'Friedl' The Story of Skiing Pioneer Friedl Pfeifer
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The Story of Legendary Skiing Pioneer, Friedl Pfeifer
•Won the prestigious Grand Prix de Paris, Gross Glockner and Arlberg-Kandahar Championships
•Emigrated to the US from his native Austria to escape conscription by the Nazis
•Joined the 10th Mountain Division during WWII, earned 2 Purple Hearts, lost a lung and nearly died
•Founded Aspen Ski Corporation in 1945, and subsequently Aspen Ski School and Aspen Buttermilk Resort
•Coached the US Women’s Ski Team at the 1950 FIS World Championships in Aspen and the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy
•Established the first professional ski racing circuit in America, creating the head-to-head dual slalom racing format
•Was inducted into numerous halls of fame including the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1980
Retired to a modest ranch in thje Mission Valley, Montana
•Won the prestigious Grand Prix de Paris, Gross Glockner and Arlberg-Kandahar Championships
•Emigrated to the US from his native Austria to escape conscription by the Nazis
•Joined the 10th Mountain Division during WWII, earned 2 Purple Hearts, lost a lung and nearly died
•Founded Aspen Ski Corporation in 1945, and subsequently Aspen Ski School and Aspen Buttermilk Resort
•Coached the US Women’s Ski Team at the 1950 FIS World Championships in Aspen and the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy
•Established the first professional ski racing circuit in America, creating the head-to-head dual slalom racing format
•Was inducted into numerous halls of fame including the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1980
Retired to a modest ranch in thje Mission Valley, Montana
