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[Tancruiser]

A good day in the neighborhood

 

[KT40]

Nice! Those all yours?

 

[scoobiedubes]

A BEAUTIFUL day in the neighborhood indeed!

 

[middlecalf]

Ever use those skis at the Howelsen Hill jumps?

 

[Tancruiser]

Not yet they might just be a little brittle. I worked over at Howelsen for a few winters it’s a special place.

 

[middlecalf]

Not yet they might just be a little brittle. I worked over at Howelsen for a few winters it’s a special place.

Indeed. Learned to race there.

A Little Colorado Ski Area History - Howelsen Hill: North America’s Oldest Operating Ski Area - Colorado Ski Country

Howelsen Hill Although many of us are disappointed we’re not able to enjoy our home’s beautiful ski destinations, what better time to brush up on our history about these resorts we’ve grown to love so much. Skiing has been in the DNA of Coloradans for over a century now and the first North...

www.coloradoski.com

 

[Tancruiser]

Who was your coach?

 

[middlecalf]

Rudi in Buddy Werner League.

Remembering a Steamboat legend: Famed ski instructor Rudi Schnackenberg would have turned 100 Monday

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Rudi Schnackenberg was many things — a skier, a coach, an instructor, a father — but he was perhaps foremost a lover of life.

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I met his nephew in Seattle about 15yrs or so ago at Boeing in line at one of the campus cafeterias. Not a common name, so when I saw his last name on his badge (I forget his first name), I asked “hey by chance are you related to Rudi Schnackenberg” and he said “yeah, he‘s my uncle.” Small world event !

 

[greenbeast]

I went Ice fishing with his son at Steamboat lake several years ago. Super nice guy. Ironically I take care of another Schnackenburg west of Steamboat and they aren't even related.