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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Petroglyph (2000-4000 B.C.), Roedoey, Norway. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_01_001 |
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Petroglyph (1500 B.C.), Zalavrouga, Russia. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_01_002 |
| 3 |
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Swedish woodcut (1619) depicting soldiers on skis on guard at Glebova, Russia during peace negotiations between Russia and Sweden. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_01_003 |
| 4 |
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Skiing Birchlegs Crossing the Mountain with the Royal Child, painted by Knud Bergslien | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_01_004 |
| 5 |
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Gretchen Fraser skiing, circa mid 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_128 |
| 6 |
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Wasatch Mountain Club members at Brighton, circa mid 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_139 |
| 7 |
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Sverre and Alf Engen holding up Jon Engen, son of Alf and Evelyn, circa 1953. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_175 |
| 8 |
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"Summer Snow Incorporated" patch. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_03_106 |
| 9 |
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Jumper standing at the end of the inrun on a summer ski jump. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_03_124 |
| 10 |
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David Quinney, Sr. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_04_162 |
| 11 |
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Alf Engen and others enjoying coffee on the slope. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_012 |
| 12 |
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Ski racing at Snow Basin, circa early 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_027 |
| 13 |
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Unidentified skier, possibly Alf Engen. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_043 |
| 14 |
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Two female skiers. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_044 |
| 15 |
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Beginning skiers. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_046 |
| 16 |
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Group loading up a Utah Mountain Tours Bus. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_048 |
| 17 |
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Skiers and snowshoers outside Alta's Germania Hut, mid 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_055 |
| 18 |
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Alf Engen side-stepping up a hill with four young boys. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_062 |
| 19 |
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Alta ski lift buried by an avalanche. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_063 |
| 20 |
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Montgomery (Monty) Atwater, Snow Ranger at Alta in the late 1940s and 1950s. Atwater developed the avalauncher, still in use today. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_076 |
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Alta Ski Area, circa 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_084 |
| 22 |
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Jill Kinmont skiing, circa 1954. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_085 |
| 23 |
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Germania ski hut at Alta, circa early 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_087 |
| 24 |
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I.S.I.A. brochure or advertisement. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_090 |
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Cover of the Ski Patrol Manual. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_097 |