ʃɹˈænts bɪɡˈæn skˈiːɪŋ bᵻfˌoːɹ ˈeɪdʒ fˈaɪv ˌɔn sˈælvɪdʒd bɹˈoʊkən skˈiːz, lˈɛft baɪ tˈʊɹɹɪsts ænd ɹᵻwˈɜːkt baɪ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ.
Schranz began skiing before age five on salvaged broken skis, left by tourists and reworked by his father.