Nationals Snow
In 2023, Nationals Snow will be held at Thredbo from 3-7 September and will be contested in both men's and women's competitions across four sports; alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboard, and cross country skiing.
UniSport Australia respectfully acknowledges the Ngarigo People; the traditional owners of the land on which the 2023 Nationals Snow will take place.
Contact your University Team Manager (UTM) to find out how to get involved!
Alpine Skiing
Super G - Cancelled in 2023
Super G is a speed event where each athlete completes one run down the course with their finish time determining the final order based on ascending time.
Course:
Format: Best of 2 runs. Second run: reversed order.
Panelled Slalom
Panel Slalom allows for many more complete turns and full transitions on any given slope. Panel Slalom compresses the intensity and focus of line, technique and high edge angles into a shorter hill space.
Course: Anton's
Format: TBC
Giant Slalom
Each athlete completes two runs on the same day on different courses. It is a technical event with a longer course and fewer gates than the slalom. The number of gates is determined by the vertical drop of the course.
Course: Anton's
Format: Best of 2 runs. Second run: reversed order.
Slalom
Each athlete completes two runs on the same day on different courses. It is a technical event over a shorter course than other alpine events but with a high number of gates that the athlete must negotiate.
Course: Anton's
Format: Best of 2 runs. Second run: reversed order.
Host Mountain
Freestyle Skiing
Slopestyle
In slopestyle, athletes ski down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps, and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality, and quality of tricks.
Course: Merrits
Format: Best of 2 runs - straight finals.
Skier Cross - Cancelled in 2023
Despite it being a timed racing event, skier cross is often considered part of freestyle skiing because it incorporates terrain features traditionally found in freestyle. Skier cross courses have both naturally occurring terrain and artificial features including big-air jumps and high-banked turns.
Course:
Format: Best of 2 runs qualification then top 8 elimination finals.
Moguls
Mogul skiing is a competition consisting of free skiing on a steep, heavily moguled course, stressing technical turns, aerial manoeuvres, and speed.
Course: Exhibition
Format: Best of 2 runs qualification then 8-person finals.
Scoring: Turns 60%, Air 20%, Speed 20%
Rails
Rails come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Athletes perform tricks which are scored based on difficulty, style, and execution.
Course: Merrits
Format: Best of 2 runs - straight finals.
Snowboard
Super G - Cancelled in 2023
Super G is a speed event where each athlete completes one run down the course with their finish time determining the final order based on ascending time.
Course:
Format: Best of 2 runs. Second run: reversed order.
Giant Slalom
Each athlete completes two runs. It is a technical event with a longer course and fewer gates than the slalom. The number of gates is determined by the vertical drop of the course.
Course: Anton's
Format: Best of 2 runs. Second run: reversed order.
Panelled Slalom
Panel Slalom allows for many more complete turns and full transitions on any given slope. Panel Slalom compresses the intensity and focus of line, technique and high edge angles into a shorter hill space.
Course: Anton's
Format: TBC
Slopestyle
In slopestyle, athletes snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps, and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, orignality, and quality of tricks.
Course: Merrits
Format: Best of 2 runs - straight finals.
Boarder Cross - Cancelled in 2023
In boarder cross, several riders race down a course with jumps, beams, and other obstacles constructed out of snow on a downhill course.
Course:
Format: Best of 2 runs qualification then top 8 elimination final.
Rails
Rails come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Athletes perform tricks which are scored based on difficulty, style, and execution.
Course: Merrits
Format: Best of 2 runs - straight finals.
Cross Country Skiing
Individual
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain. In the individual event, both men and women will compete over a 4-5km course.
Course: Friday Flat
Format:
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Freestyle - mass start.
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Distance - 4-5km
Team Relay
The team relay event will encompass three individuals each completing 1km in a relay-style fashion.
Course: Friday Flat
Format:
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Freestyle - mass start.
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3 x 1.25km
