New Zealand Youth Alpine Team

Isla Murray

Alpine ski racer · slalom & giant slalom · Queenstown, New Zealand

The short version

Racing for Queenstown. Selected for New Zealand.

Isla races slalom and giant slalom with the Queenstown Alpine Ski Team, and has been selected for the New Zealand Youth Alpine Team. National Youth Champs, National Points races, northern winters in the Swiss Alps: the long game is under way.

Isla driving out of a slalom turn at Cardrona
Cardrona, winter 2026

The office

A slalom course set down the mountain, Isla mid-run in the distance
Race day
Gate after gate
after gate.

The gallery

01 / 07
Isla carving through a gate in deep snow spray
01 Full commitment, Cardrona
Black and white shot of Isla railing a turn in bib 13
02 Bib 13, on edge
Isla attacking the course beneath the chairlift
03 Under the lift line
Black and white shot of Isla driving through a slalom gate
04 Hands forward, always
Isla mid-turn between slalom gates
05 Finding the rhythm
Isla racing in bib 77
06 Race pace
Isla laying the skis over at speed
07 The good kind of sideways

Drag or scroll sideways

“First lift up. Last run down.”

The record

5Seasons racing
36Race starts
NZYouth Alpine Team
NZ

Youth Alpine Team

Selected for the New Zealand Youth Alpine Team, the national pathway squad for the next generation of racers.

1st ×3

Battle of the Basin 2023

A clean sweep at Coronet Peak: won every run of the dual slalom.

3rd ×2

NZ Junior Champs 2024

Bronze in both slalom runs at Coronet Peak.

Top 5

National Youth Champs

Top-five finishes at the national title races in both 2024 and 2025, racing U14.

2025 U14 · New Zealand

20 SepNational Points Slalom · Cardrona4th5th
19 SepSouth Island Champs Giant Slalom · Cardrona6th5th6th
31 AugNational Points Slalom · Mt Hutt4th
30 AugNational Youth Champs Giant Slalom · Mt Hutt9th
29 AugNational Youth Champs Slalom · Mt Hutt5th10th
17 AugJunior Interfield Giant Slalom · Treble Cone6th9th
26 JulNational Points Slalom · Remarkables6th6th
13 JulJunior Interfield Dual Slalom · Remarkables10th10th

2024 U14 · New Zealand

28 SepJunior Interfield Slalom · Mt Hutt7th
21 SepNational Youth Champs Giant Slalom · Cardrona5th
20 SepNational Youth Champs Giant Slalom · Cardrona6th
19 SepNational Points Slalom · Cardrona9th
14 SepJunior Interfield Slalom · Remarkables7th
9 SepNational Points Slalom · Remarkables11th12th
24 AugJunior Interfield Giant Slalom · Treble Cone5th5th
28 JulJunior Interfield Slalom · Cardrona10th10th
21 JulNZ Junior Champs Slalom · Coronet Peak3rd3rd
20 JulNZ Junior Champs Giant Slalom · Coronet Peak7th7th

2024 Northern winter · Switzerland

27 JanGrand Prix Migros Slalom, big course · NendazDNF
26 JanWelsh Champs Slalom · Champéry4th4th
24 JanWelsh Champs Giant Slalom · Champéry8th
20 JanCoupe Raiffeisen Giant Slalom · Les Diablerets25th
14 JanCoupe Raiffeisen Slalom · RougemontDNF

2023 U12 · New Zealand

9 SepSouth Island Champs Giant Slalom · Mt Hutt9th10th
7 SepBattle of the Basin Dual Slalom · Coronet Peak1st1st1st
26 AugJunior Interfield Slalom · Treble Cone10th20th
30 JulJunior Interfield Slalom stubbies · Cardrona13th13th
22 JulNZ Junior Champs Dual Slalom · Remarkables9th10th
21 JulNZ Junior Champs Giant Slalom · Remarkables14th

2022 U12 · New Zealand · racing two age groups up

1 OctJunior Interfield Giant Slalom · Cardrona10th10th
17 SepJunior Interfield Slalom · Remarkables15th18th
8 SepBattle of the Basin Dual Slalom · Coronet Peak3rd
21 AugJunior Interfield Giant Slalom · Treble Cone13th
24 JulNZ Junior Champs Dual Slalom · Coronet Peak10th11th
23 JulJunior Interfield Dual Slalom · Coronet Peak17th14th