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.
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"And who says Santa can't ski?" Circa mid 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 2 |
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"Hey mom, I just traded my britches in for skis and boots!" | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945 | |
| 3 |
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"Summer Snow Incorporated" patch. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960 | |
| 4 |
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A mounted horse pulling Alf Engen at Steamboat Springs, CO, circa early 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945 | |
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A mounted horse pulling Alf Engen at Steamboat Springs, CO, circa early 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945 | |
| 6 |
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Alf and other Forest Service personnel discussing ski teaching methods, circa early 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945 | |
| 7 |
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Alf Engen and others enjoying coffee on the slope. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959 | |
| 8 |
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Alf Engen and Walter Prager. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 9 |
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Alf Engen competing in a gelande race, 1945. This photo was used for most of the Alf Engen Ski Wax packaging. | 1945 | |
| 10 |
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Alf Engen competing in a slalom race. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 11 |
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Alf Engen holding skis. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 12 |
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Alf Engen jumping on Ruud Mountain Hill, Sun Valley, ID, circa 1946. | 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947 | |
| 13 |
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Alf Engen performing a gelande, mid 1940s. | 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947 | |
| 14 |
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Alf Engen receiving the American Ski Trophy, the highest award given for contribution to the sport in the 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 15 |
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Alf Engen riding one of the earliest ski lifts. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 16 |
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Alf Engen side-stepping up a hill with four young boys. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959 | |
| 17 |
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Alf Engen ski jumping. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 18 |
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Alf Engen ski racing. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 19 |
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Alf Engen skiing. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 20 |
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Alf Engen skiing. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 21 |
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Alf Engen sun and wind screen. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 22 |
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Alf Engen teaching Forest Service personnel how to ski at Alta, early 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945 | |
| 23 |
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Alf Engen teaching members of the Forest Service to ski, early 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945 | |
| 24 |
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Alf Engen, circa early 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
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Alf Engen, Forest Service Foreman and skiing competitor in the late 1930s and early 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945 |