Skiing, the King of Winter Sports
Author | : Northland Ski Manufacturing Company |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Skis and skiing |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Northland Ski Manufacturing Company |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Skis and skiing |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert Mohlenbrock |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2006-03-15 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0520239822 |
A comprehensive guide to the facilities and natural features in the 43 national forests in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.
Author | : Alan K. Engen |
Publisher | : Gibbs Smith |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1586850784 |
From old-time flipflop skis to modern-day snowboards, from miners to Olympians, from Park City to Snowbasin—Alan Engen and Gregory Thompson capture the rich legacy of skiing in Utah’s indomitable Wasatch Mountain Range through upbeat informative text and fascinating vintage and recent photographs. "Winter sport had reached the masses, and tiny mom-and-pop ski areas sprouted alongside the major resorts of the Wasatch Front. The fervor of the early pioneers—the miners, Alf Engen, the Rasmussen brothers—spread to thousands of Utahns, who began promoting their home as the ‘King of Winter Sports.’ The craze for skiing had matured into a deep-rooted respect for the canyons, ridgelines, and fields that harbor alpine and cross-country skiers alike, bringing people together in recreation and competition. Why shouldn’t the world share such a magnificent place?” Mitt Romney President and CEO Salt Lake Organizing Committee Olympic Winter Games of 2002 Alan K. Engen is the author of the award-winning book For the Love of Skiing: A Visual History. He is also the chairman and president of the Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation, chairman and president of the Alta Historical Society, board member of the International Skiing History Association. Currently, he is the Director of Skiing at Alta, Utah, and has been affiliated with the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) for more than forty years. He lives in Salt Lake City. Gregory C. Thompson, Ph.D., is the Assistant Director for the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections and an adjunct assistant professor of history. In the 1980s, he cofounded the Marriott Library’s Utah Ski Archives Program. He lives in Salt Lake City. A search is underway for the names of ski jumpers who competed on Ecker Hill, in Park City, from the time the jumps were constructed in 1929 until the last competition on the hill in 1964. The names will be included in a new bronze monument commemorating the role of Ecker Hill in American skiing history. Please visit the Ecker Hill Jumpers Memorial Page if know of a jumper that should be included.
Author | : Peter Stark |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780393314007 |
This unique handbook covers over two dozen cold-weather sports, from snowshoeing, snowboarding, sledding, ice-sailing, and winter camping to dog sledding, skijoring, animal tracking, igloo-building, and even how to make the perfect snow angel. Special sections treat staying warm, equipment, technique, safety, and tips for maximizing fun. Every winter adventurer will find something new here, from novice to thrill-seeker to kids and the entire family.
Author | : John W. Lundin |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467147826 |
Ski jumping, once Washington's most popular winter sport, was introduced by Norwegian immigrants in the early twentieth century. It began at Spokane's Browne's Mountain and Seattle's Queen Anne Hill, moved to midsummer tournaments on Mount Rainier in 1917 and expanded statewide as new ski clubs formed. Washington tournaments attracted the world's best jumpers--Birger and Sigurd Ruud, Alf Engen, Sigurd Ulland and Reidar Andersen, among others. In 1941, Torger Tokle set two national distance records here in just three weeks. Regional ski areas hosted national and international championships as well as Olympic tryouts, entertaining spectators until Leavenworth's last tournament in 1978. Lawyer, historian and award-winning author John W. Lundin re-creates the excitement of this nearly forgotten ski jumping heritage.