There are however are a few native Austrian, German and Spanish skiers amongst the instructors.

Germany has enjoyed great success in alpine skiing, although the most successful German alpine skiers have tended to be female.

Silvio Memm was a German nordic combined skier who competed in the early 1980s.

The mono-ski was quickly used by German skiers who built their own at a workshop in Tübingen.

Peter Schlickenrieder (born February 16, 1970) is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002.

Wolfgang Graßl, 40, German skier and coach, heart failure.

Axel Teichmann (b. 1979), most successful German cross-country skier.

Gerd Schönfelder (born September 2, 1970) is a German alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history.

Armin Bittner (born November 28, 1964) is a German former alpine skier.

Andreas Schlütter (born August 17, 1972) is a German cross-country skier who has been competing since 1993.