{"id":804082,"date":"2020-02-11T18:19:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T01:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=378903"},"modified":"2020-02-11T18:19:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T01:19:15","slug":"peak-performers-nominee-c-j-mueller-alpine-skiing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/peak-performers-nominee-c-j-mueller-alpine-skiing\/","title":{"rendered":"Peak Performers nominee: C.J. Mueller, Alpine skiing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Breckenridge\u2019s C.J. Mueller holds a tucked position during a speed run. Mueller credited a tightly clinched tuck for his ability to reach speeds as high as 137 mph.<\/strong>
Courtesy Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Editor\u2019s note: Readers are invited to nominate their all-time favorite Summit County athletes for Peak Performers: The Mount Rushmore of Summit County athletes. The Summit Daily News is accepting nominations through Saturday. To make a nomination, visit SummitDaily.com\/peakperformers<\/a>.<\/em> Voting begins Feb. 23.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nominee<\/strong>: John \u201cC.J.\u201d Mueller
Sport<\/strong>: Alpine skiing<\/p>\n

John \u201cC.J.\u201d Mueller, a Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame member, is a skier synonymous with the high-Alpine at Breckenridge Ski Resort. Described by those who know him as an ultimate representative of an athlete through and through, Mueller first came across Breckenridge\u2019s skiing community in 1972.<\/p>\n

In subsequent years, Mueller was one of the true trail-breaking locals who skied the terrain above treeline at Breckenridge, including a run that is named after him: \u201cC.J.\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mueller\u2019s nickname, \u201cC.J.,\u201d stands for \u201cCrazy John,\u201d as Mueller grew to be known as a high-speed skier unafraid of skiing as fast \u2014 or faster \u2014 than cars travel on Interstate 70. Unlike most ski racers, Mueller went from ski bum in Breckenridge to elite ski racer. Most others take the opposite route. Mueller qualified for the U.S. National Downhill Championships in 1978 and 1979 and was one of the leading speed-skiing pioneers of the 1980s, becoming the first skier to exceed 130 mph in 1987.<\/p>\n

A three-time speed-skiing world record holder whose top speed was clocked at 137 mph, Mueller was a member of U.S. Speed Skiing Team and a top-10 finisher at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, where speed skiing was a demonstration sport. To elevate acceptance of the sport, Mueller worked with Swix to perfect wax performance and with the International Ski Federation to improve safety.<\/p>\n

Now almost 70 years old, Mueller remains a character most emblematic of Breckenridge\u2019s free-spirited skiing roots, and he still finds himself in his favorite spots on the mountain many a winter day.<\/p>\n

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Breckenridge\u2019s C.J. Mueller holds a tucked position during a speed run. Mueller credited a tightly clinched tuck for his ability to reach speeds as high as 137 mph.Courtesy Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Editor\u2019s note: Readers are invited to nominate their all-time favorite Summit County athletes for Peak Performers: The Mount Rushmore of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-804082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-23 00:59:53","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804082\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}