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.
| Title | Collection Number And Name | Photo Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 |
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George Watson welcoming visitors at his entrance shaft. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_013 |
| 52 |
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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 |
| 53 |
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Clyde Anderson skiing during the mid 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_023 |
| 54 |
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"And who says Santa can't ski?" Circa mid 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_024 |
| 55 |
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Ski racing at Snow Basin, mid 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_025 |
| 56 |
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Jean Gosselin, famous one-legged skier in the early 1940s, making a gelande with two friends near Snow Basin, circa 1941. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_029 |
| 57 |
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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 |
| 58 |
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George Watson with skis, circa 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_037 |
| 59 |
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Unidentified skier, possibly Alf Engen. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_043 |
| 60 |
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Two female skiers. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_044 |
| 61 |
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Group loading up a Utah Mountain Tours Bus. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_048 |
| 62 |
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Skiers at Alta, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_050 |
| 63 |
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Sverre Engen, Circa mid 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_053 |
| 64 |
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Alf Engen, circa early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_058 |
| 65 |
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Alf and other Forest Service personnel discussing ski teaching methods, circa early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_059 |
| 66 |
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Alf Engen teaching Forest Service personnel how to ski at Alta, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_060 |
| 67 |
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Alf Engen doing a gelande in his shorts, circa early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_061 |
| 68 |
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Alf Engen side-stepping up a hill with four young boys. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_062 |
| 69 |
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Engen brother in a fur trimmed coat during the filming of a movie. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_065 |
| 70 |
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Jack Reddish racing, mid to late 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_069 |
| 71 |
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Jack Reddish at the start of the Snow Cup race. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_071 |
| 72 |
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Winners of the Alta Cup, L to R: Barney McLean, Jerry Hiat and Dick Movitz. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_072 |
| 73 |
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Alta Powder News article about Sverre Engen. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_079 |
| 74 |
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Cover of the Ski Patrol Manual. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_097 |
| 75 |
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Minot Dole, founder of the National Ski Patrol. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_099 |