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Skiing

Park City's skiing history including the "Skier Subway."
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  • A ski instructor stands before ten students at the Park City Mountain Resort, ca.1974 (Image: 1999-4-218, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

    A ski instructor stands before ten students at the Park City Mountain Resort, ca.1974 (Image: 1999-4-218, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

  • Utah is famous for its powder skiing, like this near Jupiter Bowl, ca.1970s-1980s (Image: 1999-4-128, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

    Utah is famous for its powder skiing, like this near Jupiter Bowl, ca.1970s-1980s (Image: 1999-4-128, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

  • A large group of people wait by sleds for a ride to a ski jump location, ca.1922 (Image: 1999-4-102, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

    A large group of people wait by sleds for a ride to a ski jump location, ca.1922 (Image: 1999-4-102, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

  • Gene and Norma Goodmanson pose with their skis and poles on Main Street, ca.1939 (Image: 1997-12-1, Gene Wentworth Brocklebank Collection)

    Gene and Norma Goodmanson pose with their skis and poles on Main Street, ca.1939 (Image: 1997-12-1, Gene Wentworth Brocklebank Collection)

  • A Twentieth Century Fox newsreel photographer captures moving images of skiers at Rasmussen Hill, ca.1938 (Image: 1986-14-15, Selma Kilby Collection)

    A Twentieth Century Fox newsreel photographer captures moving images of skiers at Rasmussen Hill, ca.1938 (Image: 1986-14-15, Selma Kilby Collection)

  • Snow Park Ski Resort, ca.1953 (Image: 1986-11-1, Mel Fletcher Collection)

    Snow Park Ski Resort, ca.1953 (Image: 1986-11-1, Mel Fletcher Collection)

  • Four jumpers make their way up Ecker Hill, ca.1930s (Image: 1986-2-5, John Spendlove Collection)

    Four jumpers make their way up Ecker Hill, ca.1930s (Image: 1986-2-5, John Spendlove Collection)

  • Park City skiing pioneer Mel Fletcher jumps off a snow-covered house, ca.1952 (Image: digi-7-85, Mel Fletcher Collection)

    Park City skiing pioneer Mel Fletcher jumps off a snow-covered house, ca.1952 (Image: digi-7-85, Mel Fletcher Collection)

  • Five boys (L-R: Parrish, ?, Henrickson, Junior Thompson, and Adamson) pose with their skis and a trophy, ca.1940s (Image: digi-7-91, Mel Fletcher Collection)

    Five boys (L-R: Parrish, ?, Henrickson, Junior Thompson, and Adamson) pose with their skis and a trophy, ca.1940s (Image: digi-7-91, Mel Fletcher Collection)

  • Mel Fletcher, Shog Bailey, and Don Young pose at the Utah Centennial ski carnival, 1947-1948 (Image: digi-7-58, Mel Fletcher Collection)

    Mel Fletcher, Shog Bailey, and Don Young pose at the Utah Centennial ski carnival, 1947-1948 (Image: digi-7-58, Mel Fletcher Collection)

  • After their lunch break on their adventurous skiing, sledding and hiking trip, a note on the original copy of this picture states that "everyone [was] feeling fine," ca.1922 (Image: digi-5-19, Emmett Wright Collection)

    After their lunch break on their adventurous skiing, sledding and hiking trip, a note on the original copy of this picture states that "everyone [was] feeling fine," ca.1922 (Image: digi-5-19, Emmett Wright Collection)

  • Bud Wright poses with Lois Saylor, Leo Haran, and Bart McDonough on King Road, ca.1922 (Image: digi-5-132, Emmett Wright Collection)

    Bud Wright poses with Lois Saylor, Leo Haran, and Bart McDonough on King Road, ca.1922 (Image: digi-5-132, Emmett Wright Collection)

  • While out on their skiing, sledding, and hiking adventure, the adventurous group of Parkites stopped for lunch on the Silver King Consolidated Mine hill, ca.1922 (Image: digi-5-18, Emmett Wright Collection)

    While out on their skiing, sledding, and hiking adventure, the adventurous group of Parkites stopped for lunch on the Silver King Consolidated Mine hill, ca.1922 (Image: digi-5-18, Emmett Wright Collection)

  • Bud Wright poses with his skis near his home on Hillside Avenue, ca.1922 (Image: digi-5-15, Emmett Wright Collection)

    Bud Wright poses with his skis near his home on Hillside Avenue, ca.1922 (Image: digi-5-15, Emmett Wright Collection)

  • In January 1922, an adventurous group of Parkites skiing, sledding, and hiking in the hills above the city. They stopped near the Ontario Mine to pose for this picture and wait out some wind. (Image: digi-5-13, Emmett Wright Collection)

