Regional Snowsports Report 2025
In the last week of the School holidays, 96 boys from K-12 participated in the Sydney Interschools Championships, held in Thredbo. This impressive group of Cranbrook students took to the slopes on skis and snowboards, armed with fantastic attitudes and total commitment. While high winds made some days challenging on the side of the mountain, the majority of the week, good weather prevailed. All competitors are to be congratulated for their enthusiasm, excellent results and hard work.
Some of our students participated in the Redlands Cup or the Scots Race at the beginning of the week, as a warm up. Division 4 skiers (Sebastian Salter, Hugo Croft, Xavier Fern and Joe Robertson) and Division 5 skiers (Hugo Fern, Noah Stivala, Henry Stuart-Grant) both took home bronze team medals in Redlands Cup and Charlie Roberts, Division 3, took home an individual bronze in the Scots race.
SNOWBOARDING
This year saw a record number of Snowboarders enter for Cranbrook.
Division 2 Snowboard GS saw our A Team (Ziggy Edwards, Milo Gibney and Oscar Croft) earned a silver medal, all of them coming in the top 10. Special mention to Ziggy Edwards for his individual bronze. This team also was on the podium again for the Snowboard Cross, earning a team silver, and Ziggy with another individual bronze. Thank you to Fred Humphreys and Thomas Dalgleish for their reputable finishes as well.
Division 3 Snowboard GS A Team (Seb Tucker, Charlie Roberts and Sam Spry) brought home a team bronze, and Seb Tucker earned an individual silver. This team also qualified for State with a 5th place result in Snowboard Cross, which guarantees them a spot at State. Shoutout to Alex Cao, also, for his cracking first race experience.
Cohen Salamon and his teammate Raphael Wessels earned a bronze medal in the Division 4 Snowboard GS. Cohen also qualified individually for Snowboard Cross, coming in 15th place.
ALPINE
Our one and only Division 1 team was made up of our Captains Sach Edwards and Elliot Roberts, as well as Henry Dawson and Henry Jordan. Their leadership on the mountain was fantastic throughout the week. This division is notoriously the toughest on the mountain, so whilst our team did not progress to State, they can be extremely proud of their effort and times.
Division 2 Alpine put in a huge performance, with great individual efforts from all skiers on a course with very limited visibility. Shout-out to James Walker for placing 15th, and to the A Team (James Walker, Oscar Parsons, Oliver Southwell-Keely) who placed 6th overall, narrowly missing out on State qualification by less than four-tenths of a second.
In Division 3 Ski Cross, Charlie Roberts placed 6th individually on a fast-paced and technical course. The A Team (Charlie Roberts, Archer Hutchinson, Steve Haritos) skied well to finish 5th overall, guaranteeing them a place at the state event.
The Division 4 Alpine A Team (Hugo Croft, Sebastian Salter, James Cowan and Imanol Plante) won a silver medal, only a fraction off gold! Congratulations also go to Hugo Croft, Seb Salter, and James Cowan who all placed in the top 10 individually.
Division 5 Alpine A Team (Hunter Whittle, Orlando Fern, Ryan Shi and Sandy Dusseldorp) earned a silver medal and Cranbrook B Team (Wynn Au, William Britten-Jones, Oliver Czinner and James Nicholason) placed 4th, qualifying for State.
Congratulations to Hunter Whittle for his individual bronze result and Ryan Shi for placing 4th. This is our largest division this year and all of the teams brought home solid results, particularly as it was the first racing experience for many of our participants.
Finally, our youngest students in Division 6 Alpine were amazing in their first races! The A Team (Hugo Fern, Sam Cowan, Armie Salamon and Edward Darke) placed 1st overall, taking home gold!
SKI CROSS
Our Division 1 team of Henry Dawson, Sach Edwards, Elliot Roberts and Henry Jordan hit Ski Cross course immediately after their Alpine race, which is no easy feat. These students gave it a cracking go, leaving nothing left in the tank! High spirit, valiant effort – thank you Division 1!
Well done to our Division 2 participants who gave it their all on a tight and high-speed course. Shout outs go to our A Team (Oscar Parsons and James Walker), who achieved a very respectable 7th place, whilst our B Team (Oliver Southwell-Keely, Charlie Parker and Tom Daglish) also placed well at 12th.
The Division 3 Alpine A Team (Charlie Roberts, Archer Hutchinson, Steven Haritos and William Holt) placed 6th overall, with Charlie Roberts achieving a bronze medal individually. Our B Team (Jasper Lee, Sam Spry, Julian Rosza and Joe Hinchliffe) also placed well at 11th. This was a packed division with lots of talent, so well done to all who competed!
In Division 4 Ski Cross, the A Team (James Cowan, Hugo Croft, Joe Robertson) put down some seriously fast runs to place 3rd overall, a bronze! Huge shout-out to the B Team (Xavier Fern, Sebastian Salter, Imanol Plante) who finished 4th and qualified for the State championships!
At the Division 5 Ski Cross race our A Team (Hunter Whittle, Ryan Shi, Sandy Dusseldorp) won a bronze medal, and Hunter Whittle also won an individual bronze.
The Division 6 Ski Cross race saw our A Team (Hugo Fern, Sam Cowan and Edward Darke) finish with a gold medal! This was complimented by our B Team (Sam Mckelvey, Armie Salamon and Noah Stivala) who won a bronze medal! Individually, Hugo Fern also picked up a bronze medal, with Sam Cowan, Sam McKelvey, and Armie Salamon all finishing in the top 10.
Congratulations to all the boys for what was a great week of racing.
A big thank you to Mrs Whitten, Mr Scardino, the Snowsports Parent Committee, and Mrs Erickson, for coordinating and running an amazing week of Snowsports. We appreciate all the work everyone put in behind the scenes. It was also fun to have a guest appearance from Mrs Allen-Waters, who came down and supported all of her current and past students! Thanks to our Snowsports parents for making the travel down and being the best supporters the boys could ask for. Finally, thanks to all of our Cranbrook participants for constantly giving it your all and representing Cranbrook loud and proud.
Elliot Roberts and Sach Edwards
2025 Snowsports Captains