“You told me that when you were a little kid, you learned to Jump before you could turn?” – Interviewer
“Oh, yeah. We had jumping skis.” – Klaus Obermeyer
Klaus Obermeyer is always laughing. Smiling and laughing. I’ve had the chance to meet this gentleman a few times. Most recently, I talked with him at the SIA show in Denver where he was wearing a suit while standing at the entrance to his Obermeyer booth right at the front door of the show.
“Being able to slide down a mountain is like being able to surf a huge wave.” – Klaus
Klaus just stood there at the front of his booth and smiled and talked to anyone who’d listen.
“I don’t have any favorite runs, I dont’ even have a favorite mountain.” – Klaus
Who do you know these days that shares that perspective? Nowadays, we all have a favorite mountain and we defend it vehemently, myself included. How cool would it be to have Klaus’ attitude about snow?
“I’m glad to see jumping coming back.” – Klaus
Klaus is 92-years-old and still mobbing around the hill. Not bad for a guy that learned to jump before he could turn.
What did you think about this video? Inspiring? Cool to learn a bit about the old days?
