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 | ||
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Young man holding a pair of skis in front of a mining shaft | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_033 |
| 2 |
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Early view of Alta, circa 1920s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_040 |
| 3 |
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Members of the Wasatch Mountain Club visiting Alta, circa 1920s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_066 |
| 4 |
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Wasatch Mountain Club at Alta, circa mid 1920s. The building in the background is George Watson's boarding house located close to where the base of the Collins and Wildcat lifts are now. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n01_02_067 |
| 5 |
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Woman and children. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_28_10 |
| 6 |
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Early Alta: horse carriage | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_28_21 |
| 7 |
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Rail car | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n2_01_29 |
| 8 |
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Mayor Watson standing in his entrance shaft. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n2_10_06 |
| 9 |
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Snakepit and Gunsight Pass. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_02 |
| 10 |
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Shea engine hauling ore up lower canyon | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_11 |
| 11 |
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Engine and ore cars with Westward Ho in background. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_13 |
| 12 |
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Digging out railroad - probably at White Pine. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_16 |
| 13 |
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The Railbus; early mode of Alta transportation. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_17 |
| 14 |
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Mayor Watson in front of Railbus. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_20 |
| 15 |
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Alta miners | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_21 |
| 16 |
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George Watson, wife & child | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_22 |
| 17 |
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Alta mine operators early part of century | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_23 |
| 18 |
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George Watson left, with Alta residents | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_24 |
| 19 |
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Women and children. (Individuals on left believed to be wife and child of George Watson.) | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_25 |
| 20 |
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George Watson's daughter Mike. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_26 |
| 21 |
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Early Alta residents | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_01_27 |
| 22 |
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Photo of Alta from the Wasatch Mountain Club Archives. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_03_15 |
| 23 |
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Early photo of Mt. Superior | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_03_16 |
| 24 |
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Early Alta | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_03_20 |
| 25 |
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Bay city mine and dump, later site of Snow Pine Lodge. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_03_23 |