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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 |
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George Watson, Mayor of "Romantic Alta," circa mid 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_031 |
| 102 |
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Sverre and Lois Engen with friend at Old Watson's, circa mid 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_037 |
| 103 |
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Skiers at Alta, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_038 |
| 104 |
 |
Alta, Utah, circa 1944 or 1945. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_039 |
| 105 |
 |
Sverre Engen and his wife, Lois, performing snow measurements at Alta, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_044 |
| 106 |
 |
Mayor George Watson cooking in his cabin, circa 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_06 |
| 107 |
 |
George Watson and Alf Engen toast each other. In photo L to R: George Watson, Alf Engen, Ted Keller, Ken Maughan, and Felix Koziol. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_066 |
| 108 |
 |
Monty Atwater checking his U.S. Weather Bureau snow measurement instruments, late 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_071 |
| 109 |
 |
Alf Engen teaching members of the Forest Service to ski, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_093 |
| 110 |
 |
Two skiers at Alta. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_112 |
| 111 |
 |
View looking down Little Cottonwood Canyon. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_117 |
| 112 |
 |
Mt. Superior. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_118 |
| 113 |
 |
Two skiers looking down Little Cottonwood Canyon. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_131 |
| 114 |
 |
Sverre Engen skiing powder at Alta, 1945. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_03_095 |
| 115 |
 |
Suzy Skinner, far left, with her friends at her Alta cabin, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_03_121 |
| 116 |
 |
Sverre Engen at the Alta Lodge, 1945. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n03_01_068 |
| 117 |
 |
Couple (Sverre and Lois Engen) resting at Watson's Shelter. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_10_05 |
| 118 |
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Sverre and Lois Engen resting at Watson's Shelter. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_11_02 |
| 119 |
 |
Avalanche near Peruvian Lodge. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_27_04 |
| 120 |
 |
Old Collins Lift | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_27_08 |
| 121 |
 |
Woman boarding a lift. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_28_03 |
| 122 |
 |
Group of skiers in racing bibs. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_28_12 |
| 123 |
 |
Group in front of Old Watson's Shelter, Alta. L -R: unidentified, Harold Goodro, unidentified, Les Jensen, unidentified, Dave Sheldon. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_28_13 |
| 124 |
 |
Group of skiers | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_28_16 |
| 125 |
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Unidentified racer. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n2_02_11 |