U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame inductees include a Utah legend

SALT LAKE CITY — Three Utahns, including one of the most accomplished Alpine ski racers of all time, are among the nine-member 2026 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame class unveiled this week.

Olympic and Paralympic medalists, a photographer, a historian and the one-time fastest human on skis are among the inductees. The nine were announced Tuesday at UTOG Brewery in Ogden, Utah. They will be inducted into the hall of fame at the annual Snowsports History Celebration in Ogden next April.

The 2026 inductees

Dave Holli

Hometown: Ishpeming, Michigan

Holli, 88, spent more than 60 years preserving ski history. He joined the Hall of Fame's board of directors in the late '70s, where he served as the local conduit to national organizations like the U.S. Ski Team, Snowsports Industries America, and the National Ski Areas Association. In the '80s and '90s, Holli secured major funding, including $1.2 million to build the ski museum, which expanded the hall of fame's national reach.

Brad Holmes

Hometown: Lake Tahoe, California

A groundbreaking freeskier, Holmes' style transformed the sport and left an enduring mark that helped shape modern skiing culture. In 1984, he was the youngest person to join the U.S. Ski Team. Holmes, 56, won a World Junior Championships title and had more than 70 career wins as a mogul freestyler. 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

Hometown: Park City, Utah

Ligety, 42, is one of the most accomplished Alpine ski racers in history, winning at every level of the sport over a two-decade career. He is a four-time Olympian with two gold medals in Alpine combined and giant slalom. He won seven World Championship medals, five of them gold. He won 25 World Cup events and has 52 World Cup podium finishes in five different disciplines, along with six World Cup season titles. He is one of four men ever to take World Championship gold in three disciplines in 2013.

Scott Markewitz

Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah

Markewitz, 66, began his photography career in 1986 and quickly became 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. His accolades include the Ski Utah Excellence in Journalism Award and Red Bull Snowthrill World Champion's Choice Award. Men's Journal named him one of the world's greatest adventure photographers.

Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson

Hometown: Telluride, Colorado

Morrison, 51, and Nelson formed one of the most accomplished partnerships in modern ski mountaineering. They made 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 died in 2022, at age 49, during an expedition on Manaslu. Morrison completed 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

Hometown: Burien, Washington

Petrick, 72, served in executive leadership at K2 from 1992 to 2015, working his way up to president and CEO. 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 in K2's shaped ski launch in the 1994-95 season, accelerating the shaped-ski revolution in design.

C.B. Vaughan Jr.

Hometown: Manchester, Vermont

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 an emphasis on grassroots marketing, CB Sports became a go-to brand for ski schools, teams and up-and-coming racers. Vaughan died in 2025 at age 83.

Stephani Victor

Hometown: Park City, Utah

Victor, 57, is a five-time Paralympian with two gold medals, two silver and one bronze. She has four World Champion titles, four discipline World Cup titles, an Overall World Cup title, 24 World Cup wins, 12 U.S. National Championships, and 75 World Cup podiums. She is the first-ever back-to-back Super Combined Gold medalist and one of only three Americans, and the only woman, to win Olympic gold in Alpine Super Combined.

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