Otto Ross

There is nothing wrong with the struggle.

Otto Ross was born in Wenatchee, Washington on January 27, 1926 and lived in Orondo with his older sister, Lois, and mother and father. He attended school in Orondo and graduated from Wenatchee High School in 1944. After leaving the Navy in 1946 he earned a degree in Agricultural Science at Washington State College (now WSU) and worked at his father’s orchard after graduating in 1949. He took over the orchard after his father’s death. Skiing has been his life passion since the age of eight. He was one of three National Ski Patrol volunteers from Washington State who worked at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. Otto has taught skiing full time since 1961.