Kasper Pt. 2: 'We really need a good year snow-wise'

Ski Racing sat down with FIS President Gian Franco Kasper during the alpine World Cup opening weekend in Sölden, Austria.
    The longtime head of the International Ski Federation touched on a number of topics during a lengthy interview, including what implications have been felt from last season's snowless winter. "This last season was really terrible," said Kasper, "not only for recreational skiers but for our young athletes." 

 
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In the second of four installments this week on skiracing.com, FIS President Gian Franco Kasper speaks of the implications of last season's snowless winter in Europe and its effects on snowsport. "We lost many races," Kasper says, adding that most of those were lost on the lower, developmental levels of the sport. "It's really difficult to get [those kids] back," Kasper says.  

Click here for a link to Monday's interview segment with Gian Franco Kasper.