Roger Staub
Encyclopedia
Roger Staub was a Swiss
alpine skier. In the mid-1960s he became ski-school director in Vail
, Colorado. During a summer visit with his wife and young child to Verbier
, Switerland, in 1974 he was killed in a hang gliding
accident.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
alpine skier. In the mid-1960s he became ski-school director in Vail
Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc. runs four ski resorts in Colorado, as well as two in Lake Tahoe and a summer resort in Wyoming. They also own luxury resort hotels throughout the United States. The company trades on the New York Stock Exchange, symbol MTN...
, Colorado. During a summer visit with his wife and young child to Verbier
Verbier
Verbier is a village located in southwestern Switzerland in the canton of Valais. It is one of the largest holiday resort and ski areas in the Swiss Alps, is recognized as one of the premiere "off-piste" locations in the world...
, Switerland, in 1974 he was killed in a hang gliding
Hang gliding
Hang gliding is an air sport in which a pilot flies a light and unmotorized foot-launchable aircraft called a hang glider ....
accident.