Joseph Peter "Joe Pete" Wilson (May 22, 1935 – September 13, 2019)[1] was an American Olympic cross-country skier, who skied for the U.S. in cross-country at the 1960 Winter Olympics and later became a well-known skiing administrator in the United States. In 1959 Wilson placed first in the Olympic pre-trials in the 15k, which was held on the grounds that would soon become McKinney Creek Stadium, where the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined Winter Olympic events took place in 1960.[3] This placing set Joe Pete up as a major U.S. skier due to the number of U.S. and foreign competitors in the race.

Olympic Games Olympic Results Joe Pete Wilson skied for the US in cross-country at the 1960 Winter Olympics, but later became a well-known administrator in the cross-country industry in the United States. Wilson wrote several books on cross-country skiing, all co-authored by William Lederer. Wilson helped set up the cross-country ski area at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont – the lodge established by the Trapp family of “Sound of Music” fame. In 1973, Wilson organized a meeting of 25 ski areas and established the National Ski Touring Operators’ Association, naming Joe Pete as its first President from 1973-77, and later changing its name several times, now called the Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA). Olympic Results Athlete Olympic Results Content

Instead, Wilson's sweeping doctrines promised that the United States would promote stability and freedom across the world. Those ideas have defined American diplomacy and war for the last 100

Joseph Peter "Joe Pete" Wilson (May 22, 1935 – September 13, 2019)[1] was an American Olympic cross-country skier, who skied for the U.S. in cross-country at the 1960 Winter Olympics and later became a well-known skiing administrator in the United States. In 1959 Wilson placed first in the Olympic pre-trials in the 15k, which was held on the grounds that would soon become McKinney Creek Stadium, where the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined Winter Olympic events took place in 1960.[3] This placing set Joe Pete up as a major U.S. skier due to the number of U.S. and foreign competitors in the race.

Olympic Games Olympic Results Joe Pete Wilson skied for the US in cross-country at the 1960 Winter Olympics, but later became a well-known administrator in the cross-country industry in the United States. Wilson wrote several books on cross-country skiing, all co-authored by William Lederer. Wilson helped set up the cross-country ski area at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont – the lodge established by the Trapp family of “Sound of Music” fame. In 1973, Wilson organized a meeting of 25 ski areas and established the National Ski Touring Operators’ Association, naming Joe Pete as its first President from 1973-77, and later changing its name several times, now called the Cross Country Ski Areas Association (CCSAA). Olympic Results Athlete Olympic Results Content

Instead, Wilson's sweeping doctrines promised that the United States would promote stability and freedom across the world. Those ideas have defined American diplomacy and war for the last 100