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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"Alton Melville, 1958-1959 President of the National Ski Association of America, left, is being congratulated by Bob Johnstone, outgoing President, and others at the close of the elections at Alta, Utah, May 31." | P0933 Alton Crane Melville Photograph Collection | P0933n07 |
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"Avalanche in Cottonwood Canyon that Destroyed Alta," painting by Thomas Moran, 1895. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n03_03_070 |
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"Flying is easy at Alta's annual "National Gelande Contest." Jim Gaddis airborne during a gelande competition. | P0931 Jim Gaddis Photograph Collection | P0931n1_01_05 |
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"Happiness is skiing!" Young girl on skis at Alta. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_158 |
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105mm recoilless rifle firing for avalanche control near Alta Ski Area. (blurred photograph is result of firing) | P0393 Avalanches Photograph Collection | P0393 n 1_13_19 |
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1937 Great American Prospectors Association membership card. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_033 |
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1937 Great American Prospectors Association membership card. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_034 |
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1940s images from a photo album page | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_02_18 |
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1940s images from a photo album page. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_02_19 |
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1940s skiers and ski patrolmen. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n3_02_17 |
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50 year anniversary poster. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_07_15 |
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502 parachute Battalion (?) at Alta, circa 1942. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_047 |
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503rd Parachute Battalion crossing under Mt. Baldy Alta, Utah, circa 1942. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_052 |
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503rd Parachute Battalion training at Alta, 1942. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_049 |
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50th Anniversary Gelande at Alta. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_18_01 |
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50th Anniversary Gelande at Alta. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_18_02 |
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50th Anniversary Gelande at Alta. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_18_03 |
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50th Anniversary Gelande at Alta. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_18_04 |
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50th Anniversary Gelande at Alta. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_18_05 |
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50th Anniversary Gelande at Alta. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_18_08 |
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50th Anniversary Gelande at Alta. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_18_13 |
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50th Anniversary Gelande at Alta. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_18_14 |
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50th Anniversary Gelande at Alta. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_18_21 |
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50th Anniversary Gelande at Alta. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_18_22 |
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50th Anniversary Gelande at Alta. (Connie Marshall in pink, center front.) | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_18_18 |