Five-Year Anniversary Celebration

Five-Year Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, July 14, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Family Fun Activities
Joe,
we’ve been out here
five years now!
Best of
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Yes, Alf,
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Chairman’s Letter
by Scott Ulbrich
Board of Trustees
Scott C. Ulbrich
Chairman/President
Mike Korologos
Vice President
Barbara Yamada
“Five years and still going strong!”
Secretary
Michael R. Maughan
Treasurer
We are very much looking forward to celebrating our fifth birthday with you all on Saturday,
July 14 here at Utah Olympic Park.
It is hard to believe that five years have passed so quickly, and also
amazing how much we have grown, thanks to folks such as yourselves.
The history of the Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation began in the
late 1980s. Alan Engen had a vision to build a museum to honor
the early pioneers of snow sports in the Intermountain Region. Jim
Gaddis was thinking along the lines of a modest A-frame structure
somewhere in the Park City area. One thing led to another, and over
the next few years the scope of the project grew in terms of both
complexity and financial commitment.
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With substantial support from the Quinney and Eccles families, complemented by an outpouring of support from other foundations and
individual donations, the Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center opened
to the public in May 2002. The 29,000 square-foot facility houses the
Alf Engen Ski Museum, 2002 Olympic Museum, café, retail shop, theater and conference room.
Connie Nelson
Executive Director
Dr. A. Joseph Arave
Kristi Terzian Cumming
David Davenport
Spencer P. Eccles
Alan K. Engen
Jon S. Engen
James Gaddis
Don Hague
Herbert C. Livsey
Barbara McConvill
David C. Pickett
David Quinney
Dr. Greg C. Thompson
Ted Wilson
Honorary Board
Members
Ruth Rogers Altmann
new york city, ny
George Ator
pittsburgh, pa
John Bower
st. louis, mo
Stein Eriksen
Throughout the museum building and on-going maintenance process, we are fortunate to have had the support of a strong and committed Board of Trustees, and for that we say a heartfelt ‘thank you’.
park city, ut
G.S. Beckwith Gilbert
greenwich, ct
Bill Lash
seattle, wa
Special thanks also to all of the contributors, donors, Board members
and docents for helping make a dream come true – Preserving the
rich history of snow sports in the Intermountain West!
Janet Q. Lawson
salt lake city, ut
Lou Lorenz (deceased)
salt lake city, ut
William W. Miller, M.D.
park city, ut
A publication of the Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation
Cover
Heroic size bronze
sculptures of Joe
Quinney and Alf
Engen in front of
the Quinney Center.
Connie Nelson, Executive Director
Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation
2990 Bear Hollow Drive
P.O. Box 980187
Park City, Utah 84098
connie.nelson@olyparks.com
www.engenmuseum.org
Donn G. Mosser, M.D.
minneapolis, mn
Paul C. Olfelt, M.D.
minneapolis, mn
(435) 658-4240 Tel
(435) 658-4258 Fax
Inquiries, questions, or submissions of press releases and articles of interest for the Alf Engen Ski
Museum Foundation newsletter are welcome. Send correspondence and newsletter submissions to
the Foundation office.
Jan Peterson
midway, ut
Gray F. Reynolds
davidsonville, md
Richard S. Sackler, M.D.
norwalk, ct
Summer 2007
Greetings from the Executive Director
By Connie Nelson
Happy 5th-Year Anniversary to the Alf
Engen Ski Museum and Joe Quinney
Winter Sports Center!
What a privilege it has been for me to be
a part of this organization for the past five
years! I feel very fortunate to work with
such a professional and supportive Board of
Trustees. I have had the honor of meeting
some amazing ski innovators, historians and
athletes, and am continually in awe of what
folks have achieved in all areas of snow
sports here in the Intermountain West.
