Japanese ski pioneer Keizo Miura will be celebrating his 100th birthday on Saturday, February 28th by skiing a run at Snowbird. He turned 100-years on February 15th.
Miura, a mountain cinematography pioneer, turned 100 Feb. 15 and is recognized as the oldest active skier in the world. He still skis more than 120 days a year and last year, at age 99, successfully accomplished a descent of Mont Blanc's Valle Blanche glacier in France with his son and grandson.
Miura will be joined by his son Yuichiro, age 71, who is internationally known for skiing down Mt. Everest and last year became the oldest person to climb Mt Everest; his grandchildren Yuta, age 37, and Gota, age 34, a freestyle mogul Olympian at the '94 and '98 Winter Games, who also climbed Mt. Everest with his father; and Yuta's daughter Rio, age 4, Keizo's great-granddaughter. In addition American businessman, adventurer and family friend Dick Bass, owner of Snowbird, will ski with the Miuras. Bass - the first person to climb the highest peaks on seven continents - jointly ascended Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica with Yuichiro Miura in 1983. K2 Skis is developing a special commemorative ski for Miura to use during the event.
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