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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 |
 |
Early Alta skiers from Ogden | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_10 |
| 302 |
 |
F.C. Koziol with Mayor Watson. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_12 |
| 303 |
 |
History of Alta brochure [1] | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_13 |
| 304 |
 |
History of Alta brochure [2] | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_14 |
| 305 |
 |
Mayor Watson talks to young skiers. Snow Pine, circa 1940 | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_15 |
| 306 |
 |
Watson cooking | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_16 |
| 307 |
 |
Watson's collection of liquor bottles | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_17 |
| 308 |
 |
Watson coming out of his shelter | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_18 |
| 309 |
 |
Watson and his trivia wall. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_19 |
| 310 |
 |
Watson studies ore sample | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_20 |
| 311 |
 |
Watson points to map of the canyon divided into mining claims. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_21 |
| 312 |
 |
Watson studies ore | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_22 |
| 313 |
 |
Watson with another miner | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_23 |
| 314 |
 |
Dick Movitz, Alta Cup winner. Alf's High Rustler can be seen in the background. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_24 |
| 315 |
 |
Alan Engen, Lowell Thomas, Thomas' friend, Chic Morton, and Hack Miller's son. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_26 |
| 316 |
 |
Alta Lodge lobby late 40's includes Maxine Morton and Dev Jennings. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_31 |
| 317 |
 |
Maxine Morton dancing the hula with hotel guests. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04_32 |
| 318 |
 |
Center is Keith Lange & left is Edwin Gibbs | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04a_06 |
| 319 |
 |
Mel Dalebout as a young man and employee of Alta | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04a_07 |
| 320 |
 |
Second Watson Shelter under construction at Alta. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04a_18 |
| 321 |
 |
Keith Lange jumps cornice | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04a_25 |
| 322 |
 |
Placing towers on old Sugarloaf Lift | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_04a_26 |
| 323 |
 |
Early Alta | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n4_01_048 |
| 324 |
 |
Skiers from Ogden. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n4_01_210 |
| 325 |
 |
Janet Quinney Lawson with her husband Fred Lawson and mother Jess Quinney. | P0423 Janet Quinney Lawson Photograph Collection | P0423n1_01_02 |