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FALLS CREEK CHAPTER I

Falls Creek Arriving to a new country has always been a very exciting process in my life. New landscapes, new people, new culture, but better then anything, new WINTER SEASON. Volume 3 of my “Follow The Winter” saga and here I am in the high country of Victoria, Falls Creek. After sorting all my begging of work and getting to know I few people, and co workers I started my adventure. The first weeks there wasn’t even snow, but no time to waste, there was a big playground out there for me to explore. Got my hiking boots out and my go pro and walked around the valleys to understand better this beautiful nature and national park. There is so many eco-systems and biodiversity that my inspiration for the winter got bost up, I got lost a few times dreaming of what this winter season was going to bring me. The snow arrived, and all the hills turned white, the rotine started and all of the suddend we where in July. We can defenatly say that the weather and mother nature weren’t in our side for most the month, and we did miss the blue sky, but I cannot forget the magical moments I got with my guests, from 3 years old on skis, to great woman on coffe club crossing over to snowboard that made my weeks pass like days, and that will remain in my memorie forever. Now with all this, something really special happend. I falled in love. I trully can say that my eyes sparling with the idea of being apart of the magic of Falls Creek. Me, Sarah falled in love with Falls Creek. The communaty is small, but strong. We love our mountain and we take care of eatch other. There is always a smile to give to Byron, or a wish of good days to all my fellow companions the lifties. There is always time to pop in to the office to see the beautiful ladies, Foxie Julia and Fiona, and check on everybody in the early mornings in the lockers. There is always wise conversations to have with the old instructors who have been here forever, Danielle, Nina or even Nigel. There is always a handful hand from Nick or Steph, and if you are still learning about everything, we can always count with the numberous oldies that came back every winter season, a very special thanks to Sean’s who have tremendous patience for me, asking him millions of times for guidence. The experience that I take out of this place, I will never find somewhere else, this unique and original. And most important for me, I feeled acepted here, for who I am and for what I can give to this place. How that the sun is back, and we dance pray for more freshies to fall, time for me to get my carrer goals on focus. I am starding to create my little reputation of “singer/songwritter” and want to get better at skiing! All this small dreams, that I will concord with the help of Falls Creek. Falls creek acepted me, and for sure adpted me. I feel like I want to become like Cassidy or Micheala and even Mark that come over and over again every years for a million years. Untill the day I will stole G says “I came here 40 years ago on a VWH and still am on one” So a million thanks too all of you guys who smile back at me and suposor my happy days in the mountain.

PS. thanks to all the legends that have been out there riding with me special thanks to the STOODED CREW (then know who then are) for letting be of you the boys ! Love you guys

Love, Sarah Personne