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SNOW CHAMPIONSHIPS
SNOW CHAMPIONSHIPS EQUESTRIAN
EQUESTRIAN

The Blue Mountains Grammar Snow team In December, Indira Sai (Year 9) competed at an
qualified for the NSW/ACT/QLD/SA State introductory day for those new to equestrian
Snow Australia Inter-Schools Championships. events to experience what a competition would
This is the first time that a BMGS team has be like.
qualified for the State finals, in any of the
‘team’ categories. Whilst apprehensive before her first event,
everything came together as the day
BMGS qualified for the Girls’ Division 1 progressed. Indira worked well with her
Skier-X, with Gretel (Year 9) and Eva Passlow horse and finished the day with five ribbons
(Year 11) in the team. Gretel skied up in a representing one First, two Second and two
higher division so she could compete with Third place results.
her sister as a team for BMGS. Gretel also
qualified as an individual racer, in this higher This was an excellent outcome and Indira should
division, which is very impressive! Both feel justifiably proud of her results.
Eva and Gretel have also qualified for the
State finals as individuals, in the Alpine giant
slalom event. Meanwhile, the girls’ younger
brother Otto (Year 8) qualified to compete
in the State Slopestyle Ski event so, overall,
BMGS is competing in four events in the
State Championships, which were held in
August, in Perisher Valley. At the State
Finals, in an outstanding result, Otto’s strong
second run moved him into 6 position, which
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qualified him for the National Interschool
Championships.