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was in the Navy and we were on a destroyer, we were out at sea, so I was talking to these guys. This one guy I ll never forget his hometown: He was from Fitzgerald, Georgia. I gave them a ski lesson on the fantail of a destroyer, Gerry Fitz FitzGerald says, laughing while we sit drinking coffee one cold morning at Lookout Pass. He demonstrated the lesson: OK, hold your feet here. And now walk forward. OK. Keep your hands out here. It was hysterical, but they were into it. A longtime Spokane resident, Fitz has been coaching ski racing for over 50 years and during that time he s coached well over 500 kids. He s greatly respected and admired throughout the Pacific Northwest ski racing community.