Welcome to the 65th edition of the Ski & Snowboard Australia E-News.

With large snowfalls being reported around Australia’s resorts over the past few days it is hard to believe that the season opening is still 4 weeks away. This is good news for our National, Development and Junior Team athletes who will be able to return to their on snow training as soon as the season opens. Many athletes have taken an extended break after the very successful Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.

As always we welcome your contributions to the website and E-News, please submit your articles to info@skiandsnowboard.org.au

This edition of the E-News reports on the Club Insurance, Autumn Discipline Conference, Snowboard Forum, SSA Membership and Discipline registration as well updates on all the latest sport news.
 

MEMBERSHIP

SSA membership and discipline registrations are now available for the 2006 season. The SSA membership year runs from 1May to April 30 the following year. Anyone who wishes to compete this year will be required to have SSA membership and discipline registration. FIS registration is also available to those athletes who wish to earn FIS points, to be eligible for FIS registration you must have been born in the year 1991 or earlier.

To join and register with SSA or renew your membership please follow the link below to the membership page. If you are renewing your membership and have any problems logging on please contact the SSA office.


SSA Membership

 

PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE

SSA is delighted to offer Public Liability Insurance for 2006/2007, and confirm that the relevant premiums remain the same as the previous insurance period.

It is vital that all clubs and associations that require Public Liability cover consider supporting this initiative. The strength of our position is the number of clubs and associations represented under the one policy and the capacity for the sport to generate a reasonable premium pool.

To download an application for the 2006/2007 insurance cover or view the policy wording, please click here.

SKI & SNOWBOARD AWARDS

As was announced in the previous e-news, the 2006 Ski & Snowboard Awards were postponed due to a significant number of Olympic and National Team athletes being unable to attend.

Significant efforts have been made to secure a suitable date prior to the start of the snow season that would provide the appropriate forum to collectively recognise our athletes achievements. Unfortunately there appears to be no suitable dates prior to the winter for SSA to hold this annual event.

The judging panel will meet shortly to finalise their deliberations and award the various categories.

It is the intention of SSA that the winners of these awards be recognised in an appropriate manner, and that we utilise various industry gatherings such as National Championships, Institute induction ceremonies, Interschools etc throughout the winter to present the trophies to our deserving winners.

The tentative date for the 2007 Ski & Snowboard Awards will be April 28th 2007. Please mark this date in your diary to ensure your availability.

DISCIPLINE NEWS

2006 SSA Discipline Conference

The annual SSA Discipline Conference was held on the Saturday April 29 at the Sofitel in Melbourne. The conference was a successful day allowing all disciplines to hold their respective committee meetings in the one venue. The conference gave the discipline committees the opportunity to interact with other committees as well as with members of the SSA board.
 

FREESTYLE

Water Jump Training

In late April a training camp was organised for Regional Club athletes from NSW and Victoria at the Ski & Snowboard Australia Water Jump Park in Lilydale. The camp which ran for 5 days saw twenty athletes taking advantage of the SSA Water Jump Park under the guidance of the NSW Institute of Sport Mogul Coach Peter Topalovic and Gold Medal National Mogul Team Coach Steve Desovich. On average each athlete was able to complete 40 jumps per day.
The athletes were also able to train side by side with members of the National Development Mogul Team who also made the trip to Lilydale for some pre-season aerial training.
 

SNOWBOARD

Snowboard Forum Outcomes
Prior to the Snowboard Committee meeting a special forum was held allowing athletes, parents and other interested parties the chance to hold discussions with members of the committee and address any issues within the snowboard community.

One of the major announcements was the introduction of a Snowboard Committee Working Group which will work with the PGS and SBX disciplines and help provide direction. funding, and develop additional events which will help complete the athlete pathway. SSA seeks expressions of interest from those individuals who feel as though they can make a positive contribution to this working group. Final make up of the working group will be announced shortly. If you are interested in joining the working group please send an email with the subject line ‘Working Group’ to info@skiandsnowboard.org.au . Submissions are due before the close of business Friday May 19, 2006.

The appointments for the Working Group will be the decision of the Snowboard Committee.



Event Calendar

The 2006 Snowboard Event calendar has been updated. To download the calendar please click here...

 

Sport Shorts

Alpine
Calendar
Victorian Junior Development Squad

Cross Country
Calendar

Freestyle
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Snowboard
Snowboard Committee Minutes
Snowboard Selection Policy
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