Coming from a small coal mining community in North Queensland, Australia to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Nicole White found grounding for the life that awaited her. Each hike, bike, and ski run she makes affirms the wonders of the high country.

After spending two winters in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, an American told her that she did not really know what skiing was unless she came to America to experience it for herself. Taking this advice quickly to heart, Nicky began her adventure. She traveled for six weeks by car, airplane, train, and bus coming full circle around North America and Canada. The final destination was to visit a friend in Vail at the outset of the 1998-99 ski season.

Nicky returned to Queensland, but not for long. She yearned for Colorado winters, and her love affair became part of a "never summer" experience for the next 4 years. The end of each ski season saw her traveling back again to Australia. The summer of 2002 was a lucky time for White who had the great fortune of winning the Green Card lottery. This annual award of a permanent resident green card is made to 50,000 winners of more than 10 million applicants worldwide. White continues to appreciate the odds that she literally overcame.

As fate would have it, the luck continued...

Forbes Sotheby’s International Realty hired the enthusiastic Australian to fill an administrative assistant position in November 2003, unleashing a rapid chain of events. Company owner Kraig Forbes, a driving force in the Beaver Creek real estate community, soon offered her a broker's assistant position. White feels that the experience he offers REALTORS® who work with him is invaluable. It has provided her a strong knowledge base to help people find and sell homes.