About School SnowSports Development Foundation

The School SnowSports Development Foundation is an independent, non-profit, incorporated body, affiliated with Ski and Snowboard Australia to develop junior skiing and snowboarding and to ensure all school children have the opportunity to participate in snow sports. The School SnowSports Development Foundation are the event managers of the Subaru Victorian Interschools SnowSports Championships, the largest skiing/snowboarding event of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.

Each year this events attracts over 5500 entries. Other events and programs that the SSDF conducts are the Subaru Australian Interschools SnowSports Championships, Interschools Grand Prix Championships, Alpine Accreditation Program and many more. These events are conducted at the three major Victorian resorts, Mt Buller, Falls Creek and Mt Hotham. The School SnowSports Development Foundation also conducts a number of programs designed to enable children from all backgrounds the opportunity to experience snowsports of some type. The programs include;Yeti, and Trailblazers learn to ski/snowboard camp.The objectives of the School SnowSports Development Foundation are:

• To provide programs which enable Australian school students of all ages to access and experience snow sports in the spectacular alpine environment at either a recreational or competitive level.
• To provide for the development of junior skiers & snowboarders at all levels of ability.
• To increase the profile of snow sports within the school community.