Pioneers in extreme, freestyle and adaptive skiing are among this year’s Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame class.

Two of the 2025 members, Trace Worthington and Wendy Fisher, “add range to our Hall of Fame, representing freestyle and big-mountain athletes,” chair of the Vail-based selection committee, Bill Tomcich, noted in a recent announcement.

The announcement credited Worthington as “one of the most decorated freestyle skiers in history.” He grew up in Winter Park and went on to rack up 37 World Cup wins, 79 podium finishes, seven world titles and 11 national championships through the 1990s. His Olympic career saw him land a quadruple-twisting triple backflip in competition — the first American to do so.

Wendy Fisher’s own Olympic career saw her compete against some of the world’s best in downhill, slalom and giant slalom through the ’90s. She later set her sights on higher slopes, claiming two World Extreme Skiing Championships and a spot in the X-Games’ first women’s skier -cross. The longtime Crested Butte resident appeared in several ski films — “breaking the mold and inspiring women who wanted to charge hard, compete, and be in big mountain ski films,” read the Hall of Fame announcement.

Two other inductees are credited as “sport builders:” Bob Meserve and Jon Kreamelmeyer.

An accident on the slopes in 1983 left Meserve paralyzed from the waist down — the beginning of a what would be an inspiring career in adaptive skiing. Meserve is known as the first sit-skier allowed on Vail Mountain. His Paralympic victories and far-reaching advocacy previously landed him in the National Disabled Snow Sports Hall of Fame.

Kreamelmeyer also has deep ties to the U.S. Paralympic team, having served as head coach from 1998-2006. He previously guided Summit High School’s Nordic program to success for nearly a decade. The Hall of Fame announcement praised him for “a lasting impact on the sport of cross-country skiing in Summit County” and for “his caring and compassion to include all people.”

Alice McKennis Duran rounds out the 2025 Hall of Fame class.

The alpine ski racer from Glenwood Springs appeared in two Olympics between World Cup success and “several serious injuries,” the announcement noted. She persevered to a fifth-place finish in the 2018 Winter Games, ahead of her 2021 retirement. She has since been a coach and mentor for Ski and Snowboard Club Vail.

Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame’s annual induction ceremony is set for Sept. 27 at Beaver Creek’s Vilar Performing Arts Center.