Raymond Stewart photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0376

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Ray Stewart developed skiing at Timp Haven in the Timpanogos area on land that his family homesteaded. Mr. Stewart purchased his first tow from Rasmussen's Ranch in Parley's Canyon. He and his brother operated the area in the late thirties and early forties. In the late 1940s, Raymond bought his brother's interest. Ray and his wife, Ava, operated Timp Haven until it was sold and renamed Sundance in the early 1970s.

These photographs reveal the early days of skiing on Mount Timpanogos. Dating in the 1940s-1950s, the photographs show summer skiing, tower construction, early ski instruction, and the chairlifts of then Timp Haven.

Dates

1960-1980

Creator

Stewart, Raymond R. (Raymond Riggs), 1910-1995 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Raymond R. Stewart (1910-1995) was the developer of Timp Haven Ski Area on the north fork of Provo Canyon where his family grazed sheep in the summer. Today the site is known worldwide as Sundance Resort. His legacy is also memorialized by his being called the "Father of Skiing in Utah County" and with Ray's Run, a popular sweep of ski slope at the resort.

Raymond laid the groundwork for his legacy in 1945 when he installed the first rope tow in Provo Canyon, followed by a T-bar tow in 1948 and a reconditioned chairlift in 1953. He organized the Civilian Defense Ski Corps for Mountain Rescue during World War II and skied competitively until the age of 79.

His legacy is destined to endure in the form of thousands of area residents who learned to ski in classes he orchestrated for elementary schools, the Provo City Recreation Department and at Snowbird, under the direction of Junior Bounous.

Extent

18 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Raymond Stewart photograph collection contains photographs that reveal the early days of skiing on Mount Timpanogos. The photographs in the collection are dated in the 1940s-1950s, the photographs show summer skiing, tower construction, early ski instruction, and the chairlifts of then Timp Haven.