The program, to which Fry applied the acronym NASTAR, was introduced in 1968 as a means to compare the performance of recreational ski racers at resorts across the United States, and later, for a time, in Australia, Canada, Scandinavia, Switzerland and Italy.
ðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, tə wˌɪtʃ fɹˈaɪ ɐplˈaɪd ðɪ ˈækɹənˌɪm nˈæstɑːɹ, wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt æz ɐ mˈiːnz tə kəmpˈɛɹ ðə pɚfˈoːɹməns ʌv ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃənəl skˈiː ɹˈeɪsɚz æt ɹᵻzˈɔːɹts əkɹˌɑːs ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ, fɚɹə tˈaɪm, ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, kˈænədə, skˌændɪnˈeɪviə, swˈɪtsɚlənd ænd ˈɪɾəli.