CU honors Beattie with Mountain of Honor award

Former University of Colorado ski coach, U.S. Ski Team head coach and longtime ski racing broadcaster Bob Beattie will be presented with the inaugural CU skiing Mountain of Honor award tonight at the school’s 37th annual Ski Ball.
FORMER UNIVERSITY of Colorado ski coach, U.S. Ski Team head coach and longtime ski racing broadcaster Bob Beattie will be presented with the inaugural CU skiing Mountain of Honor award tonight at the school’s 37th annual Ski Ball.
    Beattie, CU’s ski coach from 1957-65, will be presented with the Mountain of Honor award as part of the evening’s festivities. Beattie led Colorado to a pair of national titles and three second-place finishes at NCAAs during his tenure.
    Former University of Colorado nordic and alpine skiing athletes representing 17 national championship teams will be tonight’s special guests along with Beattie.
    Beattie coached the U.S. Ski Team from 1961 through 1969, helping guide Billy Kidd and Jimmie Heuga to medals in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games.
    Click here to read an extended online Q&A with Beattie , a portion of which appeared in the Nov. 7, 2007, edition of Ski Racing magazine.