Our Education Program has educated and
enticed over 1,600 parents, students and
teachers from 25 different schools this school
year. Our docents have taken ownership of
the program and it runs flawlessly, thanks to
their watchful eyes. With a generous grant
from the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation, we
have upgraded our DVD production for the
Silver Ore to White Gold station. Thanks
also to the Summit County RAP tax folks
and Wells Fargo Bank for their donations,
which have enabled the schools to visit the
Museum, tour the Park and receive goodie
bags free of charge.
We are thrilled to report that our
membership base has increased 31% since
its inception in 2004. Thank you Museum
members! Your donations help us maintain
and expand our wonderful Museum!
Our latest project is
revitalizing the entrance
to our Museum. Our
Exhibit Committee’s goal is
to make the entrance more
inviting, thus ‘drawing’ the
visitor down the hall into
the Museum. Libby Hyland
and crew will be working on this exciting
project, anticipating completion in time for
our 2007 Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame
induction in September. Many thanks to the
Office of Museum Services for making this
project possible.
We are in the process of changing our
membership benefits as explained on the
enclosed envelope. As of May 19, 2007,
entrance to the Utah Olympic Park is FREE.
This means there is no charge for visitors
to see athletes training or to tour the Alf
Engen Ski Museum and Eccles 2002 Olympic
Winter Games Museum. Our promotional
marketing budget got a boost thanks to the
1% Restaurant Tax Grant. Thank you Summit
County!
Looking forward to seeing everyone at our
Family Fun Day on Saturday, July 14th
from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. We are able to host
this celebration thanks to the George S. and
Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and the Park
City Chamber Bureau. Thank you!
Foundation News
Meet a new employee
Jane Hamilton
A warm welcome to Jane Hamilton, who has joined our team
as Connie Nelson’s Administrative Assistant. Born, raised and
educated in the United Kingdom, Jane has lived in Park City
for ten years with her husband, Steve. She is excited to be part
of such an important local organization and looks forward to
making a valuable contribution to the running of the Foundation.
Alf Engen
Ski Museum
Foundation
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Donor Wall Members
Benefactors
$1,000,000+ Donors
George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles
Foundation
Emma Eccles Jones Foundation
Lawson, Janet Q.
S. J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundation
Gold Medal Donors
$100,000 - $999,999 Donors
Dr. Ezekial & Edna Wattis Dumke
Foundation
Katherine W. & Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr.
Foundation
Marriner S. Eccles Foundation
Engen, Evelyn
Lawson, Frederick Q.
Quinney, David & Shari
Swartz Foundation (Jim & Susan)
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Bronze Medal Donors
$1,000 - $4,999 Donors
Academy Studios
Altmann, Ruth Rogers
Amidon, David
Bamberger Foundation
Richard D. Bass Foundation
Beekley, W. Mason
Bounous, Junior & Maxine
Bower, John & Elizabeth
Briggs, William M.
Burt, Chad
Byrne Family, The
George Cartwright Family
Cocoran, John M.
Deer Valley Resort
Duncan, David R. L., M.D. &
Irma W.
Durham, John & Shirley
Durham, Wilby & Betty
Fletcher, Mel & Peggy
Fox, Leo W.
Fuegi, Hans & Sally
Gaddis, Jim & Barbara
Goldminer’s Daughter
Goodman, Irvin & Dorthy
Silver Medal Donors
$5,000 - $99,999 Donors
Alta Ski Lifts Company
Anderson, Barbara
Stewart
Cumming Foundation
Cumming, John & Kristi
Dreyfous, James &
Geralyn
Duncan, Paul & Marilyn
Eccles, Spencer P. &
Kristine
Engen, Alan & Barbara
Engen, Scott & Marcie
Engen, Todd & Michelle
Fidelity Foundation
Gilbert, G. S. Beckwith
Hyland, Libby
Knowles, Lawrence &
Marilyn
Korologos, Tom C.
Lawson, Peter Q.
Richard E. & Nancy P.
Marriott Foundation
Miller Ski Company
IBM Corporation
Imboden, Adolph
International Skiing History
Association
Johnson, Ted & Shirley
Keller Family Foundation
Kessler, Alfred E.
