The Trapp Family (10:56)

The singing legacy of the Trapp Family Singers, who favored Austrian independence from Germany and thus opted to flee the Nazi takeover of their country, is well known and documented; however, what is less known is that upon immigrating to the United States the family created a significant skiing legacy. The two older brothers, Rupert and Werner, served in the 10^th Mountain Division, America’s first division of mountain troops, while later the younger brother, Johannes, created the first cross-country ski resort in the Americas, alongside the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont. That the Trapp Family Lodge cross-country center is still in operation today is a testament to the success of Johannes',and the Americas’ first, commercial cross-country ski resort. This story is told primarily by Johannes von Trapp, originally well known as a member of Trapp Family Singers, but now better known as the owner and head of the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont.

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