Kent Hoopengarner, Snowbird, Uah: an interview by Joseph Arave

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Title Kent Hoopengarner, Snowbird, Uah: an interview by Joseph Arave
Alternative Title No.358, Kent Hoopengarner, interview by Joseph Arave
Creator Hoopengarner, Kent
Contributor Arave, Joe (Andrew Joseph), 1957-2012; Cooley, Everett L.; University of Utah. American West Center
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1992-01-15; 1992-01-24
Collection Number and Name ACCN 0814 Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv48007
Access Rights I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah.
Date Digital 2014-10-27
Spatial Coverage Snowbird, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/8604823/
Subject Hoopengarner, Kent--Interviews; Skis and skiing--Utah--History; Ski resorts--Utah--Snowbird--History; Snowbird (Utah)--History; Ski lifts--Utah--Snowbird--History
Description Transcript (63 pages) of interview by Joseph Arave withKent Hoopengarner of Snowbird, Utah on January 15 and 24, 1992. This interview is no. 358 in the Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project, and tape nos. 1451 and 1452
Abstract Kent Hoopengarner tells about his involvement with skiing: boyhood in Glenwood Springs and Aspen, Colorado; high school in Napa, California; working at Alta, Utah and Jackson, Wyoming; association with Ted Johnson and the development of Snowbird, Utah. Of particular interest are Hoopengarner's thoughts on the potential and limitations of Little Cottonwood Canyon as a destination ski area, and a mid-1970s trip he made to Teheran, Iran. Interviewer: Joe Arave
Type Text; Sound
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Language eng
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Is Part of Ski and Snow Sports Archives
Scanning Technician Matt Wilkinson
ARK ark:/87278/s68d1hq4
Topic Skis and skiing; Ski resorts; Ski lifts; Utah--Snowbird
Setname uum_elc
ID 828403
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68d1hq4
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