Willi Huber was best known in New Zealand for being one of the founding fathers of Canterbury’s popular Mt Hutt ski area. Mt Hutt pioneer and former Nazi Waffen-SS soldier Willi Huber has died, aged 98. Mt Hutt/Supplied Huber with Winter Olympic medallist Annelise Coberger on Mt Hutt. When Mt Hutt Ski Area opened in 1973, Huber became the area's first manager, a position he held for eight years. Mt Hutt Ski Area manager James McKenzie said Huber was central to the founding of the skifield in the 1970s.

Source: Stuff August 16, 2020 07:30 UTC