please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . october 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message klaus f. obermeyer born december 2 1919 in oberstaufen germany is the founder of sport obermeyer ltd. sport obermeyer ltd. type family business industry manufacturing founded 1947 founder klaus f. obermeyer headquarters aspen colorado area served united states canada europe russia products skiwear sportswear slogan skiwear from the heart of the mountains website http obermeyer.com biography edit in 1947 obermeyer arrived in aspen colorado where his friend friedl pfeiffer had opened the aspen ski school . over the next twelve years he spent his days working as a ski instructor on aspen mountain . he founded sport obermeyer based on insights he had gained about ski wear while working as an instructor and started the business in the attic of his home . there one of the first of many innovations was born in the form of a down ski parka stitched together from his goose down comforter . after that came high altitude suntan lotion turtlenecks nylon wind shirts mirrored sunglasses the boot fit press and more . in 1961 the first sport obermeyer factory warehouse opened in aspen and the innovations continued with soft shell jackets double lens goggles the first waterproof breathable fabrics a built in ski boot canting system and fashion conscious skiwear . german born obermeyer lives in aspen colorado . 1 klaus was inducted into the u.s. national ski and snowboard hall of fame in 1997 . 2 klaus innovations include but aren t limited to the quilted down parka . stitched together from his own down comforter . developed the first mirrored ski sunglasses from vaporized metal . 3 created the first nylon windshirt . with friedl pfeiffer developed the first high altitude suntan lotion . 4 developed a dual layer ski boot . the first with a warm liner & a rigid exterior shell . created the first turtlenecks with elasticized collars . references edit http www.familyskitrips.com newengland maine sc skicolumn08 jan 06.htm http www.skihall.com honoredmember.asp memberid 247http www.coloradoskihalloffame.com images bio htm files klaus obermeyer.htm http www.firsttracksonline.com news stories 10379696866362 . shtm http www.gocolorado.com article.aspx articleid 83e3d946 3b6a 4974 8d1d ce388d2edc3e & type article external links edit http www.familyskitrips.com newengland maine sc skicolumn08 jan 06.htm http www.windshirt.com http www.skihall.com honoredmember.asp memberid 247http www.coloradoskihalloffame.com images bio htm files klaus obermeyer.htm http www.plumtv.com videos vail klaus obermeyer index.html http www.gocolorado.com article.aspx articleid 83e3d946 3b6a 4974 8d1d ce388d2edc3e & type article http www.snowsports.net downloads 08 09 pr obermeyer 0809 press kit.pdf retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title klaus obermeyer & oldid 736233717 categories german inventors1919 birthspossibly living peoplehidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from october 2009articles with a promotional tone from july 2012all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 august 2016 at 03 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view