Let it Snow

Our superb skiers and snowboarders have had a simply sensational season on the snow.

At St Cuthbert’s, we have a number of incredibly talented skiers who spring into action each winter to achieve outstanding results during the snow sport season. Whether it’s Snow Planet in Albany or the South Island’s Mt Hutt, our girls know how to slalom to success. Students Amelia Huang and Lexi Liu, were even lucky enough to spend Term 3 competing in the South Island. Let’s take a look at some of the season highlights!

365 Schools Challenger Cup

Five of our students competed in this year’s 365 Schools Challenger Cup at Snow Planet. St Cuthbert’s placed 1st in the school ranking for both Year 1 -2 and Year 3 – 4, which is just phenomenal! We also celebrated some fantastic individual results with Charlotte Taylor, Skylar Chen, Arna Liang, Olivia Taylor and Lena Turnball, all placing in the top three in their respective races.

Year 1 – 8 Auckland Primary and Intermediate School Championships

Then, at the Auckland Primary and Intermediate School Championships, our Year 1 – 4 team placed 3rd, as did our Year 7 – 8 team. Individually, the girls also achieved great success, with excellent results across the board.

The Cardrona Freestyle Nationals

Snowboarder Sophia Starrenburg competed fiercely at the Cardrona Freestyle Nationals. Sophia came second in boardercross, third in slopestyle and tied for a ranking of 2nd overall in New Zealand in U16 girls.

The Primary and Intermediate Schools race

Buzzing with more than 260 athletes, the Primary and Intermediate Schools race was a fantastic competition for our girls. Located at Cardrona, the girls were naturally excited and performed wonderfully well. The combined time of the St Cuthbert’s team secured it the bronze medal. Everyone in the team (Lexi Liu, Ella Gu, Amelia Huang and Arna Liang) zoomed through the course, and really did us proud. Lexi Liu also received an award for being the fastest female from both primary and intermediate schools combined.

AKSS Skiing Championships

We had a strong team compete at Snowplanet for the AKSS Ski Championships. St Cuthbert’s placed 3rd overall in the girl’s competition. A special mention to Dina Ehsankya who placed second in the Junior Girls’ Ski Race Competition on the day.

National Junior Skiing Championships

At this event, Lexi won 2nd in the Year 5–6 division, and Amelia placed 3rd in the Year 3–4 division.

Coronet Peak Junior Interfield and South Island Junior Interfield

Amelia went on to win gold in the Under 10 category. Both girls then competed in the South Island Junior Interfield, where Lexi won gold in both of the giant slalom races and regular slalom races. Lexi also picked up the award for the fastest female in these slalom events. At the same event, Amelia placed 3rd in the Under 10 Girls’ category.

2022 Treble Cone Interfield

Lexi and Amelia both performed well, with Lexi winning silver in both Under 12 races and Amelia winning gold in both of the Under 10 races.

Cardrona Junior Interfield

To round things off for the season, Amelia won both of her races in the U10 grade of this event and won the Under 10 Girls overall trophy for the 2022 season.

What a snow season it has been. Here’s to next year!