t was inventiveness and the pioneering spirit that drove the founder of the company, Josef Fischer Senior, to start up his own business in 1924. Sledges and handcarts were made in the first two years and, despite all the difficulties he faced, he later realized his vision of the largest ski manufacturing company in the world.This entrepreneurial spirit and the wealth of ideas still remain the forces that drive the people at Fischer in their daily work - developing, marketing and selling first-class sports equipment.