Snow Sports New Zealand is the national sporting organisation representing the interests of adaptive snow sports, alpine ski racing, cross country skiing, freeride, freeskiing and snowboarding.
Our purpose is to fuel the competitive stoke - leading the growth and progression of competitive snow sports in Aotearoa so that more New Zealand athletes have the opportunity to succeed on the world stage. We work towards achieving this vision through our Statement of Strategic Intent.
Snow Sports NZ represent the interests of our sports nationally and internationally. We are a membership organisation and recognised by Sport NZ, High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), the International Ski Federation (FIS), the International Paralympic Committee, the New Zealand Olympic Committee, Paralympics NZ, and other key international snow sports organisations.
We are a not-for-profit Incorporated Society (216247) operating in Wānaka, Otago.
The Snow Sports New Zealand Charitable Trust was established in 2017.
We are governed by a Board and a constitution. Our Sports Committees are responsible for providing sport specific input to the management team. A passionate team of highly specialised individuals work towards making this vision a reality.
CEO
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Head Coach Park & Pipe
Competitive Pathways Manager
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Lead Para Alpine Coach
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High Performance Freeski Coach
General Manager High Performance
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Director of Alpine
Hine Tāpuhipuhi Project Manager
High Performance Snowboard Coach
Landing Bag Facility Lead Operator
General Manager of Finance
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High Performance Manager
Communications & Media Manager
High Performance Freeski Coach
Para High Performance Programme & Pathway Manager
Campaign & Logistics Manager
Office Administrator / Accounts Clerk
High Performance Snowboard Coach
Strength and Conditioning
Physio
Performance Physiologist
Athlete Life and Performance
Nutritionist
Medical Director
Strength and Conditioning
Sports Psychologist
Strength and Conditioning
Physio
Performance Psychologist
Performance and Technique Analyst
Jackie is an experienced director and audit committee chair, with current appointments on Pioneer Energy Limited, Queenstown Airport Corporation, EcoCentral and the External Reporting Board. She was previously an audit partner at Deloitte. Jackie specialises in finance, assurance and sustainability and led the sustainability service line at Deloitte and chaired the sub committee at the XRB that developed the Aotearoa Climate Reporting Standards and is now a member of the Sustainability Reporting Board of the XRB. Jackie is based in Wanaka.
Jackie was elected to the Snow Sports NZ Board in October 2019.
Jane’s background in the business of sport spans over three decades.
Most recently, Jane was the Chief Operating Officer (COO), NZ for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023, the largest women’s sporting event in the world.
During Jane’s career, she has led major events across New Zealand, Australia and the UK including, among others, the World Netball Championships, IRONMAN triathlon and UCI BMX World Championships, NZ Golf Open and marathons. She has held Executive leadership positions with International Management Group, IRONMAN inc. and FIFA.
In 2016, Jane was appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year’s Honours. And again in 2023, this time, as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Both Honours recognise her achievements in service to sport.
Jane is a proud and patriotic New Zealander with a lifelong love of sport.
Jane was appointed to the Snow Sports NZ Board in September 2024.
Two-time Olympic medalist and decorated Freeski Halfpipe Athlete Nico Porteous was appointed as the Snow Sports NZ Board Intern in 2025.
With Nico’s first-hand knowledge and vast experience in the world of competitive snow sports, he will bring valuable insights and skills to the team. The Board is excited to have Nico at the table and is looking forward to working with him over the next 12 months!
Tamsin has always had a passion for elite sport and has worked for over 20 years as a physiotherapist with international level athletes. She enjoys working as a team to enable outstanding performances at pinnacle events, and sees this as a fantastic, complex and privileged challenge.
Tamsin's roles as Quality Lead at Motus Health, and directorship positions, have taught her many lessons about how strategy drives success and how to embrace but manage risk.
Snow and skiing play a large part in Tamsin's life and she and her family look forward to winter in Wanaka every year.
