Last week on December 2nd, the Aspenite Klaus Obermeyer was ready to begin his 100th year of skiing as he had just celebrated his 103rd birthday and was waiting for Buttermilk ski area to open up for the 2022-23 season which is slated for December 17.
If you regularly read this blog, you’ll know he’s been my new hero for many years now, not just because of his longevity but because of his steadfast positive outlook on life. When the Aspen Daily News just asked him how the last year had gone for him, he said:
“Everything goes well. We live on a beautiful ranch. I’m still involved in the business. It’s just a very, very good life. The great thing in our lives, I think, is the freedom of perception. We have the freedom of how we wish to perceive things around us. We can perceive them negatively or we can perceive them positively. I’m trying to be positive. That’s nice, that’s working and that’s great, you know.”
Happy belated birthday Klaus, keep up the good work!
Klaus Obermeyer instructing a group of students in the 1950s (Image: Aspen Times)
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