    In January 1922, an adventurous group of Parkites skiing, sledding, and hiking in the hills above the city. They stopped near the Ontario Mine to pose for this picture and wait out some wind. (Image: digi-5-13, Emmett Wright Collection)

  • John Holland, a "Great Fellow" according to a note on the original of this picture, poses below Hillside Avenue, ca.1920s (Image: digi-5-12, Emmett Wright Collection)

    John Holland, a "Great Fellow" according to a note on the original of this picture, poses below Hillside Avenue, ca.1920s (Image: digi-5-12, Emmett Wright Collection)

  • Parkite Fraser Buck poses with his skis, ca.1940s (Image: digi-2-10022, Himes-Buck Digital Collection)

    Parkite Fraser Buck poses with his skis, ca.1940s (Image: digi-2-10022, Himes-Buck Digital Collection)

  • A busy day at Treasure Mountain Resort (now Park City), ca.1960s (Image: 2000-17-317, Kendall Webb Collection)

    A busy day at Treasure Mountain Resort (now Park City), ca.1960s (Image: 2000-17-317, Kendall Webb Collection)

  • Local skiing pioneer John Spendlove mid-air at Ecker Hill, ca.1930s (Image: 2011-43-12A, John D. Spendlove Collection)

    Local skiing pioneer John Spendlove mid-air at Ecker Hill, ca.1930s (Image: 2011-43-12A, John D. Spendlove Collection)

  • Local skiing pioneer John Spendlove mid-jump, ca.1930s (Image: 2011-43-11, John D. Spendlove Collection)

    Local skiing pioneer John Spendlove mid-jump, ca.1930s (Image: 2011-43-11, John D. Spendlove Collection)

  • Four skiers pose outside of a wooden hut, ca.1940s (Image: 2007-11-219, Thomas F. Hansen Collection)

    Four skiers pose outside of a wooden hut, ca.1940s (Image: 2007-11-219, Thomas F. Hansen Collection)

  • Legendary skier Stein Eriksen mid-jump, ca.1970s (Image: 2004-84-1-1-5, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

    Legendary skier Stein Eriksen mid-jump, ca.1970s (Image: 2004-84-1-1-5, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

  • Skiers take a break at a spot overlooking the valley, ca.1980s (Image: 2004-2-4, Park City Historical Society Photograph Collection)

    Skiers take a break at a spot overlooking the valley, ca.1980s (Image: 2004-2-4, Park City Historical Society Photograph Collection)

  • Skiers at Treasure Mountain Resort (now Park City) prepare to sit on an L-lift, ca.1960s (Image: 2000-17-320, Kendall Webb Collection)

    Skiers at Treasure Mountain Resort (now Park City) prepare to sit on an L-lift, ca.1960s (Image: 2000-17-320, Kendall Webb Collection)

  • Cross-country skiers explore the area near Park City, ca.1940s (Image: 2000-17-71, Kendall Webb Collection)

    Cross-country skiers explore the area near Park City, ca.1940s (Image: 2000-17-71, Kendall Webb Collection)

  • Five skiers line up in preparation for jumping, ca.1948 (Image: 2000-17-229B, Kendall Webb Collection)

    Five skiers line up in preparation for jumping, ca.1948 (Image: 2000-17-229B, Kendall Webb Collection)

  • Cross-country skiers explore the area near Park City, ca.1940s (Image: 2000-17-71, Kendall Webb Collection)

    Cross-country skiers explore the area near Park City, ca.1940s (Image: 2000-17-71, Kendall Webb Collection)

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  • Richard Fraser Buck 1893 -1979.  Immigrated with his parents to Park City at age two. His family was part owner in one of the largest mercantile stores in PC which he helped to manage for many years.  Fraser was involved in numerous local civic projects and held leadership positions.  He has been called "Mister Park City Utah" because of his lifetime of service to the community.  circa 1930's (Image: digi.2.10023, Himes-Buck Digital Collecion)

    Richard Fraser Buck 1893 -1979. Immigrated with his parents to Park City at age two. His family was part owner in one of the largest mercantile stores in PC which he helped to manage for many years. Fraser was involved in numerous local civic projects and held leadership positions. He has been called "Mister Park City Utah" because of his lifetime of service to the community. circa 1930's (Image: digi.2.10023, Himes-Buck Digital Collecion)

  • "A Professor Griffiths with Hopkins" skiing towards the Comstock Mine and Mill in Thaynes Canyon.  Single ski pole common at the time.  ca. 1949 (Image: digi.3.35A, Jordanelle Special Services District Collection)

