Comments on: The Meeting Film Festival – Aspen – Report 1

By: David Wood

David Wood — Sat, 28 May 2011 01:16:30 +0000

Lou, can you tell me where that Ralph Jackson sculpture/statue is? Is it somewhere in Aspen? Thanks.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:42:53 +0000

Lou, I knew Ralph in 1963 when I was in junior high in Aspen. He was a friend of my mom’s. I remember him skiing like no one else. I was wondering where the sculpture in the picture is located? I’m glad you posted these photos. I haven’t been able to find any other images. I’m thinking of writing a book about freestyle. How did you know Ralph?

By: Lou

Lou — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:00:56 +0000

Kay, in spirit only.

By: Kay L.

Kay L. — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:43:35 +0000

Lou are you Ralph E Jackson’s son?

By: Bruce Baker

Bruce Baker — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:03:05 +0000

Hey Lou,

Just to let you know, the Royal Christie is actually more accurately called the Reuel Christie turn. This from the website http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com:
” The ballet event was born in 1929, when Dr Fritz Reuel conceived of a form of skiing similar to figure skating and developed the Reuel Christie and other spinning manoeuvres for skiers. Doug Pfeiffer’s School of Exotic Skiing (1956-62) expanded Dr Reuel’s premise by teaching new tricks such as the mambo, the Charleston, spinners, tip rolls and crossovers, and was the first evidence that on-hill instruction was being provided for the skiing public.”
Christie, of course, is short for Christiania (I believe of Austrian origin, but I could be wrong there…)
My two cents. Thanks for the great website!

Bruce