Kogstad, Rolf
Kunau, Lex & Celia
Langford, Kirk
Lawrence Goodman Fund
Meldrum, Daniel & Patricia
Merriman, III, Charles H.
Michaels, H.C. & B. A.
Miller, Earl A.
Nebeker, Dick & Ann
Newman, Frank
Park City Chamber/Bureau
Pineridge Winery
Penske, Roger S.
Professional Ski Instructors
of America
Prosek, Tom
Prothro, J. Patrick
Mosser, Dr. Donn G. &
Dr. Janet
Prothro, Mark & Diane
Pickett, David & Nancie
Prince, JaLynn & Greg
Ray Quinney Nebeker
Reister-Robb Interactive
Sackler, Dr. & Mrs.
Richard
Saunders, Hy & Debra
Shrontz, Jody
Summit County
Sweet, Jared
Ulbrich, Scott & Susanne
U.S. Forest Service
Utah Office of Museum
Services
Wallace, M. W.
Webber, Dick
Williams, Larry
Witter, Dean (Morgan
Stanley)
Wells Fargo Bank
Roberts, Linda
Rowan, Chuck & Suzanne
Royal Street Corporation
Rytting, Bill & Suzy
Shaffer, Richard & Kay (Nagel)
Shane, Elfreide
Snyder, Daniel & Debra
Spedden, Rush & Betty
The Summit Institute
Sundance Resort
Sweeney, Ed
Taylor, Larry
Thomas, Richard S. & Susan G.
Thompson, Dr. Gregory C. &
Karen S.
Underdog Foundation
Utah Humanities Council
Weisel, Thomas
Wild Old Bunch
Willard L. Eccles Foundation
Wythe, Henry & Susan
Yamada, Barbara
Yerman, Bob
Summer 2007
Alf Engen Ski Museum Members
November 2006 - June 2007
Corporate Members
Sustaining Members
Supporting Members
$5,000 +
Eccles, Spencer P. & Kristine
Quinney, Shari & David
$1,000 - $5,000
Byrne III, John J.
Cumming, John & Kristi
Imboden, Adolph
Korologos, Tom & Ann
Lawson, Frederick Q.
Mosser, Donn & Janet
Penske, Roger S.
Pickett, David & Nancie
Ulbrich, Scott & Susanne
Webber, Richard
$500 - $1,000
Housen, Patricia Van
Karns, Pete
Marriott, Richard & Nancy
Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau
Split Rail Foundation
Contributing Members
Anderson, Graham
Besobrasov, Nicholas
Bower, John & Bonnie
Brett, Walt & Candy
Brewer, Rich & Jane
Burt, Chad S.
Compton, Harold R.
Daleboot USA
Danforth, Murray & Judith
Drews, Lois
Douglas,Ronald & Nylene
Engen, Alan and Barbara
Eriksen, Stein
Flying Ace Productions
Fryer, L. Holley
Family Members
Adams, Neal & Marilyn
Arave, Dr. Joseph & Holly
Archer, Frank & Robyn
Bennion, Kitty
Bradshaw, Howard & Afton
Burnett, Dave & Katie (Eccles)
Dennis, Leland & Thayre
Elvidge, Michael
Alf Engen
Ski Museum
Foundation
$100 - $500
Fuegi, Hans & Sally
Gertino, Jack
Gramshammer, Pepi
Head, Martha
Hennings, Gary & Elvia
Hoagland, John & Vicky
Holli, Dave & Pat
Howshaw, Robert & Ursula
Irwin, Marsha & Scott
Johnson, Ramon
Joklik, Pam & Frank
Koenig, Helen
Korologos, Mike
Kunau, Lex & Celia
Lamb, Tom & Cecile
Levitt, Bill & Mimi
Lorenz, Betty
McIntosh, Janet & Steve
Meldrum, Dan & Patty
Melville, Marvin & Renee
National Ski Areas AssociationsMichael Berry
Nelson, Connie
Nelson, Eric
Pickett, Christine
Raemer, John & Jean
Rasmussen, Richard F.
