Engen, Alan K.

Alan Engen, named one of the Legends of Utah Skiing in 1988, has been involved with skiing for almost sixty years. He is the author of the award-winning books, "First Tracks: A Century of Skiing in Utah," and "For the Love of Skiing: A Visual History" (Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2001 and 1998), and is chairman and president of the Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation, chairman and President of the Alta Historical Society, board member of the International Skiing History Association, and charter advisory member of the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library's Utah Ski Archives. Engen is currently the Director of Skiing at Alta, Utah, and has been affiliated with the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) for more than forty years. He and his wife Barbara, live in Salt Lake City, Utah; they are the parents of two sons.

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