Date of Birth: 1931

City/State of Birth: Greenfield, Massachusetts

Current Residence:

Olympics and Events Attended:
1952 Olympics, Oslo, Norway – Nordic/Nordic Combined
1956 Olympics, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – Nordic/Nordic Combined
1960 Olympics, Squaw Valley, California, USA - Nordic Combined

Brief Biography:
Farwell started skiing when he was 2 years old and later organized his high school ski team and skied for Syracuse University. After moving to Colorado, he excelled in Nordic Combined and cross-country skiing and skied for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club and Denver University in the 1950’s. Farwell placed 11th in the Nordic Combined at the Olympic games in Oslo, Norway. Farwell still holds the record today as the highest finish for a native-born American. He was inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1992.

Farwell graduated from Denver University and earned an MBA from Stanford University. He later became a planner and consultant to ski area developers, conducted the first economic study of the ski industry and developed the procedures for the Annual Economic Analysis of North American Ski Areas.