...has decreed to give Erich Demetz the greatest award of the municipality, the Freedom of Selva Gardena, for the credits he has in the fields of tourism and economy.
In his life Erich Demetz has always devoted a lot of his work to the public welfare. His work has had positive effects on the development of tourism and economy in Val Gardena. Especially by fostering the ski sport and by organizing great sport events he has contributed in a decisive way to making Val Gardena one of the most important ski resorts in the world.

Erich Demetz  -  Curriculum
Born in Selva Gardena on April 10, 1938
He attended primary school and the art school in Selva Gardena
Junior high school in Innsbruck

1958–61	Athlete of police team “Fiamme Oro di Moena�
1961–63	Trainer of the FISI association South Tyrol and of the Ski Club Val Gardena
1963–70	President of the Ski Club Val Gardena
1970–92	Vice-head of FISI
1973–75	Vice-head of the Alpine FIS committee
1975–94	member of the FIS board
1974–78	chairman of OPA (organisation of the alpine ski nations)
1978–80	Alpine chief of the Italian national ski teams

Since 1986: president of the FIS Ski World Cup Committee and member of the FIS-Alpine Committee

Major activities in Val Gardena:

1964–67	manager of the Selva Ski School
1965	founder of the application committee for the Alpin Ski World’s Championship 1970
1967–70	Vice-head of the executive committee of the World’s Championship 1970, person responsible for the tracks, chief race director
1966–70	president of the tourist association Selva Gardena Invention and introduction of the worldwide first ski-pass system for Val Gardena and Alpe di Siusi
1970	Foundation of a coordinating board for sports and tourism in Val Gardena Foundation of the Ski World Cup committee Val Gardena
1971–2004	organizer and technical chief of the Ski World Cup events in Val Gardena
1964–69	district councillor of Selva Gardena
1985–90	district councillor of Selva Gardena