Am 7. November 2020 verlieh die International Skiing History Association an Rudolf Müllner und Christof Thöny den Ullr-Award 2020 "for a single outstanding contribution to skiing's overall historical record in published book form." Die Verleihung war für März diesen Jahres in Sun Valley/USA geplant, musste aber coronabedingt über Zoom erfolgen. 

Skispuren: Internationale Konferenz zur Geschichte des Wintersports (Ski Tracks: International Conference on the History of Winter Sports), edited by Rudolf Müllner and Christof Thöny

In December 2015, academic presenters from six countries discussed the development of alpine skiing and other winter sports at an international conference, with a section devoted to Austrian skiing. Skispuren is a collection of these 19 papers, with five in English. Annette Hofmann's keynote address detailed Cristl Cranz's leadership of German skiing in the 1930s and her role during the Nazi period. Christof Thöny gave us, for the first time, an insight into the importance of Arlberg ski pioneer Viktor Sohm. Michael Huber claimed – and I think he is correct – that Kitzbühel was the founding venue of downhill racing, rather than the much-trumpeted English race, the Roberts of Kandahar. Other presenters covered alpine ski touring in Sweden, British POWS interned in Switzerland during World War I, and a smattering of little-known subjects. With well-chosen illustrations and good bibliographies, Skispuren is a welcome addition to the modern analyses of winter sports. – E. John B. Allen

Rudolf Müllner and Christof Thöny (editors), Skispuren: Internationale Konferenz zur Geschichte des Wintersports (Bludenz: Lorenzi Verlag, 2019). Cost: € 15,- ($ 17) plus postage. Available from: www.lorenzi-verlag.at.