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Ski Hall class of 2018 named, induction in April

Left, 2017 inductee to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Marty Hall receives his plaque from Executive Committee member Tom Anderson during a ceremony held on Friday The hall’s class of 2018 has now been announced. (Journal photo by Trinity Carey)

ISHPEMING — The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018 was announced on Friday in Ishpeming.

A formal induction will be held for the star-studded group of eight noted skiing and snowboarding pioneers, athletes and sport builders on April 6 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The celebration returns to Utah for the third time.

The National Induction was held in Park City in 2014 and previously in 2009.

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame is located in Ishpeming.

“We are excited to induct a star-studded incoming class this year,” said Justin Koski, Executive Director, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. “Park City’s iconic skiing and snowboarding culture provides the perfect backdrop for our annual event.”

Park City will host “Snowsport History Celebration” April 4-6, with several events to welcome the class of 2018 to Utah. This three-day celebration will culminate with the induction ceremony in Salt Lake City at Little America. The annual induction honors not only athletes, but industry icons, innovators and inventors with lifelong national and international achievements in all facets of snowsport.

Among the eight inductees are the late Tom Sims, inventor of the “skiboard,” William Jensen nationally renowned resort operator, the late Don Henderson, a pioneer of ski racing, Tom Kelly, the leading spokesperson for U.S. Ski & Snowboard, alongside Bode Miller and Andrew Weibrecht five-time and two-time Alpine Skiing Olympians respectively.

Two women round out the class with Kristen Ulmer, known as the first female extreme skier and Hilary Engisch-Klein a world dominating freestyle skier.

The new inductees will bring the total to 433 National Hall of Fame Honored Members of which 125 are still living.

The induction will be a 600-plus sell out event with a field of skiing, snowboarding and industry greats.

Info and tickets will be available in October at www.SnowsportHistory.com.

HALL OF FAME

CLASS OF 2018

≤ Bode Miller — New York, York, was the most successful U.S. male skier of our time. He participated in 5 Olympics, winning 1 gold, three silver, and two bronze medals.

≤ Andrew Weibrecht — Lake Placid, New York, spent 16 years on the U. S. Ski Team. At the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver he won a bronze and in 2014 Sochi Games won a silver medal in Super-G.

≤ Hilary Engisch-Klein — Stowe, Vermont, is four-time Women’s World Cup Moguls champion and has 35 World Cup victories. Skiing magazine named her the “greatest female mogul skier alive.” She is founder of Kids On Top.

≤ Kristen Ulmer — Salt Lake City is known as the first female extreme skier. In 1997 she became the first female to ski the Grand Teton. In 2017 she published a bestseller, “The Art of Fear.”

≤ Tom Kelly — Park City, served U.S. Ski & Snowboard for 32 years as VP, communications. He has been active within the USOC and International Ski Federation, including 14 years as chairman of the FIS PR and Mass Media Committee.

≤ The late Tom Sims — Solvang, California, (1950-2012) in 1963 built a “skiboard,” combining sports of skiing, skateboarding, and surfing. He founded SIMS Snowboards & Skateboards in 1976 and was World Champion in both sports. Tom was instrumental in snowboarding becoming an Olympic sport in 1998.

≤ Bill Jensen — Vail, Colorado, during his 45-year nationwide career he was involved in every aspect of a resort’s operation including Mammoth Mountain, Sun Valley, Sunday River, Northstar, Breckenridge, Vail, Intrawest, and Telluride.

≤ The late Don Henderson — Fairlee, Vermont, (1924-2018) was a true pioneer of ski racing. He was a veteran of World War II and the Tenth Mountain Division, a collegiate star at Middlebury in the late 40s and also served as the head coach for the U.S. Ski Team.

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