Reddish, Patrick
Reed, Syd & Harry
Richer, Robert
Rytting, William & Suzanne
Ski Utah
Smith, Terrell
Spencer, William
Taylor, Richard
Theobald, Bob & Else
Thomas, Richard & Susan
Thurgood, David G.
Vandehei, David & Susan
Wallace, M. Walker
Ward, Kammie & David
Yamada, Barbara
Keller, Lester & Safia
Kessler, Alfred E.
Kipp, Carolyn
Lloyd, Herbert & Helga
Lupus, Stormy & Carol
Newton, Rick
Robbins, Bicknell A.
Slaughter, Kent & Jane
Thompson, Greg & Karen
Walker, Tim & Trish
Weatherbee, Nona
Lynn, Penee
Marsh, Bob
McCarthy, Paul
Miller, Dale E.
Moreton, Edward
Nunn, Jimmie R.
Rademacher, Ruth-Marie
Ream, David
Reese, Don
Reichert, Wally
Scott, Darrell
Scott, Eldon
Siegel, Ed
Stiegler, Pepi
Vennett, Richard
Walton, Terese & Mike
$50 - $100
Emerson, Bruce & Kathy
Ferguson, Ian
Fey, Tom & Carolyn
Hague, Don
Hall, Donald & Adele
Harmer, Russ & Jeannie
Kankainen, Eric M.
Katzenberger, Chris & Ruth
Individual Members
Altum, Barbara
Barton, Paul
Bennett, Nelson
Besser, Dr. Gretchen Rous
Blatt, Marci N.
Brewer, Fred E.
Cameron, Steve & Joanne
Coleman, Calvin
Crandlemire, George C.
New membership benefits!
See the attached pledge envelope.
In honor of Alan Engen from Dr.
Gretchen Rous Besser
In honor of Alex, Karin & Eliza
Lockovich from Tom Beggs
$25 - $50
Dake, Daniel & Nadine
Dibble, Keith
Dunlea, Barbara & John
Haueisen, Babette
Hill, Duane
Jaul, Ernest
Jedenoff, George A.
Kastner, James & Mary
Law, Clarene
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Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation
Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary!
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Facts
May, 1989 Proposal from Alan Engen to have a dedicated Utah-based location
to house historical ski artifacts and to remember those ski pioneers
and athletes who made significant contributions to snow sports in
this region. Suggested name – Alf Engen Winter Games Museum.
August, 1993 Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation formally established as a
non-profit corporation.
November, 1993 Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation granted non-profit status
by the IRS.
October, 1997 Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation Board meets with architects,
Utah Sports Authority and Salt Lake Organizing Committee to
determine site selection at Utah Winter Sports Park.
August, 1999 Formal site dedication for the proposed Joe Quinney Winter
Sports Center building.
March, 2000 Groundbreaking event held for the Joe Quinney Winter Sports
Center. The name Utah Winter Sports Park is changed to Utah
Olympic Park.
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September 2001 Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center building turned over to
the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, so it could serve as a
media center during the 2002 Winter Games.
July, 2002 Public Grand Opening of our building!
September, 2002 Bronze sculptures of Joe Quinney and Alf Engen unveiled
and the inaugural class of Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame
inducted.
May, 2004 Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation sells Quinney Center to the Utah
Athletic Foundation.
June, 2005 Grand opening of the George Eccles Salt Lake 2002 Olympic
Winter Games Museum.
May, 2006 Alf Engen Ski Museum chosen for “Best of State” honors.
2007 Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame Induction
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
5:30 p.m.
Joe Quinney Center
The cost per person will be $75,
which includes food and drink.
