Big Blue

Haut-Richelieu

With 2 years' experience as a hot-air balloon pilot, Natacha is first and foremost a festival regular. Her passion for hot-air ballooning stems from her childhood in Saint-Jean, where her father used to take her to the festival every year. She never missed a single edition, and whenever she had the chance, she'd say: "one day, I'll be the one flying". At the age of 14, she began volunteering as a chase crew member. She devoted 15 years of her life to this activity, even taking her summer vacations to attend the festival, all the while dreaming of becoming a pilot. At 26, she bought her own balloon, and at 29, she officially became a pilot.