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Adalbert (Bert) Leibetseder
+43 650 45 78 600
+61 408 22 33 33
ski@skimetric.com

Skimetric_pic1 Well known as an expert skier, he was previously Northern Austrian Ski Instructor Champion, Masters Ski Champion of America, member of the 1989 & 1990 “Australia Two” team to win the world’s longest giant slalom ski race at Whistler Mountain, Canada and a forerunner at the first World Cup races held in Thredbo, Australia and Mt. Hutt, New Zealand. Silver medal winner at the 2002 Masters Powder 8 Ski World Championships.
Mr. Leibetseder holds a hon.PhD in sports technology,has a successful ski business background and is widely recognized as an expert in the field of winter sports. He also conducted market surveys for Carrera International in Japan and China and set up the distribution in New Zealand and Argentina.
The Carrera Ultrasight ski goggle lens concept was voted in 1989 best new product at the Australian Ski Awards, is being exhibited at the Sydney Powerhouse Museums database of Australian inventions and is featured in the book Tomorrows World – The Australian Initiative.

  • 1972 began his career as ski instructor and trainer in Austria, USA and Australia.
  • 1978 Started to develop the Carrera business in Australia to market leadership in Sports eyewear.
  • 1985 Developed the Ultrasight ski goggle lens concept, demonstration unit and marketing concept for Ultrasight to consequent release to the market worldwide. Also in 1985, he prepared and implemented the “I – C.A.R.E.” Staff Training Program.
  • 1986 Founded the Australian Masters Alpine Tour Company and the Australian Masters Alpine Ski Championships.
  • 1986 – 1987 Director of Ski Industries Association of Australia, 1987-1990 Vice President.
  • 1987 – 1998 General Assistant to instructor at Dale Carnegie courses for personal and professional Development.
  • 1990 Launched Carrera News/ Snow Action magazine which became the leading ski publication in Australia.
  • 1993 Established a Division of Rosbert to separately market and distribute the Head/Tyrolia winter sport products, Toko and Wintersteiger ski repair Machines in Australia.
  • 1993 Presented the paper – “To see well is to ski better” – at the world congress for skiing safety in Zell/See, Austria.
  • 1996 Introduced ceramic diamond disc edge tuning for high quality ski preparation and Thermobag heat treatment for ski bases to Australia
  • 2000 Started Masterfit University Bootfitting and stance alignment program in Australia which became the bench mark of Bio-mechanically correct ski bootfitting.
  • 2002 Introduced Skier’s Edge Ski Fitness equipment to the Australian market.
  • 2006 Completed the scientifically based Skimetric concept, a physically, biomechanically and medically based analytical performance program for skiers and snow sports athletes.
  • Currently he is a member of the Australian Sports Medicine Federation,the Centre for Independant Studies and served for two years as a committee member for the Standards Association of Australia to establish the mandatory Australian Sunglass Standard.

Sport Career of Adalbert Leibetseder

International grade representative for Austria in skiing and soccer
Soccer junior national team
Northern Austrian Ski Instructor Champion

Co-ordinator of the Australia One and Two teams to enter world’s longest giant slalom ski race.

Eight times winner of the Mt Stillwell Downhill, Australia.

  • 1985 Giant Slalom Winner Shiga Kogen, Japan.
  • 1986 World’s longest Giant Slalom Ski Race, Whistler Mountain – 6th.
  • 1987 Bronze Medal Winner American Masters Ski Championships, Mammoth Mountain, California.
  • 1987 Gold Medal Winner Canadian Masters Championship Giant Slalom Whistler Mountain, Canada.
  • 1988 8th outright, World’s longest Giant Slalom Whistler Mountain, Canada.
  • 1988 American Masters Ski Champion, Big Sky, Montana USA.
  • 1989 World’s longest Giant Slalom Ski Race, Whistler Mountain, Canada – 3rd outright. Member of the winning team.
  • 1989 World Cup Forerunner, Giant Slalom and Slalom, Thredbo Australia.
  • 1990 World Cup Forerunner, Giant Slalom and Slalom, Mt Hutt, New Zealand.
  • 1991 6th combined, Masters World Championship, Winter Park, USA.
  • 1992 Represented Australia at the Powder 8 Ski World Championship, Canada, 12th place.
  • 1992 - 1998 Five times winner “Thredbo Top to Bottom” Race Masters Class, Thredbo, Australia.
  • 1997 Winner Japan-Australian Goodwill Businessman Race, Mt Buller, Australia.
  • 1999 International Masters Championships Vail Colorado – 2nd Super G and 3rd Giant Slalom.
  • 2000 Winner Thredbo “Top to Bottom” Race Masters Class Thredbo Australia.
  • 2002 Silbermedal winner at the Masters Powder 8 Ski World Championship
  • Recent NASTAR (US national standard) Handicaps 3 to 8
  • 1995-2005 Developed the Head junior race team which won the most junior races in Australia

Visited and trained in the Austrian ski team training centre (Olympiastuetzpunkt Obertauern) for 5 years and introduced the Worldcup Team to the plyometric Skiers Edge fitness machine.