“Fabulous” Falls Creek Snowsports Family Week Monday 5 July to Friday 9 July (or Sunday 11 July - see details below) This popular skiing and snowboarding week is once again being organised for the second week of the July school holidays at Falls Creek, the most reliable Victorian snow resort. NB. Statistically, over the last 20 years, the second week of the July School Holidays has usually been one of the best weeks of snow for the season. The week is open to children of all CGS families and their friends. Your actual involvement in can be as little or as much as your family desires. Some enjoyable social activities will also be happening for those who wish to attend. Siblings and children’s friends are most welcome to participate. Lift and Lesson Packages – IMPORTANT COVID19 INFORMATION!! Unfortunately, at this stage, Falls Creek have advised that due to the ongoing implications of COVID19, Lift and Lesson Packages, that have been available in the past, will not be available this year. Falls Creek Family Week will be going ahead (COVID19 permitting of course), but not in the format it has in the past. We are still hoping to be able to organise our lessons as a CGS school group, that is have them together, and we are currently having correspondence with Falls Creek to this effect. More information as to how this may occur will be passed on as it comes to hand, to those who express interest. To this end, we are asking that any family interested in being a part of Falls Creek Family Week makes sure they express their interest – please see below. Accommodation/Supervision Please note that students need to be accommodated with and be under the care and supervision of at least one parent, adult friend or guardian during the week. Accommodation needs to be individually organised by families attending and it is very much advisable to do this as soon as possible. Booking options are provided below. Please note that the cost varies widely depending on whether you want budget lodge style, through self-catered apartments to premium accommodation. It is strongly recommended that you ensure any bookings made are fully refundable or travel insurance is taken out to cover any cancellation costs. The options are an accommodation service called: Mountain Multiservice:
mmfalls@bigpond.com (03) 5758 3499
Other alternatives are:
Falls Creek website - http://www.fallscreek.com.au Falls Creek Central Reservations - 1800 033 079 fallscreekinfo@bigpond.com Falls Creek Reservation Centre - 1800 453 525 accom@fallscreek.net
Further Important Information (especially for those thinking of staying from Monday 5 July to Sunday 11 July) The race trials event for CGS Snowsports team selection for the Victorian Interschools Snowsports Championships is held at Falls Creek on the weekend immediately following Family Week ie. Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 July. If your son is going to be a member of the CGS Snowsports team this year and you will be attending Family Week in the week prior, then you will need to consider this when making your accommodation booking i.e. you will need to book for this weekend as well as the five days. Alternatively, if you are NOT going to be part of the CGS Snowsports team this year and you wish to stay for the weekend, then your family may choose to participate in some fun racing activities that will be organised in conjunction with the race trials. Please indicate your expression of interest by sending the below information to Michael Heyes at mth@cgs.vic.edu.au. This will ensure you will receive any updates that will follow. Details required are: Parent name(s), a regularly checked email address (this is the most important detail) and the names of students likely to attend. For enquiries please contact Michael Heyes using the email address above or by calling on 9835 1777.
1