E-NEWS EDITION 38 Welcome to the 38th edition of the Ski & Snowboard Australia E-News. Following difficult snow conditions at most of the Australian resorts, the recent snowfalls have been welcomed by all skiers and snowboarders keen to get stuck into the domestic competition season. This latest dump is a huge relief to event organisers, competitors and sponsors after the average snow conditions over the last month lead to a number of events being postponed or cancelled. At SSA we continue to try to make available, the most up to date event information, by regularly updating race notices, results and amended event schedules on the SSA website. www.skiandsnowboard.org.au Also in this edition of the e-news is a timely reminder of Anti-Doping responsibilities for athletes, Alpine Coaching Course information and the latest news from each discipline.

ANTI-DOPING SSA again reminds all registered athletes of their obligations and responsibilities in terms of drug testing, familiarity with banned substance lists, notification of whereabouts for National Team members, and the lodging of TUE Forms (Therapeutic Exemptions) for athletes who, for example may be asthmatic and take medication as part of their treatment. ASDA will no doubt be testing athletes at several domestic events throughout the season. These tests are random and with no warning, and it is up to the athlete to be aware of the procedures and policies regarding in competition testing. The ASDA website continues to be the best educational resource for all matters relating to drugs in sport. www.asda.org.au SSA encourages each athlete, club and family to carefully read the ASDA website and freely ask questions of SSA as required. Queries can be directed to Ryan Taylor who is our ASDA liaison officer. Ryan can be contacted on rtaylor@skiandsnowboard.org.au Australian Sports Drug Agency (ASDA) ASDA Testing Procedure World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Ski & Snowboard Australia Anti-Doping Policy

ALPINE COACHING COURSES Dates for 2005 Alpine Coaching Courses have been confirmed. The structure for the courses this year is slightly different to that used in previous years. To view these changes please follow the links below. Thredbo August 5-7 (EL Course) Mt Buffalo August 8-9 (EL Course) Once further dates have been confirmed they will be posted on the SSA website. Course Overview Course Outline

SPORT SHORTS A link to the latest announcements and stories from our discipline sections on the SSA Website. We encourage you to click through to the SSA site and read about the latest happenings in competitive skiing and snowboarding in Australia. General 2005-06 NSWIS Sports Squad Announced Alpine Coaching Courses Vic Junior Development Squad Victorian Junior and Senior Championships Postponed Cross Country Local Skier Wins Sprint Championships Raymond Surprise Winner Cross Country event Calendar Freestyle NSW Junior Mogul Championships Results Mt Buller Mogul Junior Nationals Snowboard Ballistyx! FIS Snowboard Titles Sprite Sessions Race notice and entry form NSWIS/SSA Snowboard Halfpipe Talent ID Camp