Benno Rybizka
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Information was taken from a short biography written by Allen Adler. The Hannes Schneider Ski School was well established in the early 1930s in St. Anton and Benno Rybizka was second in command. The Arlberg Technique had been Schneider’s brainchild and had become the accepted style of turning skis – a far departure from the nordic Telemark technique. On February 11, 1939, Hannes Schneider stepped off the train in North Conway, New Hampshire. Greeting him, along with Harvey Gibson who had Gained his release from the Nazis, was Benno Rybizka. The local youngsters formed an archway of skis. Be...