Rob gets huge pleasure from skiing. Initially as an alpine athlete on the Whakapapa race programme, his journey continued through ski mountaineering, international ski instructing, ski patrolling and mountain rescue with DOC.
After establishing a career in the corporate world and building and developing businesses in Christchurch, Auckland and Wānaka, he has found time in recent years to travel the world watching and supporting athletes compete in park, pipe and freeride.
He has been the underwriting sponsor of the Junior Freeride Tour in New Zealand for 10 years and looks forward to continuing to give back to the competitive snow sports community through representing the voices of athletes, parents, coaches and administrators in a governance role on the Snow Sports New Zealand Board.
Rob was elected to the Snow Sports NZ Board in September 2024.
George is a three time Olympian, winning a bronze medal in Beijing 2008. His experience within NZ’s highly successful Olympic rowing program between 2000 and 2016 yields an understanding of high performance.
Aside from his sporting career, George developed a commercial experience in finance, economics and strategy. He worked for Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong and Singapore as an equities trader and is also a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA).
Currently he is Chair of Halberg Foundation and Managing Director of Nano Clear South Island. George attended the University of Oxford to complete a Master of Business Administration (Distinction). During his time he was part of the winning crew in the 155th Oxford vs Cambridge Boatrace in London 2009.
George and his family have had an active 30+ year association with the snow and Southern Alps, along with the breathtaking activities they offer - and as a result now lives in Wānaka.
Mike Tod is Group Chief Executive Officer of Florenz, a leading exporter of sports nutrition, health and wellness products.
Mike is the former Chief Executive Officer of TAB NZ where he delivered an agenda to boost the organisation’s funding of National Sporting Organisations and racing codes. He has held senior roles with Air New Zealand, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Fonterra and TVNZ; and currently serves as Deputy Chair of Queenstown Airport Corporation and Chair of its Safety, Operations and Risk Committee.
A keen outdoorsman and snow sports enthusiast, Mike divides his time between Central Otago and Auckland.
Erika was passionate about skiing and racing from a young age. She grew up skiing at Whakapapa Ski Field, her family members of Boomerang Ski Club, at 18 years old Erika relocated to Queenstown to ski full time. Erika was a member of the National Ski Team from 1995-2006, she won a number of National and Australasian titles and represented New Zealand at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games where she competed in the Giant Slalom and Slalom events.
Erika is a graduate of the NZOC 2020 Women’s Sport Leadership Academy (WSLA) programme. On graduating from WSLA, Erika was accepted on the EY Women’s Athlete Business Network Programme.
A member of the Queenstown Alpine Ski Team Committee for many years and stepping up into the QAST Chair position in 2020, Erika has strong knowledge of the snow sports Club environment and the Alpine ski racing pathway from grass roots to High Performance. Erika has also been a member of the Alpine Sports Committee for four years.
Erika was elected to the Snow Sports NZ board in September 2022.
To support kiwi athletes along the competitive pathway to the highest levels of international competition.
The Snow Sports NZ brand is inspired by our heritage and powered by a vision of fuelling the competitive stoke for the NZ snow sports community.
It unites our diverse disciplines under one cohesive and recognisable identity – bold, aspirational, and grounded in our values.
Our identity reflects both our collective high performance ambition and our deep connection to New Zealand snow sports at a community level. At the heart of this identity, the Snow Sports NZ logo serves as the primary visual representation of our organisation.
The silver fern - a powerful and unifying national symbol - embodies our pride and collective purpose. Our core colours - black, white, and silver - proudly represent our identity as a New Zealand national team, symbolising strength, unity, and enduring tradition.
The identity honours and acknowledges the sport’s legacy. Snow Sports NZ came together as an incorporated society in 2012, bringing together five different National Sporting Organisations under one umbrella.
Each sporting discipline has its own unique culture, heritage and history, therefore our colour palette is grounded in the heritage of the previous identities, those shaped by generations of athletes.
If you’d like access to the Snow Sports NZ brand guidelines and logo suite, please contact info@snowsports.co.nz
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Wānaka, 9305
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