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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 trophy goes to the ski club at Ski Week with the most total points for Slalom and Giant Slalom.

Year	Ski Club	FWSA Ski Week Location
2018	Phoenix, AZ	Banff, Canada
2017	Cabernet, Sierra	Breckenridge, CO
2016	Cabernet, Sierra	Telluride, CO
2015	Aerospace, LAC	Whistler-Blackcomb, Canada
2014	Cabernet, Sierra	Beaver Creek, CO
2013	Aerospace, LAC	Aspen/Snowmass, CO
2012	Cabernet, Sierra	Jackson Hole, WY
2011	Balboa, Orange	Sun Valley, ID
2010	Modesto, BAC	Keystone, CO
2009	Modesto, BAC	Big Sky, MT
2008	Modesto, BAC	Whistler, Canada
2007	Castro Valley, BAC	Steamboat, CO
2006	Castro Valley, BAC	Telluride, CO
2005	Modesto, BAC	Aspen/Snowmass, CO
2004	Modesto, BAC	Lake Louise, Canada
2003	Code 3, Sierra Phoenix, AZ	Big Mountain, MT
2002	Code 3, Sierra	Copper Mountain, CO
2001	Code 3, Sierra	Sun Valley, ID
2000	Castro Valley, BAC	Whistler, Canada
1999	Castro Valley, BAC	Lake Louise, Canada
1998	Castro Valley, BAC	Jackson Hole, WY
1997	Castro Valley, BAC	Steamboat, CO
1996	Castro Valley, BAC	Mt. Bachelor, OR
1995	Balboa, Orange	Whistler, Canada
1994	Castro Valley, BAC	Banff, Canada
1993	Century City, LAC	Aspen, CO
1992	Century City, LAC	Vail, CO
1991	SLO Skiers, Central	Breckenridge, CO
1990	Grindelwald, LAC	Telluride, CO
1989	Sequoia, Central	Banff, Canada
1988	Grindelwald, LAC	The Summit, CO
1987	Sequoia, Central	Park City, UT
1986	Edelweiss, LAC	Jackson Hole, WY

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