Jim Barrows

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Jim Barrows (born 25 April 1944) is an American former alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. Now teaching Ski History at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs. He died June 28, 2024 in Steamboat Springs, CO.


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