Holiday with Franz

There is something about Tahoe that’s a little bewitching - meaning that there are very few one-time visitors. It could be because of the natural beauty and the epic skiing that make it special. This ski holiday was extra special, we joined Franz Weber, the Olympian, six-time consecutive World Speed Skiing Champion and former world record-holder, that still holds the North American record, at 129.303 mph/208.092 kph which he set in 1983 in Silverton, Colorado. He dominated the sport of speed skiing from 1980 to 1985, winning over eighty percent of the races he entered. He retired as World Champion in 1985 but returned to the sport of speed skiing seven years later to compete in the 1992 Winter Olympics at Albertville, France where he clocked his fastest personal time of 138.112 mph/222.222 kph (average speed). Feeling he had achieved his speed skiing goals, Franz permanently retired from the sport following the 1992 Olympics.

It only took Franz “professional speeder” a couple of hours to shift my posture and transform my skiing style and increase my speed. Thank you Franz, you reminded me of the value AYI & Associates professionally adds to each project with adjustments and guidance bringing new vision and style to custom build and improvement projects.