Still Going DownhillLegends of Showdown · The Shareholders Era, 1957–1973
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Fritz Schmutz
The Swiss engineer of the 1970 double chair
Legend of Showdown
- Born
- Bern, Switzerland
- First skied at Showdown
- the winter of 1969-70, at Kings Hill
- First worked here
- field engineer on the double chairlift, 1970
- Years at Showdown
- 1969–1991
- Positions
- Field engineer, Stadeli Manufacturing Co. — the 1970 double chairlift
- On the triple chair build as well, 1977-78
- Stadeli lift representative, servicing the lifts — 1991
In their own words
In the papers
1 document
- The Showdowner Fall 1991Fall 1991 · page 1
Also
- Built the 1970 double chairlift, as the manufacturer's field engineer on the job