Richard Bench digital photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P1346

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Richard Bench digital photograph collection contains 15 scans of pictures, postcards, identification cards, and a poster of Dick Bench, ElRae Bench and other Park West Ski Patrol members posing and skiing at ParkWest circa 1975-1990.

Dates

1975-1990

Creator

Bench, Richard (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.

Historical Note

Richard “Dick” Bench began working at Park City West ski resort the year that it opened, in 1968, as a ski patroller. He became a ski instructor in 1990, and continued to work at the resort into the 2010s. In 1975, the resort’s name was changed to “ParkWest” to distinguish it from the Park City Resort. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, ParkWest was known as a party resort for skilled skiers. In 1995, it was sold and renamed to “Wolf Mountain” and opened its slopes to snowboarders, the first of Park City’s resorts to do so. In 1997, it was purchased by the American Skiing Company, who renamed again to “The Canyons” and set out to expand and modernize the resort. In 2014, the resort was purchased by Vail Resorts and in 2015 was merged with other Park City ski resorts to form one large Park City Resort.

Extent

15 digital images

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Richard Bench digital photograph collection depicts Dick Bench, ElRae Bench and other Park West Ski Patrol members posing and skiing at ParkWest in Park City, Utah circa 1975-1990.