Bill Briggs digital photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0989

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 13 digital only images of Bill Briggs; the originals were returned to the donor.

Dates

1960s-1970s

Creator

Briggs, Bill, 1931- (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

Bill Briggs (1931 - )

Bill Briggs was recognized as the Father of Extreme Skiing after accomplishing the first ski descent of the Grand Teton on June 16, 1971. He also recorded first descents in the Bugaboos, Middle Teton, Mt. Moran, and Mt. Owen. He pioneered a 100-mile ski traverse from the Bugaboos to Rogers Pass, establishing him as one of the greats of ski mountaineering.

After directing the ski schools at Sugarloaf USA and Woodstock in Vermont, Bill became a mountain guide in the Tetons, purchased the Snow King Ski School, Jackson, Wyoming in 1967, and introduced his revolutionary Certainty Training Method (CTM). Bill is a rare combination of climbing guide, formidable mountain skier, inventive instructor, country-western bandleader, and collector/performer of ski songs and alpine yodels.

Briggs was inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame in 2003. The above biograpical note is from that event.

Extent

13 digital images

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Bill Briggs digital photograph collection consists of 13 digital only images of Briggs skiing and of mountain peaks with dotted lines showing the path of descent for skiing.