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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 |
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Alta Powder News article about Sverre Engen. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_079 |
| 177 |
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Skiers at Alta, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_038 |
| 178 |
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Sverre Engen and his wife, Lois, performing snow measurements at Alta, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_044 |
| 179 |
 |
Dick Durrance, far left, with his cadre of instructors teaching the 503rd Parachute Battalion how to ski at Alta, circa 1942. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_045 |
| 180 |
 |
502 parachute Battalion (?) at Alta, circa 1942. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_047 |
| 181 |
 |
Company B, 503rd Parachute Battalion training at Alta, 1942. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_048 |
| 182 |
 |
Company B, 503rd Parachute Battalion training at Alta, 1942. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_049 |
| 183 |
 |
503rd Parachute Battalion crossing under Mt. Baldy Alta, Utah, circa 1942. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_052 |
| 184 |
 |
Mayor George Watson cooking in his cabin, circa 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_06 |
| 185 |
 |
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 |
| 186 |
 |
Alf Engen teaching members of the Forest Service to ski, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_093 |
| 187 |
 |
Freidl Pfeifer, Alta Ski School Director, circa 1942. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_110 |
| 188 |
 |
Two skiers at Alta. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_112 |
| 189 |
 |
View looking down Little Cottonwood Canyon. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_117 |
| 190 |
 |
Mt. Superior. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_118 |
| 191 |
 |
Two skiers looking down Little Cottonwood Canyon. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_131 |
| 192 |
 |
Freidl Pfeiffer skiing at Alta, 1942. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_03_093 |
| 193 |
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Suzy Skinner, far left, with her friends at her Alta cabin, early 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_03_121 |
| 194 |
 |
Couple (Sverre and Lois Engen) resting at Watson's Shelter. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_10_05 |
| 195 |
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Sverre and Lois Engen resting at Watson's Shelter. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_11_02 |
| 196 |
 |
Avalanche near Peruvian Lodge. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_27_04 |
| 197 |
 |
Old Collins Lift | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_27_08 |
| 198 |
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Woman boarding a lift. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_28_03 |
| 199 |
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Group of skiers in racing bibs. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_28_12 |
| 200 |
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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 |