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.
good evening on this saturday night. now comes word it was an airport that many had feared was a disaster waiting to happen. tonight one official in india has said our worst fears have come true. an air india jetliner landing too far down a runway built on a hilltop in southwest india and then plunging over a cliff bursting into flames. 158 people died, but incredibly tonight there are survivors, and we begin here with abc s jim sciutto. reporter: tonight investigators are struggling to understand what caused an uneventful flight from dubai to mangalore, india, to turn suddenly into a death trap. firefighters in villages raced down a hillside to reach the injured but fire engulfed the fuselage and most of the 166 passengers and crew. but eight survivors managed to escape just before the jet burst into flames. as we landed, the flight went out of control said one survivor. within seconds there was fire and smoke all around. i couldn t even breathe. he escaped through a
that many had feared was a disaster waiting to happen. tonight one official in india has said our worst fears have come true. an air india jetliner landing too far down a runway built on a hilltop in southwest india and then plunging over a cliff bursting into flames. 158 people died, but incredibly tonight there are survivors, and we begin here with abc s jim sciutto. reporter: tonight investigators are struggling to understand what caused an uneventful flight from dubai to mangalore, india, to turn suddenly into a death trap. firefighters in villages raced down a hillside to reach the injured but fire engulfed the fuselage and most of the 166 passengers and crew. but eight survivors managed to escape just before the jet burst into flames. as we landed, the flight went out of control said one survivor. within seconds there was fire and smoke all around. i couldn t even breathe. he escaped through a broken window, but after a few minutes, there were no more survivors