Thursday, April 28, 2011

Aspenite Chris Klug Inducted into Skier Hall of Fame

Aspenite Chris Klug will be inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame in November! Klug will be one of the youngest people inducted and to receive this honor, The Aspen Times reported on April 27, 2011.

“I was blown away,” Klug said. “I’m so proud to join such a great group of riders and skiers who have contributed so much to Colorado.”

The nomination was written by Bill Tomcich, president of Stay Aspen Snowmass, and seconded by Aspen Skiing Co. President Mike Kaplan and David Perry, SkiCo senior vice president.

“Chris is an inspiring ambassador to the sport of snowboarding, our resort community and the state of Colorado, and we believe a most deserving candidate for the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame,” their letter read.

Klug’s snowboarding career included 20 years on the World Cup tour and finishing his professional career by winning the U.S. title for snowboard parallel slalom in 2010.

In the 1990s, Klug contracted a liver disease and underwent transplant surgery in 2000. In the years since, he has devoted his time to his foundation that he started in 2003, which spreads awareness about organ donations.  The Chris Klug foundation hosts the annual Summit for Life race.

Klug will join 30 or so other Aspenites, including Walter Paepcke, Fred Iselin and Klaus Obermeyer, that make up the nearly 200 inductees in the hall of fame.

Congrats Chris Klug!



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