Nick Badami, a key figure in alpine skiing who was instrumental in supporting the United States ski team, has died in Tucson. He was 88.
Badami died Wednesday at his home, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association said Thursday.
Badami played a key role in bringing the 2002 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City, fashioned the transformation of Park City into a winter sporting mecca and set the model for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association.
Badami, former head of the manufacturing and retailing conglomerate BVD, bought Park City Ski Area in 1975 and with his son Craig developed the America’s Opening World Cup races. The event became the traditional start in November of the FIS (International Ski Federation) Alpine Ski World Cup for more than 10 years.
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Nick Badami of US skiing dies at 88 in Tucson
Nick Badami of US skiing dies at 88 in Tucson
