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.