A visit to the Wasatch Back was scheduled for the week of Jan. 6, 1936. Internationally renowned ski jumper Alf Engen and a fellow Austrian, Fred Speyer, would introduce von Schaffgotsch to Alta and Brighton. Mel Fletcher would do the honors for Park City.
There are 64 noted avalanche paths in Little Cottonwood – known as the most dangerous stretch of mountain highway in the world for its slide potential.
If you’ve taken a lesson from a certified instructor from the Professional Ski Instructors of America, you’ve taken a lesson from Jerry Warren, Sundance’s longtime director of skiing. Read more.