Aidan Laing

Australia | Active: 2021-present FIS record | Known for: Slopestyle, big air, Australian Park & Pipe Team, ANC podiums, Junior Worlds | Current: Active FIS athlete

Perisher Under Southern Winter Light

The Front Valley line at Perisher can feel fast when the Australian winter sun hardens the takeoffs and the wind moves across the Snowy Mountains. Aidan Laing’s public record starts in that kind of environment: domestic park laps, Southern Hemisphere competition windows, early FIS starts and a national development pathway built around slopestyle and big air. His profile is still young, but it is no longer blank. The verified record now includes Australian New Zealand Cup podiums, Junior Worlds starts, European competition travel and a first World Cup-level marker.

FIS Code And The Australian Team Marker

FIS lists Laing as Aidan LAING of Australia, born in 2008, active under FIS code 2538158. Snow Australia named him in its 2025/26 Park and Pipe National Team announcement for freeski slopestyle and big air, alongside Joey Elliss, Indra Brown, Hugo Broadbent, Maya Broadbent and Toby McIlwaine. That national-team context matters because Australia’s park pathway depends heavily on timing: domestic winter at Perisher and Thredbo, spring travel to New Zealand, then northern winter blocks in Europe and North America. Laing’s results map follows that rhythm closely.

Perisher Gave The First Podium Shape

Laing’s first clear FIS podium came at Perisher on August 2, 2022, when he placed third in men’s freeski big air at an Australian New Zealand Cup event. The same Perisher week also gave him fifth and fourth in slopestyle across two ANC starts. Those early results matter because he was born in 2008 and was already scoring in senior-format Australian New Zealand Cup fields. They also show the two-discipline pattern that continues through his record: big air for single-hit scoring, slopestyle for the full rail-to-jump package.

Cardrona And The Junior Worlds Learning Curve

The first Junior Worlds test came at Cardrona Alpine Resort in 2023. FIS records Laing 48th in men’s freeski slopestyle and 52nd in men’s freeski big air at the Junior World Championships, after qualifying runs in both disciplines. Those numbers were not breakthrough results, but they were useful early exposure. Cardrona adds southern-hemisphere timing, New Zealand weather, international junior fields and a park environment used by World Cup-level skiers. For a young Australian athlete, that week was less about medals than learning how global fields move.

Europe Started To Widen The Record

Laing’s FIS sheet moved into Europe through Les Arcs, Livigno, Davos, Laax, Font Romeu, Seiser Alm, Vars and Tignes. In January 2024, he finished eighth in a junior slopestyle event at Livigno. In February 2025, he placed eleventh in European Cup big air at Davos. In March 2025, he competed in European Cup Premium slopestyle at Laax. Those results show the travel layer behind Australian development skiing. The venues are bigger, colder, deeper and more technical than a domestic-only schedule, forcing a skier to adjust speed, rails, jumps and weather expectations almost every week.

Thredbo And The Remarkables Made 2025 Stronger

The 2025 Southern Hemisphere season gave Laing his cleanest podium run. FIS lists him third in ANC slopestyle at Thredbo on August 1, 2025, third again in ANC slopestyle at The Remarkables on August 15, and fourth in ANC big air at Thredbo on August 25. Snow Australia’s September 2025 Park and Pipe update also noted an Australian bronze in men’s freeski during that domestic window. That sequence matters because it was not a single result. It showed repeat slopestyle podium capacity across two venues in the same season.

Cardrona Fifth And The New Zealand Test

Laing continued the 2025 run at Cardrona, finishing fifth in ANC slopestyle on October 1 and ninth in ANC big air on October 3. Snow Australia’s Cardrona ANC recap described the Australian men’s freeski group with Hugo Broadbent leading big air and Laing finishing inside the top ten. Cardrona is an important measuring point because it often gathers strong Australian, New Zealand and visiting international riders. A fifth in slopestyle there placed Laing close to the podium without overstating the result into a major international medal.

Calgary Junior Worlds And The 2026 Step

Snow Australia selected Laing for the 2026 FIS Park and Pipe Junior World Championships in Calgary in slopestyle and big air. FIS records him 51st in Junior Worlds slopestyle and 29th in Junior Worlds big air, with the big-air event won by Frank Wahlstroem ahead of Lucas Ball and Jude Oliver. Snow Australia’s Calgary update described Laing and Toby McIlwaine as seventeen-year-olds continuing their development on the international stage. The big-air result is the stronger of the two, but the wider point is exposure: Canada, a deep junior field, and a course level beyond the ANC circuit.

Tignes Opened The World Cup Door

The clearest senior-level marker on Laing’s current FIS sheet is Tignes in March 2026. He qualified 20th in men’s freeski slopestyle qualification and finished 42nd in the World Cup slopestyle classification. That result should be framed accurately. It is not a final, podium or breakthrough World Cup finish. It is still a meaningful development marker because it places him inside a senior World Cup field for the first time in the public record. For an Australian park skier born in 2008, reaching that start line is part of the transition from junior and ANC results toward deeper international competition.

PROPA And The Park-Skier Image

Laing’s public brand layer is still light, but PROPA lists Aidan Laing on its team page and describes him as an emerging park skier with clean style and growing trick depth. That description fits the verified competition record without needing to invent a full sponsor roster. The same profile should not claim unverified long-term contracts, pro-model equipment or a major film career. At this stage, the safe picture is a young Australian park skier with competition proof first and a small public brand presence second.

The Current Marker Is Australian Development Momentum

Laing’s profile is emerging, not yet senior elite. The verified facts are strong enough for a full development page: active FIS status, Snow Australia Park and Pipe team selection, Perisher big-air podium, 2025 ANC slopestyle podiums at Thredbo and The Remarkables, Cardrona top five, Junior Worlds starts in 2023 and 2026, European competition travel, and a Tignes World Cup slopestyle start. The next measurable step is whether those Southern Hemisphere podiums turn into stronger European Cup, Nor-Am or World Cup results over a full northern-season schedule.