Camberwell Snowsports and Falls Family Week

Our Snowsports families were lucky to make it to the snow this year for Falls Family Week. Harrison Hough (Year 12) Captain of Snowsports, shares the highlights from the week and being involved in CGS Snowsports.

After a devastating 2020, all the boys were very keen to get back into the gym and onto the slopes. With an impressive turnout filled with new faces, the first training of the year made it clear that from the start, the Snowsports squad was ready to work and get physically prepared for the upcoming events.

Due to the decreased crew at Mount Buller, because of Covid-19, we were unable to have our annual event, the Camberwell Cup, as the mountain couldn’t facilitate it. Personally, this is my favourite event and favourite part of Snowsports. I was disappointed that it got cancelled, as I’m sure all the other boys were too. However, frustrating as this was, it was great to still see boys in groups with their mates skiing and snowboarding together in brand new Camberwell jackets that the boys have been wanting for a while.

During the Falls Family Week the snow was average, but the weather couldn’t have been better. I thought it would be a good idea to wear shorts and a T-shirt one day because the weather was so beautiful, but I didn’t even make it to the lift before heading back to change. Unfortunately, due to the lockdowns that proceeded the Family Week and the uncertainty of upcoming weeks, the Interschool Competition has been postponed. The Interschools pose as another opportunity for boys to excel in their respective events and for a lot of others, like me, just to go out and have a crack with their mates. With the exciting training by Mr Sartori that kept the squad interested and always having fun, it has been great to see vast improvements with all the boys’ fitness.

The Snowsports squad wouldn’t be the same or running at all without the coordination and constant support of Mr March, Mr Williamson, and Mr Heyes who run the show. As well as the teachers, the Friends of Snowsports need to be thanked for organising many events up at the Family Week, especially seeing the inconvenience that the pandemic played in this. Since I am in Year 12 and my schooling journey is coming to an end, I am so excited for the future of Snowsports with such a large group of boys with so much talent. This group can only grow from here on in. You will definitely see me back on the slopes for the upcoming Family Weeks and I’m looking forward to seeing all the boys having fun and improving even more.

Harrison Hough

Captain of Snowsports