Skier among snow-covered pines, Alta, Utah, circa 1940

Subjects: Forests & Trees Mountains & Hills Winter Sports
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Skier among snow-covered pines, Alta, Utah, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The picture shows a lone skier in a hat and knickers pausing on a snowy slope among snow-laden evergreens, with a sunlit mountain peak and pink-tinted clouds behind. The printed caption names "Romantic Alta, Utah, near Salt Lake City," and the lower slogan reads "Come Up and Ski Me Sometime." Alta, in Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon, was developed as a ski destination in the late 1930s and became known for its deep powder snow.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hi Bruce. Stopped here in Ogden due to terribly bad weather. Am on my way to Calif. arriving on a 3-24. Will write or send more cards later. Love Geo. Take good care of mother.

PublisherDeseret Book Company

874 Romantic Alta, Utah, near Salt Lake City Come Up and Ski Me Sometime 8A-H637 --- GREETINGS FROM ALTA, UTAH, NEAR SALT LAKE CITY A trip to romantic Alta at the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon is a journey you'll never forget. Marvelous mountain scenery, wonderful skiing where picturesque life of old time western mining days is still lived. Here you may go underground and see where fortunes have been taken from the earth in gold and silver. A trip underground in the romantic and interesting Old Emma mine is alone worth traveling far to enjoy. DESERT BOOK COMPANY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD

PostmarkedOgden, UT, March 15, 1945

Addressed to

Bruce Lain

Glen Ald., Bremerton, WA

FromH.E. Lain Jr, 14145343, 2532 A.C., New Guinea

Postcard record

Postmarked	March 15, 1945, Ogden, UT
Publisher	Deseret Book Company
Series	874
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Bruce Lain, Glen Ald., Bremerton, WA
Place depicted	Alta, UT
Place mentioned	Salt Lake City, UT
Notes	Linen texture; yellow border; printed card number 874 and code 8A-H637. Postmark: OGDEN UTAH MAR 15 1945 PM (city partly obscured by handwriting). Linen-textured divided-back Curteich card with cream border; purple "MAR 19 1945" receiving stamp; light corner/edge wear.

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Skier among snow-covered pines, Alta, Utah, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/skier-among-snow-covered-pines-alta-utah-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.