A Strong Southern Hemisphere Season for the 2027 Junior Circuit

Four events across Australia and New Zealand, at Falls Creek, Treble Cone, Mt Olympus and the Remarkables, gave the U15, U17 and U19 riders their Southern Hemisphere season.

The 2027 Southern Hemisphere Junior season kicked off in Australia in August and moved across to New Zealand for the final three stops, finishing at the Remarkables in September. Six events were on the calendar, four took place, and Mt Hutt and Mount Hotham were cancelled.

The season opened at the Falls Creek Freeride Junior 2*. In U15, Harlem Pec won Ski Men, Sylvie Bostock won Ski Women, Vinnie Douglas won Snowboard Men and Willow Latimer won Snowboard Women. Howard Barraclough took the U17 Ski Men win. In U19, Kobi Woods won Ski Men, Kyrra Tacilauskas of Canada won Ski Women, Gabe Hardwick won Snowboard Men and Clementine Wall won Snowboard Women.

The circuit then moved to the NZJFT Treble Cone Junior 3*. Harlem Pec added another U15 Ski Men win, Zadie Cutler won Ski Women, Kaiyuan Tan of China won Snowboard Men and Layla Duke won Snowboard Women. Oscar Adams won U17 Ski Men. In U19, George Reddell won Ski Men, Bailey MacKay won Ski Women, Pantxo Wall won Snowboard Men and Clementine Wall won Snowboard Women again.

At the NZJFT Mt Olympus Junior 2*, Harlem Pec, Zadie Cutler and Layla Duke each repeated their U15 wins in Ski Men, Ski Women and Snowboard Women, while Vinnie Douglas won U15 Snowboard Men. Jackson Bayliss won U17 Ski Men. In U19, Bodie Hilleke of the USA won Ski Men, Bailey MacKay won Ski Women, Pantxo Wall won Snowboard Men and Abbie Matterson won Snowboard Women.

The season closed at the NZJFT Remarkables Junior 3*. In U15, Grayson Clark won Ski Men, Gabriella G Ansell won Ski Women, Braxton Evans won Snowboard Men and Violet Beer won Snowboard Women. Jackson Bayliss won U17 Ski Men. In U19, Jack Pope of Great Britain won Ski Men, Daisy Woods won Ski Women, Pantxo Wall won Snowboard Men and Neve White won Snowboard Women.

What a great season it was for the juniors! We can't wait to see the qualified riders for the Junior World Championships, with this year's edition once again taking place in Kappl. The roster drops on 26 November, so stay tuned.