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: "1945" Collection: "uum_map_usa" Spatial Coverage: "Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)"
| Title | Collection Number And Name | Photo Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 |
 |
Early miner panning for gold. | P0378 Salt Lake Tribune Photograph Collection | P0378 n 1_01_06 |
| 77 |
 |
Skiers cruising down a powdery slope at Alta. | P0379 Brighton Ski Resort Photograph Collection | P0379n1_07_085 |
| 78 |
 |
Alta, Utah | P0392 Ralph Johnston Photograph Collection | P0392 n 1_03_15 |
| 79 |
 |
Explosive charge detonating in the snow. | P0393 Avalanches Photograph Collection | P0393n1_12_11a |
| 80 |
 |
Avalanche map | P0393 Avalanches Photograph Collection | P0393n1_17_35 |
| 81 |
 |
Suzy skiing in Little Cottonwood Canyon. | P0412 Suzy Harris Rytting Photograph Collection | P0412n1_02_035 |
| 82 |
 |
Audrey Roth racing at Alta, circa late 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_076 |
| 83 |
 |
Mayor George Watson of Alta holding a pair of skis. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_096 |
| 84 |
 |
Alf Engen, Forest Service Foreman and skiing competitor in the late 1930s and early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_098 |
| 85 |
 |
Backcountry skiers during the early 1940s looking up East Greeley and Gunsight at Alta. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_001 |
| 86 |
 |
Alta Mayor George Watson. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_004 |
| 87 |
 |
George Watson welcoming visitors at his entrance shaft. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_013 |
| 88 |
 |
Alta jumpers in the early days. L - R: Alf Engen, Mac Maeser, Dev Jennings, Dave Quinney, Jack Reddish. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_022 |
| 89 |
 |
Mayor George Watson in the entrance to his cabin at Alta. Guests had to climb down a 15 foot ladder to enter the main part of the cabin. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_031 |
| 90 |
 |
George H. Watson entertains with a "Ski Ball" in his cabin, circa late 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_033 |
| 91 |
 |
George Watson with skis, circa 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_037 |
| 92 |
 |
Peruvian lodge, late 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_045 |
| 93 |
 |
Skiers at Alta, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_050 |
| 94 |
 |
Inside the Alta Lodge looking toward Mt. Superior, late 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_051 |
| 95 |
 |
Alf and other Forest Service personnel discussing ski teaching methods, circa early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_059 |
| 96 |
 |
Alf Engen teaching Forest Service personnel how to ski at Alta, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_060 |
| 97 |
 |
Winners of the Alta Cup, L to R: Barney McLean, Jerry Hiat and Dick Movitz. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_072 |
| 98 |
 |
Alta Powder News article about Sverre Engen. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_079 |
| 99 |
 |
Jim Shane and Harold Goodro taking a skier down an Alta slope in a sled., circa late 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_101 |
| 100 |
 |
Mark Nichol teaching a class at the Deseret News Ski School at Alta, circa 1949. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_121 |