FALLS CREEK AGAIN! 23rd – 30th JULY, 2017

We were so impressed with Isobel’s skiing that we very much wanted to consolidate her skills by giving her another opportunity for a lesson. We once again booked into the QT building for a week but we also booked Les Chalet again for three days, this time for Kiri and her partner. I wanted to let Kiri see what a fantastic little athlete Isobel had become.

We decided to bring Isobel up in the car with us so that she could maximise her time in the snow. The poor little pet suffered car sickness on the winding road on the way up and we had to pull over to let her lose her lunch. She perked up quickly at the first sighting of snow and by the time that we were getting out of the car at Falls Creek, she was as bright as a button. We went straight to the ski shop and had her outfitted with boots and skis and she was all set for her nine o’clock lesson the next morning.

She loved getting on the ski lift and watching all the skiers gliding by underneath us. We dropped her off at ski school and did four or five runs ourselves before picking her up at 3:30. Barry gave her the option of either going down to the bowl in the ski lift with me or skiing down the hill with him. She had gone down several times with her class and was desperate to try it again.

Barry struggled to keep up with her as she darted in and out of the trees, leapt over bumps and was in the air as much as on the ground. As soon as they reached the basin she begged to go up again, and again and again…..! It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm.