1997 Death Michael Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, dies in ski accident at 39 1993 Death Ales Gartner, Slavic ski trainer of Norway, dies at 45 1988 Event Avalanche at Klosters, a Swiss Ski resort, nearly kills Prince Charles 1987 Event Jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed record, 124.9 mph 1987 Event Pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph) 1985 Event Matti Nykanen of Finland set a world ski jump record of 623' 1983 Death James G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident 1982 Event 5 dies as ski lift malfunctions a Luz-Ardiden in Pyrenees 1981 Event Tiina Lehtola ski jumps female record 110m 1977 Birthday Bode Miller, born in Easton, New Hampshire, professional alpine ski racer, won World cup races in slalom, giant slalom, Super-G, downhill and combined 1975 Event Anita Wold (Norway) sets women's ski jump distance record-98 m 1967 Event Austria's Reinhold Bachler ski jumps 505 feet 1963 Birthday Matti Nykanen, Finnish ski jumper, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics 1962 Birthday Tina Lehtola, born in Finland, women's ski jumper, world's record holder 1958 Birthday Anton Innauer, born in Bezau, Austria, 70m ski jumper, Gold 1980 Olympics 1956 Birthday Scott Michael Pellaton, barefoot water ski champ 1955 Event Jill Kinmont hits a tree and breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race 1954 Birthday Jouko Tormanen, born in Finland, 90m ski jumper, 1980 Olympics gold 1954 Birthday Karl Schnabl, 90m ski jumper, 1976 Olympic gold 1952 Birthday Wojiech Fortuna, Poland, ski jumper, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1943 Birthday Yukio Kasaya, Japan, 70m ski jumper, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1943 Birthday Aron Kincaid, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Warren-Bachelor Father, Ski Party 1942 Birthday Rick Sylvester, parachute ski jumper, world record 3,300' 1937 Birthday Eero Mantyranta, Finland, nordic ski relay 1960 Olympics gold 1937 Birthday George Thoma, born in West Germany, cross country ski jumper 1960 Olympics gold 1937 Birthday Helmut Recknagel, born in Germany, 90m ski jump, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1936 Event 1st ski jumping tournament, Red Wing, Minnesota 1934 Event 1st U.S. ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock Vermont) 1924 Event International Ski Federation (FIS) forms 1922 Event 1st slalom ski race run, Murren, Switzerland 1917 Birthday Simon Slattvik, Norway, cross country ski jumper 1952 Olympics gold 1911 Birthday Birger Ruud, Norway, 90m ski jumper, Gold Medals 1932, 1936 Olympics 1904 Event National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming, Michigan 1887 Event Aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minnesota became the 1st U.S. ski club 1886 Event Aurora Ski Club, 1st in U.S., founded in Minnesota 1882 Event 1st U.S. ski club forms, Berlin, New Hampshire
