Aspen, The Alps of the United States

 



Klaus teaching skiing on Aspen Mountain just below the Sundeck restaurant in 1948. As an instructor he would be paid $10 per day; ski tickets were $4.50/day.


Aspen, The Alps of The United States

Traveling to the United States in 1947, fleeing post war German oppression Klaus settled in Aspen, Colorado in the Rockies' Elk Mountain range. Klaus, , an avid Bavarian Alps mountaineer, continued his outdoor pursuits; climbing in the summers and teaching skiing on Aspen Mountain during the winters.