FREIDL PFEIFER AT SUN VALLEY

Authors

• John W. Lundin

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Document Type

Article

Description

FREIDL PFEIFER COMES TO SUN VALLEY IN FALL 1938 - BECOMES SKI SCHOOL DIRECTOR IN 1939 In fall 1938, Alice Kiaer, the “godmother and self-appointed patroness of the U.S. Ladies Ski Team,” hired Friedl Pfeifer to coach the U.S. women’s ski team training at Sun Valley to prepare for the 1940 Olympic Games.2 Pfeifer, from St. Anton, Austria, was a top racer who won the downhill and slalom championship at the Arlberg - Kandahar race in 1936, and taught in the Hannes Schneider Ski School at St. Anton.  Pfeifer left Austria after Germany took over the country.  Harriman hired him to be a member of the Sun Valley Ski School staff and to make personal appearances to promote Sun Valley.  He received a monthly salary plus room and board.

Publication Date

2026

Publisher

John W. Lundin

Keywords

Skiing, Sun Valley, alpine skiing, downhill racing, ski jumping

Disciplines

United States History

Recommended Citation

Lundin, John W., "FREIDL PFEIFER AT SUN VALLEY" (2026). Works by Local Authors. 52.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/local_authors/52