Franz (Fuxi) Fuchsberger

Franz (Fuxi) Fuchsberger was born and raised in a small town called Tamsweg, which is located in the Province of Salzburg in Austria. Franz started skiing at the age of 6 in the rolling hills of his family's farm. Having no real interest in the maintenance and upkeep of the family farm, Franz decided to pursue working in the local ski resorts in Austria. This is where he realized that the world of skiing could open new doors for him with a chance of lifetime opportunities. After successfully completing his ski instructors exam for full certification at the Sports Government Institute in St. Christoph, Austria, Franz decided to discover the skiing in America. Only knowing a few words of English, he landed his first US skiing job at Boyne Mountain, Michigan for the 83-84 season. Franz then moved on to Big Sky, Montana and worked there for three years. This is where he was introduced to the sport of Powder 8 skiing by Hans Schernthaner, a fellow ski instructor, good friend and first Powder 8 partner. Now they compete against each other at Powder 8 worldwide.

In 1987, Franz decided to make a move to Vail, Colorado, and has been there ever since. During Vail's summer season, he taught in Australia for 6 seasons in Guthega and Perisher Valley. He then tried the South American scene for two seasons. Franz taught at Chapelco in San Martin de los Andes in Argentina, and is quite competent in the Spanish language. 3 - time World Synchronized Demo Ski Team Champion / Team Vail 10 - time Vail/Beaver Creek Ski School Overall Champion SG/GS/SL 25 - time Powder 8 Champion 17 - top three finishes in Powder 8 competitions 1991 - US Ski Instructor Champion GS, Individual and with Team Vail 1996 - Overall Vail Town Champion in SG/GS/SL 1997 - Number One Ranked Nastar Racer in the US (www.nastar.com ) 1997 - WORLD POWDER 8 Champion with Hayden Scott. 1998 - World Alpine Synchronized Skiing Champion / Team Vail-Snowell 1998 - Ski Instructor of the Year 1998 - WORLD POWDER 8 Champion with Hayden Scott. 1999 - Overall Vail Town Champion in SG/GS/SL 1999 - Beaver Creek Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 1999 - Vail Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2000 - Synchro Ski World Championship Victory Samnaun/Switzerland 2000 - Beaver Creek Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2000 - Vail Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2000 - US Powder 8 Series Champion with ERIC ARCHER 2001 - Beaver Creek Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2001 - Vail Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2001 - US Powder 8 Series Champion with ERIC ARCHER 2001 - World Powder 8 Champion with ERIC ARCHER 2002 - Vail Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2002 - Beaver Creek Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2002 - World Powder 8 Masters and Overall Champion with partner PEPI NEUBAUER 2002 - Runner up to Pepi Neubauer "DUKE CUP" - Vail/CO 2003 - Beaver Creek Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2003 - Vail Ski School Overall Champion SG/GS/SL 2003 - World Powder 8 Masters Champion 2003 - Runner up to Pepi Neubauer "DUKE CUP" - Vail/CO 2003 - Vail Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2004 - Runner up to Pepi Neubauer "DUKE CUP" - Vail/CO 2004 - "Heli Schaller Challenge Cup" Champion - Winterpark/CO 2004 - Vail Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2004 - Beaver Creek Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2004 - World Powder 8 Masters Champion 2005 - Runner up to Pepi Neubauer "DUKE CUP" - Vail/CO 2005 - Vail Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2005 - Vail Town Race Series Individual Overall Champion 2005- Beaver Creek Town Race Series Champion ( Team SnowellUSA.com ) 2005 - Vail Ski School Overall Champion SG/GS/SL 2005 - Rocky Mountain Masters -- ELITE CLASS Champion 2005 - 2nd Place World Powder 8 Masters Championships 2005 - National Masters Downhill Champion - Overall 2005 - 1st Place PRO-AM / Team Summit Fundraiser Giant Slalom

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