Fritz Steuri came into contact with
skiing in the early 1890s when he saw the Englishman Gerald Fox (who lived at
Tone Dale House) skiing in Grindelwald. In 1898, he bought his first pair of skis from a Grindelwald manufactory. The first ski race was held in Grindelwald before the turn of the century, in which Steuri, who pursued regular ski training, took part with other locals. Even in his job as a
postman, which he held from 1899 until he became a
mountain guide, he rendered valuable services to skiing. In 1902, he was among the founding members of the
Grindelwald Ski Club. Fritz Steuri became one of the best skiers in the early days of Swiss ski racing. Especially in endurance or alpine endurance, as cross-country skiing was called, he was a leading athlete in the early twentieth century. In January 1903, Steuri won the Grindelwald ski club's second race in
downhill skiing and came second in both
ski jumping and endurance. In January 1904 he won the third club downhill race. In February 1903, Steuri won the "International Cup in alpine endurance" organized in
Adelboden by the
Ski Club of Bern, which he also won in 1904 (again in Adelboden) and 1905 (in
Zweisimmen). From 1904 to 1906, he won three consecutive major Grindelwald endurance ski races. Steuri also worked as a ski instructor. He instructed Hermann and Othmar Gurtner and Walter Amstutz in alpine driving technique and the "classic"
snowplough turns
Telemark,
stem Christie and
stem turn. In 1926 Steuri was president of the Grindelwald ski club. He gave ski lessons into the 1930s. == Mountain guide ==