Thank you for making the 50th Anniversary Directors’ Invitational Ski Classic, in Aspen, Colorado, a success!

For 50 years, the Directors’ Invitational Ski Classic has been held at premier ski resorts in North America, but it all started in ASPEN.

It all started back in the winter of 1968, with men who loved to move money, take chances, and play as hard as they worked. Canadian investment banker Henri Moreault was in Aspen enjoying the slopes with his close friend from Oppenheimer, Rod White. As the story goes, Rod had wrenched his back skiing, so while at the bar watching the Masters on TV, the two began to wonder aloud, "Why don't we have a Masters-style event in skiing? Why not bring the pros and amateurs together?" Why not!

50th anniversary event photos