æɾ ˈeɪdʒ twˈɛlv, ʃɹˈænts bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɐpɹˈɛntɪs skˈiː mˈeɪkɚ, ðˈɛn wˈɜːkt ɪn ɐ sˈɔːmɪl, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ skˈiː tˈɛstɚ.
At age 12, Schranz became an apprentice ski maker, then worked in a sawmill, and later became a ski tester.