SAM Magazine—Ishpeming, Mich., Sept. 30, 2026—The U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled its Hall of Fame Class of 2026. The nine new members will be inducted at the annual Snowsports History Celebration in Ogden, Utah, on April 10, 2027.
The group includes people who have made a lasting mark on skiing and snowboarding in a variety of ways, from accomplished competitors and pioneering athletes to a historian philanthropist, photojournalist, and leaders of soft- and hard-goods companies.
The Class of 2026:
Dave Holli (Ishpeming, Mich.): Holli has given more than 60 years of service to preserving ski history. He was recruited to join the Hall’s Board of Directors in the late 1970s. In the Hall of Fame’s early years, he served as the local conduit to national organizations like the U.S. Ski Team, SIA, and NSAA. His leadership as board chair was critical during a pivotal time. During the 1980s and 1990s, Holli secured major funding, including raising $1.2 million to build the museum, and expanded the Hall of Fame’s national reach through strategic partnerships. As a philanthropist and leader, his contributions have helped preserve ski history nationwide.
Brad Holmes (Lake Tahoe, Calif.): Holmes transformed skiing through competitive excellence, groundbreaking freeskiing, and an unmistakable personal style, leaving an enduring mark on the sport and helping shape modern skiing culture. In 1984, he became the youngest person to ever join the U.S. Ski Team, beginning a journey that led to a World Junior Championships title, more than 70 career wins as a mogul freestyler, Matchstick Productions film stardom, and emergence as a cultural icon in the sport. As a member of the K2 Factory Team, his signature model “The Outlaw” helped usher skiing into a new era focused on creativity, freedom, and expression.
Ted Ligety (Park City, Utah): Ligety is one of the most accomplished alpine ski racers in history, winning at every level of the sport over a two-decade career. His accolades as an athlete include being a four-time Olympian with two golds in alpine combined and giant slalom; seven World Championship medals, including five gold; 25 World Cup wins and 52 podiums in five different disciplines; and six World Cup season titles. In 2013, he became one of four men ever to earn World Championship gold in three disciplines. Ligety is a global athlete ambassador for Deer Valley Resort, Utah, and an inductee of the Intermountain Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame.
Scott Markewitz (Salt Lake City, Utah): Markewitz began his photography career in 1986 and quickly established himself as a leading ski photographer. His work appeared on 21 Powder magazine covers and more than 500 national and international magazine covers. He photographed commercial campaigns for major ski industry brands and photographed elite skiers worldwide. In 2000, he received the Ski Utah Excellence in Journalism Award and was the only photographer named to SKI magazine’s 100 Most Influential Skiers of All Time. In 2002, he won the Red Bull Snowthrill World Champion’s Choice Award. And in 2004, Men’s Journal named him one of the world’s greatest adventure photographers.
Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson (Telluride, Colo.): Morrison and Nelson formed one of the most accomplished partnerships in modern ski mountaineering, making pioneering expeditions and first descents across the Himalaya and beyond. In 2018, they completed the first ski descent of the Lhotse Couloir from the summit and were named National Geographic Adventurers of the Year. Nelson tragically died during an expedition on Manaslu in 2022. Morrison continued pursuing the dreams they shared, completing the first ski descent of Great Trango Tower in Pakistan in 2024 and, in 2025, the first ski descent of Everest’s direct North Face via the Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs.
Tim Petrick (Burien, Wash.): Petrick served in executive leadership at K2 from 1992 to 2015, working his way up to president and CEO. During that time, he helped move K2 from a top five U.S. ski brand to the leading American ski brand, even as European manufacturers dominated the global market. One of his most significant contributions to the sport was his role as an executive leader behind K2’s shaped ski launch in the 1994-95 season. Making the bold decision to bring a full-shaped ski collection to market, including the famous K2 Four, played a critical role in accelerating the shaped-ski revolution in design.
C.B. Vaughan Jr. (Manchester, Vt.): Vaughan’s impact on soft goods reverberates throughout the snowsports world. Beginning as an athlete, Vaughan set a world record as the fastest human on skis in 1965, reaching 106.53 mph. With a vision for performance products, he created CB Sports, which reached $45 million in sales in 1985 and became best known for its Super Pants, which kept athletes warm and came off quickly for racing. With a special emphasis on grassroots marketing, CB Sports was one of the crowning brands to outfit ski schools, teams, up-and-coming racers, and key ambassadors. Vaughan died in 2025.
Stephani Victor (Park City, Utah): Over a remarkable 20-year career, this five-time Paralympian won five Paralympic medals (two gold, two silver, one bronze), four World Champion titles, four discipline World Cup titles, an Overall World Cup title, 24 World Cup victories, 12 U.S. National Championships, and 75 World Cup podiums. She was the first-ever back-to-back super combined gold medalist (2009 IPC World Championships, 2010 Paralympic Games) and one of only three Americans, and the only woman, to win Olympic gold in alpine super combined. Accolades include U.S. Adaptive Skier of the Year and USOC Paralympic Sportswoman of the Year. Victor continues advocating for adaptive equality through leadership during and after retirement from the sport.
