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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| Title | Date | Type | ||
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| 51 |
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Early view of Snow Basin Ski Area. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 52 |
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Engen brother in a fur trimmed coat during the filming of a movie. | 1943; 1944 | |
| 53 |
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Engen brother in an fur trimmed coat doing a snowplow. | 1943; 1944 | |
| 54 |
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Engen brothers in "Ski Aces," film, 1943-1944. | 1943 | |
| 55 |
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Engen brothers in the film "Ski Aces," circa 1943. | 1943 | |
| 56 |
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Fallen skier at Sun Valley, ID, mid 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 57 |
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George Watson and Alf Engen toast each other. In photo L to R: George Watson, Alf Engen, Ted Keller, Ken Maughan, and Felix Koziol. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959 | |
| 58 |
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George Watson welcoming visitors at his entrance shaft. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953 | |
| 59 |
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George Watson with skis, circa 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 60 |
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Group loading up a Utah Mountain Tours Bus. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960 | |
| 61 |
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Illustration of a skier. | 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 62 |
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Illustration of Alf Engen by Everett Thorpe. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 63 |
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Illustration of Alf Engen by Everett Thorpe. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 64 |
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Jack Reddish at the start of the Snow Cup race. | 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948 | |
| 65 |
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Jack Reddish racing, mid to late 1940s. | 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 66 |
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Jack Reddish skiing during the mid to late 1940s. | 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 67 |
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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. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944 | |
| 68 |
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L to R: Jack Reddish and Dick Movitz, early 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945 | |
| 69 |
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Mathias Zdarsky (1874-1946), considered the father of Alpine skiing. | 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 70 |
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Mayor George Watson cooking in his cabin, circa 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 71 |
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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. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953 | |
| 72 |
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Mayor George Watson of Alta holding a pair of skis. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 73 |
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Mel Fletcher, 1940s. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950 | |
| 74 |
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Minot Dole, founder of the National Ski Patrol. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 | |
| 75 |
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Mt. Superior. | 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960 |