Selected photos from the Utah Ski Archives, documenting the history of ski competition on local, national, and international levels; the founding of major resorts; snow safety and avalanche control; ski equipment; ski instruction; freestyle skiing; the 10th Mountain Division; back-country skiing; and virtually every facet of winter sports in Utah and the surrounding region.
Filters: Date:"1885" Collection:"uum_map_usa"
| Title | Collection Number And Name | Photo Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Temple blocks quarry | P0370 Wasatch Mountains United States Forest Service photograph collection | P0370n1_4_07 |
| 2 |  | Summer at Lake Mary's in Brighton. Man on a horse and women in old fashioned dress. | P0379 Brighton Ski Resort Photograph Collection | P0379n1_01_32 |
| 3 |  | Family sitting in front of a cabin and wagon in Brighton. | P0379 Brighton Ski Resort Photograph Collection | P0379n1_07_048 |
| 4 |  | Portraits and image of Hannes Schneider ski jumping. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_01_005 |
| 5 |  | Sondre Norheim, 1825-1895, of Norway. Invented the world's first ski binding made from thin shoots of birch roots. This binding was called the "Norheim binding." | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_01_007 |
| 6 |  | Carl Tellefsen, first President of the National Ski Association. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_01_016 |
| 7 |  | Old ski found in Hjorundfjord. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_01_023 |
| 8 |  | Frank Steward, recognized master "doping" (waxing) expert in the late 1800s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_005 |
| 9 |  | Carl Tellefsen, first President of the National Ski Association. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_009 |
| 10 |  | Family ski and snowshoeing outing, circa late 1800s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_046 |
| 11 |  | Old miner near Brighton or Alta, one of Utah's first skiers, circa 1880s or 1930s. (Possibly Brighton's "Old Blind Miner.") | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_007 |
| 12 |  | Mining tour | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_27_05 |
| 13 |  | Passengers on a rail car. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_28_01 |
| 14 |  | Glass-plate photo; includes original Alta Club, "The Bucket Of Blood Saloon", and "The Goldminers Daughter." | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n2_03_04 |
| 15 |  | Alta Bar. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_04 |
| 16 |  | Jitney on lower Dugway | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_14 |
| 17 |  | Passenger Jitney on old railroad to Alta - probably at Superior. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_15 |
| 18 |  | Early Alta town. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_18 |
| 19 |  | Jitney opposite Hogum Fork | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_19 |
| 20 |  | Woodcut drawing of early Alta | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_03_05 |
| 21 |  | Alta's main street | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_03_08 |
| 22 |  | Early Alta: main street | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_03_09 |
| 23 |  | Early Alta photo - looking West | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_03_10 |
| 24 |  | Early Alta: Looking down canyon to Alta | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_03_12 |
| 25 |  | Alta City from the D. & R.G. depot | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_03_18 |