BUT…. asking who shot Vladimir Peter “Spider” Sabich, Jr. in 1976, almost 50 years after the event, is like putting one’s head in a hive of angry bees. Although the answer is brief, attendant questions like “who was she?”, “why,”“when,” and “how” are to this day fraught with rabid partisanship. The story of Longet’s relationship with Sabich is rife with insinuations and innuendos that have never been peaceably resolved. A mishmash of sensationalism may be found in stories run by “Snow Brains,” where obfuscation is the order of the day, eg.
Murder, Cocaine, Money, Olympics, & Skiing | California Golden Boy Spider Sabich by Miles Clark, July 3, 2020.
Sabich came into his own in 2022. Aspen’s mayor proclaimed May 8 annual Spider Sabich Day at an arena bearing the ski celebrity’s name. A new documentary about Sabich, titled “Spider Lives,” debuted. Spider Sabich was inducted posthumously into the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.
Submitted by Gretchen Rous Besser, Ph.D. National Ski Patrol Historian (1980-2010). NSP Hall of Fame (2013). U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame (2016).
Claidine Longet – girlfriend, wife or “S/O” of crooner Andy Williams. Shot in his shower in Aspen Co. Founder of “Spyder Ski Gear”.
As for Dutch Hill, if interested in ancient or abandoned ski areas , check out “NELSAP – New England Lost Ski Area Project,” a great resource put together by somebody who has altogether too much spare time!
As has already been answered, Claudine Longet shot Spider Sabich. The Rolling Stones wrote a song about the shooting called “Claudine”, which was originally intended for the first release of the Some Girls album. Because the story was so controversial at the time, editors left the song off. It is on The Rolling Stones Deluxe Edition of Some Girls and available on Spotify. Catchy tune!
Lots of people have answered, but I also remembered it was Claudine Longe. Lots of people had interesting information to add though that I didn’t know about.
January 18, 2024 at 1:48 pm
using only my memory – wasn’t it Claudine Longet (hopefully spelled somewhat correctly)
January 19, 2024 at 9:58 pm
In two words, Claudine Longet.
BUT…. asking who shot Vladimir Peter “Spider” Sabich, Jr. in 1976, almost 50 years after the event, is like putting one’s head in a hive of angry bees. Although the answer is brief, attendant questions like “who was she?”, “why,”“when,” and “how” are to this day fraught with rabid partisanship. The story of Longet’s relationship with Sabich is rife with insinuations and innuendos that have never been peaceably resolved. A mishmash of sensationalism may be found in stories run by “Snow Brains,” where obfuscation is the order of the day, eg.
Murder, Cocaine, Money, Olympics, & Skiing | California Golden Boy Spider Sabich by Miles Clark, July 3, 2020.
Sabich came into his own in 2022. Aspen’s mayor proclaimed May 8 annual Spider Sabich Day at an arena bearing the ski celebrity’s name. A new documentary about Sabich, titled “Spider Lives,” debuted. Spider Sabich was inducted posthumously into the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.
Submitted by Gretchen Rous Besser, Ph.D. National Ski Patrol Historian (1980-2010). NSP Hall of Fame (2013). U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame (2016).
January 20, 2024 at 12:15 am
Claudia Longet
Andy Williams former wife shot Spider Sabich.
January 20, 2024 at 2:04 am
Claidine Longet – girlfriend, wife or “S/O” of crooner Andy Williams. Shot in his shower in Aspen Co. Founder of “Spyder Ski Gear”.
As for Dutch Hill, if interested in ancient or abandoned ski areas , check out “NELSAP – New England Lost Ski Area Project,” a great resource put together by somebody who has altogether too much spare time!
C Rynne
Elmore VT
January 20, 2024 at 5:34 am
As has already been answered, Claudine Longet shot Spider Sabich. The Rolling Stones wrote a song about the shooting called “Claudine”, which was originally intended for the first release of the Some Girls album. Because the story was so controversial at the time, editors left the song off. It is on The Rolling Stones Deluxe Edition of Some Girls and available on Spotify. Catchy tune!
January 21, 2024 at 6:25 pm
Lots of people have answered, but I also remembered it was Claudine Longe. Lots of people had interesting information to add though that I didn’t know about.
January 22, 2024 at 12:56 am
Darn , I know it was Claudene Longet who was the wife or ex-wife of Andy Williams.