{"id":2456955,"date":"2020-04-08T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T04:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspens-dave-stapleton-jr-will-join-father-as-member-of-colorado-snowsports-hall-of-fame\/"},"modified":"2020-04-08T22:56:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T04:56:00","slug":"aspens-dave-stapleton-jr-will-join-father-in-colorado-snowsports-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspens-dave-stapleton-jr-will-join-father-in-colorado-snowsports-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen\u2019s Dave Stapleton Jr. will join father in Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.733137829912\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-324102-390\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled gallery-container\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-684x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Aspen's Dave Stapleton Jr. will be part of the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame's class of 2020 in October.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Aspen&#8217;s Dave Stapleton Jr. will be part of the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame&#8217;s class of 2020 in October.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-684x1024.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-684x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Aspen's Dave Stapleton Jr. will be part of the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame's class of 2020 in October.\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Dale Strode\/The Aspen Times | Aspen's Dave Stapleton Jr. takes part in the grand opening of the Stapleton Training Center at Aspen Highlands in 2014.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Aspen&#8217;s Dave Stapleton Jr. takes part in the grand opening of the Stapleton Training Center at Aspen Highlands in 2014.<\/strong><br \/>Dale Strode\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-1.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Aspen's Dave Stapleton Jr. takes part in the grand opening of the Stapleton Training Center at Aspen Highlands in 2014.\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-2-1024x732.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | A skier competes in the Audi Ajax Cup on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at Aspen Mountain. The Ajax Cup is the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club's largest fundraiser. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>A skier competes in the Audi Ajax Cup on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at Aspen Mountain. The Ajax Cup is the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club&#8217;s largest fundraiser. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-2-1024x732.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-2-1024x732.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A skier competes in the Audi Ajax Cup on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at Aspen Mountain. The Ajax Cup is the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club's largest fundraiser. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-3-813x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Aspen's Dave Stapleton Jr.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Aspen&#8217;s Dave Stapleton Jr.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-3-813x1024.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-3-813x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Aspen's Dave Stapleton Jr.\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-4-684x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Scott Rawles\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Scott Rawles<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-4-684x1024.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-4-684x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Scott Rawles\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-5-683x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Ellen Post Foster\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Ellen Post Foster<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-5-683x1024.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-5-683x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Ellen Post Foster\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | James Niehues\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>James Niehues<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-6.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-6.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"James Niehues\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Pam Conklin\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Pam Conklin<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-7.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/skifame-atd-040920-7-7.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Pam Conklin\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspens-dave-stapleton-jr-will-join-father-as-member-of-colorado-snowsports-hall-of-fame\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspens-dave-stapleton-jr-will-join-father-as-member-of-colorado-snowsports-hall-of-fame\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Like his father before him, Dave Stapleton Jr. is an integral part of Aspen\u2019s skiing history. Their family\u2019s roots in the Roaring Fork Valley go back to 1881 and the ski world as a whole has been greatly impacted by their accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowsportsmuseum.org\/hall-of-fame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i> announced Wednesday it will pay tribute to Stapleton Jr. in October when he is inducted as part of its 2020 class, where he will join his father in their permanent place among Colorado\u2019s snowsport legends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s an honor that not many have and I\u2019m very fortunate and lucky and happy to be one of the few,\u201d Stapleton told The Aspen Times on Wednesday. \u201cIt gives to the skiing background that my family has had over the time. And it\u2019s very special to both myself and my father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Stapleton, 60, will be among the five inducted this fall, joining more than 200 others who have been added to the hall of fame since the first class in 1977. Aspen has nearly four dozen of its own already there, the most recent having been business icon Jeff Gorsuch and Olympic snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler, who were both inducted in 2019. Dave Stapleton Sr. was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/davenport-stapleton-set-to-be-inducted-into-colorado-snowsports-hall-of-fame-on-saturday-in-vail\/\">inducted in 2017 alongside Aspen big mountain skier Chris Davenport<\/a> and Walt Evans, the former USSA national competition director who finished his career working for the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/at-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Other notable Aspenites already in the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame include Bob Beattie, Chris Klug, Klaus Obermeyer and Spider Sabich, just to start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While Stapleton Sr. \u2014 who lives in Grand Junction and turns 86 this month \u2014 was inducted as a \u201csport builder\u201d for his work in ski racing safety, among other things, Stapleton Jr. is being inducted as an athlete who found great success as a ski racer on both the World Cup and U.S. Pro Ski Tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019ve got over 70 podiums from when I first started ski racing as a young child,\u201d Stapleton said, making note of his lone World Cup podium in a combined race on the famed Lauberhorn course in Wengen, Switzerland. \u201cSo I\u2019m very proud of that. There are not a lot of other people who can say that, and that\u2019s from all different levels of ski racing. It\u2019s from junior levels up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Stapleton Jr. certainly takes pride in his athletic accomplishments, but it\u2019s what he\u2019s done since that stands out to him. After running Stapleton Ski in Aspen for 17 years, he left the retail industry and found a home with AVSC, the same club he grew up with, where he\u2019s currently its development officer. He works alongside development director Miah Wheeler to fundraise for the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cDave\u2019s presence is greatly appreciated around the organization,\u201d AVSC executive director Mark Godomsky said. \u201cDave brings the history of AVSC to work every day and has certainly leveraged his passion for ski racing and Aspen and kids into the opportunity to help raise money to support kids so they can do what he did. Dave, whether it\u2019s raising money or just the presence on the mountain with families and donors to the training center, Dave is an important part of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Stapleton has been a major factor in building the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/ferreira-jimmie-johnson-win-first-ajax-cup-championship\/\">annual Audi Ajax Cup<\/a>, the club\u2019s largest fundraiser, into what it is today. He also led the fundraising effort to create the Stapleton Training Center at Aspen Highlands, which is named after him. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/stapleton-training-center-launches-in-aspen\/\">Opened in 2014<\/a>, it\u2019s become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/stapleton-training-center-at-aspen-highlands-has-earliest-opening-in-history-thanks-to-cold-temps\/\">highly sought after training venue<\/a> for ski racers and has hosted the likes of Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn and the Norwegian national team in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The official induction ceremony for the 2020 hall of fame class is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 17 in the Vail Valley. Also being inducted this fall are: James Niehues, known for having painted more than 200 ski resort trail maps; Scott Rawles, a standout moguls skier and coach from Breckenridge; Ellen Post Foster, a former freestyle athlete and snowsports educator from Beaver Creek; and Telluride\u2019s Pam Conklin, an accomplished writer and media relations official in the ski industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">They were chosen from a field of 15 nominees, which included former Aspen Skiing Co. executive John Norton, by a 140-member voting panel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cTo be nominated on the first try is very special,\u201d Stapleton said. \u201cThe best part of my career is what I\u2019ve done for the Aspen Valley Ski Club, I think, and giving back to our community what gave me so much in my world. I think that\u2019s probably been the biggest part of my getting into the hall of fame is what I\u2019m doing now with the kids and making it affordable for any kid in our valley to actually have the opportunity to build their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspens-dave-stapleton-jr-will-join-father-as-member-of-colorado-snowsports-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspen&#8217;s Dave Stapleton Jr. will be part of the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame&#8217;s class of 2020 in October.Courtesy photo Aspen&#8217;s Dave Stapleton Jr. takes part in the grand opening of the Stapleton Training Center at Aspen Highlands in 2014.Dale Strode\/The Aspen Times A skier competes in the Audi Ajax Cup on Monday, Dec. 30, [&hellip;]<\/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":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2456955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-18 05:12:25","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":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456955\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}