FIS head laments drop in recreational skiers

By Steve Keating BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - Sitting on a terrace on a bluebird day overlooking the Birds of Prey finish line, International Ski Federation (FIS) chief Gian Franco Kasper scanned the horizon for recreational skiers that never appear. "Even in the cold countries like Switzerland and Austria the number of kids being involved in skiing goes down," Kasper told Reuters during a piste-side interview. "Those generations we have lost." The alpine world champion