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Joe Ross came to the US from Frankfurt, Germany, at the age of 21. He was a very accomplished ice skater and was a member of the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club.

Joe started skiing in 1935 at the young age of 52, when some friends from Austria came to visit and he put on his first pair of skis at Snow Valley. He especially loved Sun Valley and traveled there many times by train. He skied all over Europe, particularly Austria and Switzerland.Joe belonged to Grindelwald Ski Club, Far World Ski Club and the FWSA for over thirty-five years. His first NASTAR race was at Jackson Hole at the age of 84.

He was featured by Harry Reasoner at age 88 on national TV when he won his gold NASTAR at Aspen. In his early 90s, he was featured in a Warren Miller film. He also appeared in Ripley’s Believe It or Not for being one of American’s most remarkable skiers as the oldest downhill skier in the US.

It was Joe's most earnest goal to ski until the age of 100. However, his goal came to an end at age 97 when he suffered a stroke while skiing at Aspen. Joe died shortly after his 99th birthday.

Joe was an inspiration to every skier with his vim, vigor, love of life and dedication to the sport of skiing. His spirit will continue forward in the FWSA Joe Ross Memorial Race.

The Joe Ross winner is the club champion of the “qualifier” GS race at the annual Far West Ski Week.

Year	Ski Club	FWSA Ski Week Location
2007	Castro Valley	Steamboat, CO
2006	Castro Valley	Telluride, CO
2005	Modesto	Aspen/Snowmass, CO
2004	Modesto	Lake Louise, Canada
2003	Code 3 Phoenix	Big Mountain, MT
2002	Code 3	Copper Mountain, CO
2001	Code 3	Sun Valley, ID
2000	Castro Valley	Whistler, Canada
1999	Castro Valley	Lake Louise, Canada
1998	Castro Valley	Jackson Hole, WY
1997	Castro Valley	Steamboat, CO
1996	Castro Valley	Mt. Bachelor, OR
1995	Balboa	Whistler, Canada
1994	Castro Valley	Banff, Canada
1993	Century City	Aspen, CO
1992	Century City	Vail, CO
1991	SLO Skiers	Breckenridge, CO
1990	Grindelwald	Telluride, CO
1989	Sequoia	Banff, Canada
1988	Grindelwald	The Summit, CO
1987	Sequoia	Park City, UT
1986	Edelweiss	Jackson Hole, WY

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