Nationals wrapped - what a week!

Nationals is a wrap - that was quite a week!

Mt Buller has been humming this week with hundreds of the best skiers and snowboarders from schools across Australia taking to snow-covered courses for the 2025 Mogul Ski World Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships, filling the slopes and the village with colour, energy and the sound of cheering school teams.

Blue skies and sunshine welcomed competitors from every corner of the country – from Queensland to Tasmania, New South Wales to South Australia, the ACT and even New Zealand – as 330 schools came together to celebrate a shared love of snow.

A season of preparation ensured top-notch courses for the 3,700 event starts over a jam-packed 6 days of competition starting with the youngest prep students and culminating on Sunday with the Division 1 athletes juggling their sport and final year studies.

Event manager David Speirs was thrilled with the delivery of the program and the opportunities for school-aged athletes to experience the fun of racing and the camaraderie of this iconic event, back at Mt Buller after a few years’ hiatus.

“This event is the culmination of months of preparation to ensure courses are as good as possible for our athletes. It’s a community effort by our amazing team of around 70 people to deliver the event and all the resources here at Mt Buller as well as dozens more volunteers, parents and schools’ organisers to pull off this incredible week,”

“The culture around interschools in Victoria is decades in the making and the event is responsible for so much of the grassroots participation by young people in snowports. World champions such as Mt Buller’s Jakara Anthony and snowboarder Scotty James rode on these courses as primary aged athletes before heading to the world stage and for some skiers and boarders participation in this event is a first step on that path.”

David pointed out the importance of the parents who make the event possible, “None if this would be happening for these kids without the support of the mums and dads out there backing them.” He added, “it’s a really special sport in that parents can ski or board with their kids and be part of a shared moment on the same slope. You can’t do that in any other sport really; you’re not on the netball court or riding the same wave with your kid but this week we’ve seen families on the slopes together sharing this special place and the buzz of this event.”

The sense of camaraderie was everywhere at Mt Buller this week. Students reunited with friends from other schools and states and new friendships formed, while chants and cheers echoed from the chairlifts as proud teammates willed each other across the finish lines. For many, it was the moment they have been training for all year, racing not only for themselves but with the weight of school pride on their shoulders.

Friday night delivered one of the most memorable spectacles of the week, with Division 1 and 2 mogul skiers charging down the newly named Jakara’s Mogul Course under lights. The finals lit up the mountain with huge energy and were topped off by a fireworks display that celebrated both the champions of the night and the promise of future stars.

In a country where less than 1% of the continent is covered in snow, the depth of talent on display was remarkable.

Mt Buller wishes to thank everyone for their contribution to a special week and a safe journey home to everyone who travelled to be here.

Mt Buller is experiencing good spring snow cover and conditions with one of the best weekends of the season just gone.

Spring packages are available for guests to take advantage of the bumper conditions with skiing, events and good times on the calendar through until the close in early October.

• Full details of the Nationals results are available here.
• Mt Buller Photo Shop were on course and at presentations all week with photos available for purchase.