Chuck Ferries

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Charles T. ("Chuck") Ferries was an American alpine ski racer, as well as an Olympian in 1958 and 1962. In 1962, Ferries became the first American to win a European classic gate race, the Hahnenkamm slalom, at Kitzbühel.

Bob Beattie has called Ferries "the most unknown great ski racer in U.S. history." If relatively unknown to later generations, Ferries nonetheless was featured on the March 11, 1963 cover of Sports Illustrated. With Ferries depicted in sketch, the caption reads, "Best U.S. Skier." [1]http://dynamic.si.cnn.com/covers/search

Ferries has worked in the ski industry, coached the United States Ski team and served as Chair of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. In 1989, Ferries was inducted into the United States National Ski Hall of Fame.