Quick Intro on Interschools

The Interschool Snowsport Championships provide an opportunity for Australian school students of all ages to experience snowsport and to participate at either a recreational or competitive level.

Students from Kindergarten to Year 12, compete for their school as part of a team or an individual in any of our nine discipline events.

Each year, over 7,000 school students from nearly 700 schools compete at Interschools events.

Thousands of students have been introduced to competitive ski and snowboard competitions through the Interschools Championships, establishing a life-long love for the sport.

From Interschools, many students have gone on to professional instructing, coaching, and competing in higher-level competitions, including World Cups and the Olympics.

Over 80 Australian Olympians and Paralympians have begun their competition days in the Interschools Snowsport Championships.

A Longer History....

Interschools is the largest snow sports event in Australia based on participant numbers. It is seen as both the participation pathway of the sport, as well as the entry point for the competition pathway across snow sport disciplines in Australia.

Victorian Interschools Snowsport Championships

The Victorian Interschools SnowSports Championships were first staged in 1958 at Mt Buller. The first schools to be involved were Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College. Since the early days of 1958, the Victorian Interschools Snowsport Championships have grown to become one of the premier School sporting competitions in Victoria. More than 200 Victorian schools compete annually in the event held at Mt. Buller. 

NSW / ACT / QLD Interschools Snowsport Championships

During the early 1980’s local schools in the NSW Snowy Mountains got together and held an Alpine race under the car park chairlift at Guthega. The first schools to be involved were Monaro High School, Bombala High and Public School, Adaminaby Public School, Dalgety Public School, Berridale Public School, Jindabyne Public School, and Tumut Public and High School. In 1988, Interschools in NSW was formalised and was coordinated by the State Sporting Organisation and is now managed by Snow Australia. 

Impact of Interschools in Australia

Interschools competitions have continued to grow and draw new athletes to the competitive side of snow sports. Participants compete for their school in Cross Country, Alpine GS, Ski Cross, Snowboard Alpine, Snowboard Cross, Moguls, and Slopestyle at regional, state, and national levels. The Interschools Snowsports are now entrenched in the Australian winter sports landscape. 

The Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships rotate annually between Perisher and Mt. Buller, the national championships provide all Interschools participants with an aspirational event to challenge themselves against the best snowsports student-athletes in Australia.