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.
Filters: Date: "1959" Collection: "uum_map_usa" Spatial Coverage: "Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)"
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Marvin Melville, Alf Engen and others teaching at the Deseret News Ski School. L-R: Sverre Engen, Alf Engen, Les Streator, Marvin Melville. | P0917 Marvin Alton Melville Photograph Collection | P0917n3_02_36 |
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Marvin Melville, Alf Engen and others teaching at the Deseret News Ski School. L-R: Les Streator, Sverre Engen, Marvin Melville, Alf Engen, Alan Miller | P0917 Marvin Alton Melville Photograph Collection | P0917n3_02_34 |
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Adrien Segil "making the powder swirl," at Alta, early 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_126 |
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Adrien Segil skiing at Alta, mid 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_127 |
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Alf Engen at a session of the Deseret news Ski School. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_129 |
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Alta Ski Area, circa 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_084 |
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Alta ski lift buried by an avalanche. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_063 |
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Chic Morton at Alta, early 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_087 |
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Germania ski hut at Alta, early 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_106 |
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Gordon Allcott and Mel Dalebout at Alta, 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_107 |
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Keith Lange doing a gelande at Alta, 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_03_010 |
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Keith Lange doing a gelande at Alta, 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_03_011 |
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Monty Atwater, Alta Snow Ranger, using a artillery howitzer to shoot an avalanche on Mt. Superior at Alta, circa 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_046 |
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Ski patroller watching skiers. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_098 |
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Skier Looking over Peruvian Gulch | P0370 Wasatch Mountains United States Forest Service Photograph Collection | P0370n1_4_37 |
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Skiers on deck of ski lodge | P0371 Alta Photograph Collection | P0371n1_01_08 |
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Sverre Engen on skis with young son at Alta. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_03_138 |
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Zane Doyle with his children, Mike and Carol Lynn, at the Deseret News Ski School. | P0379 Brighton Ski Resort Photograph Collection | P0379n1_03_007 |
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Alf Engen performing a double pole jump turn at Alta, circa mid 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_125 |
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Fred, Jody, Janet, and Rick Lawson on skis at Alta. | P0423 Janet Quinney Lawson Photograph Collection | P0423n1_01_05 |
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Janet and Fred Lawson with their daughter Jody Lawson at Alta. | P0423 Janet Quinney Lawson Photograph Collection | P0423n1_01_03 |
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Janet and Jody Lawson with Joe Quinney at Alta. | P0423 Janet Quinney Lawson Photograph Collection | P0423n1_01_04 |
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Skiers in the Peruvian lift line. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_105 |
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Taken at Alta ski area, early National Avalanche School. Woody Anderson 4th from right, Harvey Woods 3rd from right. All others unidentified. Photo by John S. Flannery | P0457 Alexander Woodruff (Woody) Anderson Photograph Collection | P0457n01_02_18 |
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Man shooting avalanches. | P0918 Joe Coeburn Photograph Collection | P0918n112 |