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Klaus F. Obermeyer was born December 2, 1919 in the small Bavarian alpine village of Oberstaufen, Germany. Klaus is the founder of Sport Obermeyer, Ltd. ==Biography== In 1947, Obermeyer arrived in Aspen, Colorado, where his friend Friedl Pfeiffer had opened the Aspen Ski School. Over the next twelve years, he spent his days working as a ski instructor on Aspen Mountain. He founded Sport Obermeyer based on insights he had gained about ski wear while working as an instructor and started the business in the attic of his home. There, one of the first of many innovations was born in the form of a down ski parka stitched together from his goose down comforter. After that came high-altitude suntan lotion, turtlenecks, nylon wind-shirts, mirrored sunglasses, the Boot Fit Press and more. In 1961, the first Sport Obermeyer factory warehouse opened in Aspen, and the innovations continued with “soft-shell” jackets, double lens goggles, the first waterproof, breathable fabrics, a built-in ski boot canting system and line after line of high-tech, fashion-conscious skiwear, the likes of which had never been seen. German-born Obermeyer lives in Aspen, Colorado, where his world-renowned ski apparel company, Sport Obermeyer, is celebrating 62+ years of innovation. Klaus Obermeyer introduced the first plastic ski boot, the first down parkas, mirrored sunglasses, the ski turtleneck, and the first high-altitude sunscreen, saying “it was easy to invent things for skiing - since very little existed at the time.〔http://www.familyskitrips.com/newengland/maine/sc/skicolumn08_jan_06.htm〕 Klaus was inducted into the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1997.〔http://www.skihall.com/HonoredMember.asp?MemberID=247http://www.coloradoskihalloffame.com/images_bio_htm_files/Klaus_Obermeyer.htm〕 Klaus' innovations include, but aren't limited to: - The quilted down parka. Stitched together from his own down comforter. - Developed the first mirrored ski sunglasses from vaporized metal.〔http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/10379696866362.shtm〕 - Created the first nylon windshirt. - With Friedl Pfeiffer developed the first high-altitude suntan lotion.〔http://www.gocolorado.com/Article.aspx?articleid=83e3d946-3b6a-4974-8d1d-ce388d2edc3e&type=Article#〕 - Developed a dual layer ski boot. The first with a warm liner & a rigid exterior shell. - Created the first turtlenecks with elasticized collars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Klaus Obermeyer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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