a FIS event overseas there are a few things you need to make sure have been completed and submitted to Snow Australia.

For all FIS competitions overseas Snow Australia is the single point of entry to ensure all participants are registered correctly, have insurance and have met criteria and quota requirements.

To assist we have prepared the following 3 step checklist to make sure you are ready when you step into the start gate. You can find more information on this checklist below.

The Mt Buller Ski & Snowboard School has two leadership positions available within their Race & Events Department for the 2024 winter season.  They have undertaken a departmental review and are looking for a supervisor and assistant supervisor.  The Race & Events team delivers high-quality, strategically important events for the Mt Buller resort. Each season the events department conducts over 200 events with the largest comprising of the Victorian Interschools Snow Sports Championships.

The winter snow season might be over, but our National Snowsports Training Centre in Jindabyne is a year-round facility! Find out about our summer programs and discounted membership plans to make the most of the warmer months to hone your skills on dry land before next year's snow season.