How Does One Become A Speed Skier

How Does One Become A Speed Skier?

	Join the Rocky Mountain Speed Ski Association & start training
	Money to buy Equipment
	Money to buy time for high speed training in Vars, France
	Positive attitude, unbridled confidence mixed with No Fear
	A natural propensity to overly enjoy the feeling of speed
	Knowledge of tuning and waxing skis
	Experience in ski racing or as a down-hiller gives you a head start (certainly not required)
	Age is not that much of a factor
	Be a risk taker
	Jeff Hamilton's 10 Steps to Becoming a Speed Skier

Origin of Speed Skiing:

The origin of speed skiing dates to 1898, when a Californian, Tommy Todd, allegedly zipped to 87 mph.

However, the first official record was set in 1932 when Italian skier Leo Gasperi was clocked at 89 mph by the International Ski Federation (FIS) in St. Moritz, Switzerland. By the 1960s, speed skiing was a professional sport sanctioned by the FIS.