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First Tracks: A Century of Skiing in Utah
From old-time flipflop skis to modern-day snowboards, from miners to Olympians, from Park City to Snowbasin--Alan Engen and Gregory Thompson captur the rich legacy of skiing in Utah's indomitable Wasatch Mountain Range.
"Winter sport had reach 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 sucha magnificent place?
--Mitt Romney
President and CEO
Salt Lake Organizing Committee,
Olympic Winter Games of 2002
"Winter sport had reach 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 sucha magnificent place?
--Mitt Romney
President and CEO
Salt Lake Organizing Committee,
Olympic Winter Games of 2002
192 pages, Hardcover
First published September 19, 2001
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August 22, 2008
When the book is about your husband's grandfather and his brothers and their influence in the world of skiing, how do you not give it 5 stars!
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