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Death of Josef Fischer
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Josef Fischer, who built Fischer sports into a worldwide powerhouse has died aged 90. He took over the business in 1949 after the premature death of his father.
"We mourn for the last great leader of the Austrian ski industry. Honorary Councilor of Commerce, our boss and owner Josef “Pepi” Fischer passed away peacefully a few days before his 91st birthday. R.I.P"
https://www.facebook.com/fischerski/?ref=nf&hc_ref=ARQJvRq37Tusz2uv-9immgBTg1IMMaF5pDNniOrc5jzuWhheRovIiukXvqMNEnug3oI
His death follows that of Laurent Boix-Vives of Rossignol in June of this year.
https://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=152934
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So he would have been only 19 when he took over the business. That's remarkable.
When I was around that age I felt that Fischer was the embodiment of Austrian racing heritage and bought a pair of Fischer skis with my own money. I've still got a bit of brand loyalty but haven't got on great with their skis recently; although I did snap up a bargain par of ski trousers.
RIP
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Fischer have always made good skis particularly in the race arena - they just missed out on being on trend for the freeride/rocker revolution a bit that the like of
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Sad news. Had a pair of 203cm RC4’s late 80’s, had the turning radius of a super-tanker but loved them, pink, orange and lime green! Not great in moguls!
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Riccardo wrote:
So he would have been only 19 when he took over the business. That's remarkable.
yes, he had to go back to business school for a year. His sister co-managed the business with him.
Their touring skis are not bad, as is the cross country stuff.
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