The thought of skiing season without Hotham to Falls was difficult to bear. We decided to fill the gap.
In 2003 Ania and Peter had a try. They rode by bus to Mt Hotham and skied together the course while I awaited them in Falls Creek.
They were so happy that we decided to continue his event but on different day, instead of the second week of September, we shifted it to mid August when snow conditions are much more favourable.
In year 2004 we gathered a group of 5 skiers. Ania could not ski with us this year as she was carrying a baby inside. We hired a taxi in Bright which carried us to Mt Hotham. Ania awaited us in Falls Creek. The change of the date was very wise. We were rewarded with the best possible snow and weather conditions. They were actually too good. Deep snow slowed our climb and we finisher the tour in the darkness. As it was not a race, we managed to make many, many photos.
Year 2005 brought very good snow conditions again. Number of skiers was reduced to three, Ania stayed down taking care of Sabina.
Next year I retired from work and went to Poland in August. In Australia the winter was very poor. There was no race and no tour. Only memories remained.