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How fast have you skied or snowboarded down a mountain slope? For your average skier or snowboarder, most don’t surpass more than 40 to 45 mph, but Breckneridge local CJ Mueller was known for going three times this speed during his speed skiing career.
John “CJ” Mueller — who has lived in Summit County since the fall of 1970 — has always had a deep love for skiing. After stringing together feats like 240-day ski seasons, Mueller got into the sport of speed skiing sort of on a whim.
It was in the 1980s and early ‘90s that Mueller had some of the best performances of his career. While in Les Arcs, France in 1987, Mueller became the first skier to exceed 130 mph.
Mueller will officially be inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame on March 25 at the hall of fame’s induction ceremony at Big Sky Resort in Montana.
Courtesy of the Summit Daily News.
