The banner to be placed at the top of Rudi s Run at Steamboat Resort in memory of Rudi Schnackenberg, who would have turned 100 Jan. 25. (Courtesy photo)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Rudi Schnackenberg was many things a skier, a coach, an instructor, a father but he was perhaps foremost a lover of life.
“He touched the lives of all he met in a positive and lasting way. He was openly happy with life; his whistle, smile, quick humor and twinkle in his eye gave evidence to the love he had for life and all his friends,” said Ruth McClelland, Schnackenberg’s daughter.
Schnackenberg, a longtime Steamboat Springs resident, died in 1985 at age 64. His legacy has since lived on.