Noah Dines: “Eight months and two days into my big year of skiing, getting to the mythical 2,506,500.”
It’s the first week of September, and Fischer athlete Noah Dines has officially cracked the record for self-powered vertical feet skied in a calendar year. Dines crested over Aaron Rice’s 2016 mark of 2.5 million feet on Monday, September 1st, at El Colorado, the resort in the mountains outside Santiago, Chile.
Dines started his quest at home in Stowe, Vermont, and his mission for 2024 has since taken him to Europe, the Pacific Northwest, and South America, where he has continued his search for the year-round snow that has made his achievement possible.
“I’m excited and almost feeling overwhelmed,” said Dines about surpassing Rice’s record. “I’ve been working for eight full months to get to this moment. In some ways, it’s just a milestone, but it’s also the only milestone that matters because it’s the most critical one.”
About the skis and boots that have carried him to this record, Dines notes, “I’ve been in one pair of Fischer Travers CS boots for this entire journey.”. He has also been using different pairs of Fischer Transalp RC skis on rotation throughout the year, as well as a single pair of “silly, long carbon One Way TR Carbon race poles that are apparently unbreakable.”
Dines, who intends to continue to ski for the rest of 2024, is still excited to ski and looks forward to seeing how far he can get in the remainder of the year. When he began his project in January, he had his sights set on hitting 3 million feet by the end of the year. So far, he’s averaged 10,000 feet per day and is ahead of schedule.
“Everyone at Fischer is amazed by what Noah has accomplished this year,” says Fischer Marketing Manager Jonathan Jay. “Breaking Aaron Rice’s record of 2.5 million is an incredible feat, and we are proud that Fischer and One Way gear has been able to keep up with him throughout 2024. We can’t wait to celebrate with him with every step for the rest of the year as he strives for his awesome goal of 3 million vertical feet of human-powered skiing.”
Fischer Sports GmbH
Fischer Sports GmbH is the global leader in Nordic skiing and one of the world’s leading brands in Alpine skiing. It is known for innovation and cutting-edge technology. Fischer is also one of the biggest manufacturers of high-quality ice hockey sticks. Fischer’s vision is to be the winter athlete’s brand of choice through outstanding products created for everlasting moments and new levels of individual performance. The privately held company employs 1500 individuals who all share a passion for and dedication to winter sports. Fischer Sports GmbH was founded in 1924 in Ried im Innkreis, Austria, where the global headquarters is still located. Manufacturing takes place there and in Ukraine. One Way, a world-famous brand specializing in poles for Nordic skiing, Alpine skiing, and Nordic walking, has likewise been part of Fischer Sports GmbH since May 2018. Löffler, part of the Fischer group, is also headquartered in Ried im Innkreis.
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