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David and Renie Gorsuch

​David and Renie Gorsuch met as 1960 U.S. Olympic Ski Team members. They traveled the world, fell in love, and got married. Soon after, they started a family and opened a small ski shop in Gunnison. Almost 50 years later, those ski shops have expanded to locations in Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone, and Aspen and have helped define the ski industry.

This ski shop was known as Gorsuch Ltd. and had a reputation for whisking its customers back to another time and place. The store catalog introduced millions of people around the nation to mountain living. The store was named Ski Retailer of the Year by Ski Industries of America in 1969 and again in 2003.

Bringing mountain elegance and a refined fashion sense to the slopes was no easy task, especially in the sport's early days, but Gorsuch Ltd. soon became an ideal for fashion in the ski industry. The Gorsuches prided themselves on providing unique and finely crafted accessories for anyone’s outdoor needs. They have introduced generations of skiers to the beauty and magic of skiing in Colorado. The Gorsuches’ success can be attributed to the family embracing the sport of skiing and the mountain lifestyle.

The Gorsuches were some of the early leaders that helped establish Vail as a community and the world-class destination resort it has become. David and Renie brought passion and enthusiasm to their community by helping to build a hospital, Vail Mountain School, and Ski Club Vail.

Both were renowned as top racers in the skiing community and have both been inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.
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