EVENT INFO

The Falls Creek Schools Carnival hosts a variety of individual and team events open to school aged competitors, with the Amelia McGuiness Foundation Time Trail being open to school aged and adults competitors. Competitors may choose to enter any of the following events.

Volunteers Required

The event management team is seeking volunteer course officials to help ensure participants enjoy a safe and well-run experience.

Available roles include start marshals, gate judges, and, for cross-country (XC) events, recorders and timers. Volunteers are typically needed for around two hours during their assigned course.

On the day of volunteering, each official will receive a folder and a complimentary lift pass (if they do not have a season pass). Checking in at the race desk early enough for course inspection is essential.

All volunteers must complete a waiver.

To express your interest, please email Rebecca at rclark@snow.org.au with your name, school, and the course details (including day, discipline, and division).

2025 Participant and Volunteer Waivers

It is a condition of entry that all participants must complete an Online Participant waiver to compete in the 2025 Schools Championships.

Additionally, all volunteer course officials must complete a volunteer waiver.

To complete a participant or volunteer waiver, click on the following link. Select the school name 'Falls Creek Schools Carnival' from the please select dropdown box.

Waivers will be available closer to the event.

Event Office and Bib Collection

The event office will be ??

Bib collection times include:

• July 27 - 3.00pm to 4.30pm
• July 28 to July 31 - every event morning - 8.00am to 9.00am

Event Information: Amelia McGuiness Memorial Time Trials

The Amelia McGuiness Memorial Time Trials  are open to school-aged children and adults. Skiers and snowboarders of all skill levels can compete in the following disciplines, being Alpine Giant Slalom, Snowboard Giant Slalom.

Participants can enter individually and will enter into the following school year divisions, or the Adult division - all divisions have female or male categories:

Division 1 - Year 11 and 12

Division 2 - Year 9 and 10

Division 3 - Year 7 and 8

Division 4 - Year 5 and 6

Division 5 - Year 4 and below

Division 6 - Kindergarten to Year 2 (available for Alpine and Ski Cross only, for snowboard events enter Division 5).

Adults

All proceeds will go to the Amelia McGuiness Australian Snowsports Development Foundation.

Event Information: Australian Secondary Schools Snowsports Team Championships (ASSSTC)

The Australia Secondary Schools Snowsports Team Championships (ASSSTC) is an annual snow sport event which enables secondary school students to compete for their school as a team to earn points across multiple disciplines including Alpine and Snowboard GS, Ski Cross, Snowboard Cross and Cross Country Classic and Freestyle Relay events. 

To find out more about this event, please click here to download the ASSSTC Handbook and to review the ASSSTC rules.

Event Information: Regional NSW Interschools Championships and Falls Creek Regional Schools Event

These annual events at Falls Creek are open to school-aged children. Skiers and snowboarders of all skill levels can compete in seven disciplines, being Alpine Giant Slalom, Snowboard Giant Slalom, Ski Cross, Snowboard Cross, Moguls, Cross Country Classic and Cross Country Relay.

Participants can enter individually and will enter into the following school year divisions - all divisions have female or male categories:

Division 1 - Year 11 and 12

Division 2 - Year 9 and 10

Division 3 - Year 7 and 8

Division 4 - Year 5 and 6

Division 5 - Year 4 and below

Division 6 - Kindergarten to Year 2 (available for Alpine and Ski Cross only, for snowboard events enter Division 5).

Confirmed competitive times and/or scores for NSW competitors competing in the Regional NSW Interschools Championships will provide the opportunity to enter the NSW/ACT/QLD/SA State Interschools Snowsport Championships.  

Schools will be informed of success times and scores as soon as possible after the completion of the competition. Victorian competitors must compete in the Victorian State Interschools Championships held in Mt Buller in August, to qualify through to the Australian National Interschools Snowsports Championships.

Event Cost

In 2025 the event entry fees for all events hosted during the Falls Creek Schools Carnival are as follows: 

• Amelia McGuiness Foundation Time Trial: $48 per competitor, per discipline
• Regional NSW Interschools Champs: $48 per competitor, per discipline
• Falls Creek Regional Schools Event: $48 per competitor, per discipline
• ASSSTC: Free to competitors entered into the Regional NSW Interschools Champs and Falls Creek Regional Schools Event. For other competitors entering into ASSSTC only: $48 per competitor, per discipline

The XC Relay is free for those entering into the XC Classic.

Payment for all events except for the ASSSTC event will be required when completing online entries. Schools will be invoiced for ASSSTC entries who have not entered into the Regional NSW Interschools Champs and Falls Creek Regional Schools Event.

Please note that the entry fees do not include a lift pass. 

Calendar of Important Dates

Following are the list of closure dates:

Event Ticketing

Event ticketing information will be released closer to the event.

Volunteer course officials that appear on the event volunteer roster will receive a free-of-charge lift pass on the allocated event day. These lift passes will be collected at the Interschools event office from 7.30am on the morning of each event.

Presentation

Presentations will be held daily. Details on location and times will be published on the event schedule.

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Event Contact

Rebecca Clark, Snow Australia Community Engagement Manager - rclark@snow.org.au - 0408 006 415