What's New at the Alf Engen Ski Museum

The Alf Engen Ski Museum has a new exhibit in place – a Web Marketing Kiosk installed by CentralPoint Systems.

The new kiosk is unique in that it brings the Web to the museum and adds a new interactive element that will enhance the visitor's overall museum experience.  

The first kiosk experience invites visitors to interact with the website exhibit pages by posting comments and rating their favorite exhibits.  This allows the visitor the ability to take ownership in the website content and introduces them to the Utah ski history resources available online.

The second kiosk experience allows visitors to create and send an eCard.  As guests approach the kiosk, they select either an individual or group shot to send to a friend.  A personal message can be added, if desired. We invite all visitors to use this new, innovative addition to the museum.

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A capacity crowd of 160 gathered at the Quinney Center on September 24 to welcome four new inductees into the Will and Jean Pickett Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame. The honorees and their categories of achievement are: Richard D. Bass, Ski Pioneer, Utah; Alan K. Engen, Ski Sport Innovator, Utah; Siegfried (Sigi) Engl, Ski Sport Innovator, Idaho (deceased); and Mike Korologos, Ski Sport Innovator, Utah.  Each of the new inductees has made significant contributions to the sport of skiing and joins an elect group of ski pioneers in this prestigious hall of fame.  View a slideshow of the Induction Ceremony or contact Connie Nelson at connie.nelson@olyparks.com for more information. 

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Read all about the Alf Engen Ski Museum in the most recent issue of our Ski Meister newsletter!

Explore these exciting new features that have been added to the Alf Engen Ski Museum website: 

• In commemoration of the late Alf Engen's 100th birthday anniversary on  May 15, 2009, a slideshow presenting over 50 photos of major events in Alf's life can be found on the "Alf's 100th Birthday Anniversary" page.  Several of these photos are being shown to the public for the first time.  So, click on the link, sit back and enjoy!!

• Want to know more about Utah's skiing history?  Submit your question on the "Ask a Question" site and noted Utah ski historian Alan Engen will post your question and his answer on the "Utah Skiing History FAQs" page.  This is a great way to learn more about Utah's rich ski sport history.

• Teachers participating in the Alf Engen Ski Museum's Field Trip Program will find our Field Trip Curriculum book on the Teacher Resources page.  Lesson plans, based on the Fourth Grade Utah Core Curriculum, are ready to download and use in the classroom.