The 2007 Class
Woody Anderson
Ted Johnson
Pete Karns
Paul McCollister - deceased
K Smith – deceased
Margo Walters McDonald
Summer 2007
Skiing News
A Tribute to Two Wasatch Mountain Snow Safety
Personalities – Ed and Dolores LaChapelle By Alan K. Engen
When two people who have closely shared a
lifetime of experiences pass away within a matter
of days, not only is it a loss, but it presents a
unique situation. It happened in 1997 when close
friends and “gentle giants of the ski world,” Chic
Morton and Alf Engen, passed away within five
days of each other. In early 2007, ski snow experts
and pioneers Dolores and Ed LaChapelle died
independently, but again within a few days of each
other…Dolores of a massive stroke and Ed of a
heart attack.
Dolores LaChapelle
passed away on
January 21, 2007.
During her lifetime,
she distinguished
herself in a number
of ways…namely as a
member of the Forest
Service’s avalanche and
snow research team,
an outstanding powder
skier, and as “one of the
West’s most prolific ecological writers.” In the early
1950s, she married Ed LaChapelle and they moved
to Utah…making Alta their winter home for the
next two decades.
Dolores achieved many “firsts” in her lifetime
including making the first ski ascents of Mt.
Columbia, the second highest peak in the Canadian
Rockies, and the Snowdome, the hydrographic
apex of the continent. In addition, she was one
of the first to ski Alta’s famous Baldy Chute in the
early 1950s.
Dolores LaChapelle authored a number of books
focusing on the mountains and ecology. Among
her more celebrated writings are two books titled,
Deep Powder Snow: 40 Years of Ecstatic Skiing,
Avalanches, and Earth Wisdom; and Rapture
of the Deep: Concerning Deep Ecology and
Celebrating Life.
In recognition of her many lifetime accomplishments, the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott
Library Ski Archives honored her with a prestigious
Utah “History Maker” award in 2004.
Alf Engen
Ski Museum
Foundation
Perhaps no person is
more celebrated in
the history of snow
safety than Dolores’s
former husband, Ed
LaChapelle. Ed died
at the age of 80 on
February 1, 2007,
following a ski outing
at Monarch Mountain
in Silverton, Colorado.
After doing what he
loved best, skiing early morning fresh powder
snow, he complained of chest pains, lay down
to rest, and within a few hours left this world in
search of new powder.
Ed LaChapelle leaves a legacy which will be
remembered for years to come. He began his
avalanche research profession in the early 1950s,
after being a participant in the Swiss Federal
Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research in
Davos, Switzerland. Another Alta ski pioneer, the
late Montgomery “Monty” Atwater, also attended
the same prestigious institution, where he met
and encouraged Ed to come to Alta to further his
snow safety studies. Ed went to work for the U.S.
Forest Service and became Alta’s Snow Ranger in
the mid 1950s after Atwater took another position
in California.
For the next two decades, Alta had the benefit
of having one of the nation’s finest snow safety
experts. Ed’s overall knowledge regarding
avalanche control provided him with national and
international acclaim. He wrote one of the first U.S.
Forest Service handbooks on snow safety, titled
The ABC’s of Avalanche Safety for winter sports
professionals and backcountry travelers. That
writing is still regarded as a must-read for anyone
going into the high country for winter activities.
While both of these individuals will be sorely
missed, Ed LaChapelle left a lasting message to all
skiers when he said, “Use your head in deep snow
but don’t stay out of it…it’s the greatest thrill in
skiing.”
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Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation
www.engenmuseum.org
2990 Bear Hollow Drive
P.O. Box 980187
Park City, Utah 84098
Five-Year Anniversary Celebration
Alf Engen Ski Museum
Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Family Fun 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
‹ Free Admission
‹ ½ off all Park rides-Zipline, Comet, Chairlift, Alpine Slide
‹ Free Hot Dogs and sodas to the first 500 guests
‹ Wheel O’ Fun–giveaways (books, postcards, activities)
Activities:
‹ Temporary tatoos & face painting
‹ Bounce Houses & Obstacle Course
‹ Magician
‹ Arts Kids & Park City Museum activities
‹ Ski Jumping Demonstration–NSF
‹ Docent-led tours through the Museum
‹ Ski history lectures