Dick Barrymore brings us this historic look back on the origin of Hot Dog skiing.
This film segment is from Dick Barrymore’s “The Golden Years of Ski Films”. It highlights the origins of skiing and of Hot Dog Skiing. The World’s first Hot Dog contest was on March 10, 1971 at Aspen Colorado. Some skiers featured are Dave Wheeler,Squirrel O’Callahan, Scott Brooksbank, Airborne Eddie Ferguson and Greg Athens.
Hot Dog skiing transitioned into Freestyle skiing which has lead to events like the Freestyle Nationals held at Squaw Valley USA.