    "A Professor Griffiths with Hopkins" skiing towards the Comstock Mine and Mill in Thaynes Canyon. Single ski pole common at the time. ca. 1949 (Image: digi.3.35A, Jordanelle Special Services District Collection)

  • No.1 lift or the Ottobahn express at Snow Park, Park City's first ski resort located at the site of the present Lower Deer Valley and Snow Park Lodge.  ca. 1949 (Image: 1984.26.6, Otto Carpenter Collection)

    No.1 lift or the Ottobahn express at Snow Park, Park City's first ski resort located at the site of the present Lower Deer Valley and Snow Park Lodge. ca. 1949 (Image: 1984.26.6, Otto Carpenter Collection)

  • Rasmussen Hill. ca. 1980's (Image: 1986.14.9, Selma Kilby Collection)

    Rasmussen Hill. ca. 1980's (Image: 1986.14.9, Selma Kilby Collection)

  • Skier in chutes at Park City Mountain Resort. ca. 1980 (Image: 1999.4.121, PCMR Resort Collection)

    Skier in chutes at Park City Mountain Resort. ca. 1980 (Image: 1999.4.121, PCMR Resort Collection)

  • Skiers pause on the slopes beneath an old ore shaft, ca.1960s-1970s (Image ID: 2004-84-1-21-10, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

    Skiers pause on the slopes beneath an old ore shaft, ca.1960s-1970s (Image ID: 2004-84-1-21-10, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

  • Ski torch parade at Park City Mountain Resort, date unknown (Image: 2000-17-306, Kendall Webb Collection)

    Ski torch parade at Park City Mountain Resort, date unknown (Image: 2000-17-306, Kendall Webb Collection)

  • Rasmussen brothers outside the Well Come Inn, ca.1930 (Image: 1986-14-14, Selma Kilby Collection

    Rasmussen brothers outside the Well Come Inn, ca.1930 (Image: 1986-14-14, Selma Kilby Collection

  • John Spendlove stands on the ski jump platform at Creole Hill, ca.1937 (Image: 1986-2-13, John Spendlove Collection)

    John Spendlove stands on the ski jump platform at Creole Hill, ca.1937 (Image: 1986-2-13, John Spendlove Collection)

  • Skier at Park City Mountain Resort, ca.1980s (Image: 1999-4-123, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

    Skier at Park City Mountain Resort, ca.1980s (Image: 1999-4-123, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

  • Park City Mountain Resort, ca.1974 (Image: 1999-4-246, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

    Park City Mountain Resort, ca.1974 (Image: 1999-4-246, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

  • Racing, date unknown (Image: 1986-18-1, Ike Hall Collection)

    Racing, date unknown (Image: 1986-18-1, Ike Hall Collection)

  • Jumper at Ecker Hill, ca.1940s (Image: 1986-20-1, Selma Kilby Collection)

    Jumper at Ecker Hill, ca.1940s (Image: 1986-20-1, Selma Kilby Collection)

  • Skiers on Rasmussen Hill, ca.1930s (Image: 1986-14-8, Selma Kilby Collection)

    Skiers on Rasmussen Hill, ca.1930s (Image: 1986-14-8, Selma Kilby Collection)

  • Snow Park, ca.1930s (Image: 1986-9-1, Otto Carpenter Collection)

    Snow Park, ca.1930s (Image: 1986-9-1, Otto Carpenter Collection)

  • J-bar on Rasmussen Hill, date unknown (Image: 1986-14-2, Selma Kilby Collection)

    J-bar on Rasmussen Hill, date unknown (Image: 1986-14-2, Selma Kilby Collection)

  • Hiking to the top, ca.1935 (Image: 1986-2-14, John Spendlove Collection)

    Hiking to the top, ca.1935 (Image: 1986-2-14, John Spendlove Collection)

  • Otto Carpenter and his two children at Snow Park (now Deer Valley), ca.1940s (Image: 2011-43-1, John Spendlove Collection)

    Otto Carpenter and his two children at Snow Park (now Deer Valley), ca.1940s (Image: 2011-43-1, John Spendlove Collection)

  • Clown Day at Park City Mountain Resort, ca. 1980s (Image: digi-49-16, Park City Historical Society Collection)

    Clown Day at Park City Mountain Resort, ca. 1980s (Image: digi-49-16, Park City Historical Society Collection)

  • Skiers ride the J-bar at Treasure Mountain Resort (now Park City), ca.1963 (Image: 2004-84-1-20-7, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

    Skiers ride the J-bar at Treasure Mountain Resort (now Park City), ca.1963 (Image: 2004-84-1-20-7, Park City Mountain Resort Collection)

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