| Title |
Alf Engen jumping a 1964 Corvair on the road leading to Alta using a freshly run avalanche as a take-off. |
| Photo Number |
P0413n02_03_012 |
| Description |
Photo shows Alf Engen jumping a 1964 Corvair on the road leading to Alta using a freshly run avalanche as a take-off |
| Keywords |
Utah; Ski Archives; Skis and skiing; Ski jumping; Gelande; Little Cottonwood Canyon; Ski resorts; Alta; Automobiles; avalanches |
| Subject |
Engen, Alf, 1909-1997--Photographs; Skiers--Photographs; Ski jumping--Utah--Photographs |
| Additional Information |
See Manuscript Accn 1601. The car was owned by Bill Shorter, who was a handyman at the Alta Lodge. The photograph was taken on the road by Hellgate, halfway between Alta and Snowbird ski resorts, where an avalanche had covered the road. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Alta (Utah); Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah) |
| Collection Number and Name |
P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection |
| Collection Name |
Alan K. Engen |
| Relation is Part of |
Ski and Snow Sports Archives |
| Date |
1964 |
| Textual Date |
1964 |
| Creator |
Tom Plofchan "Photohaus," Alta, Utah |
| Original Source |
N/A |
| Donated By/Purchased From |
Donated by Alan K. Engen |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6cn7q52 |
| Setname |
uum_map_usa |
| ID |
947359 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cn7q52 |
