Ed Shiffkorn

Hall of Fame

Austrian-born Ed Shiffkorn spent his youth alpine racing in Europe before he moved to the Yukon in 1959.

From then until 1970, Ed raced with the Yukon Ski Team, attended the International Airline races in Alaska five years in a row, and skied at several Canada Games. He also coached the Whitehorse Alpine Ski Club from 1959 to 1975, and coached Yukon teams to three Canada Games. From 1966-’72 he was the Alpine Chair of the Yukon Ski Zone. Ed also volunteered to build the Haeckel Hill Ski Facility.

He turned his sights to cross-country skiing in 1971 and began as a weekend timer. Three years later he was assisting with the organization of the Canadian Junior Championships in Whitehorse. In following years he volunteered as Finish Referee (1975 Canada Winter Games), Assistant Technical Delegate (1977 Canadian Senior Championships), Chief of Race (1980 Canadian Junior Nationals), Chief of Race (1981 World Cup and North American Championships), Technical Delegate (1982 Nor-Am Race), Chief of Race (1986 Canadian Junior Nationals) and Chief of Race for many local races. From 1977 through 1981, Ed served as the Cross-Country Chair for the Yukon Ski Zone and was responsible for the technical aspect of the sport. A clear signal of his dedication and passion for the sport, Ed took a couple of months off from work to devote all of his time to the 1981 World Cup.