Events

Long-time ski writer, historian, and 2009 inductee to the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame, Mike Korologos, will share stories and anecdotes from his extraordinary experiences as a ski writer of some 50 years. His experience includes being Public Information Director for the Salt Lake Bid and later Organizing Committees for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 (SLOC). He was regional correspondent for "Skiing Magazine" for 30 years and has had ski and travel articles about the Intermountain West appear in publications worldwide. He is former chair and current executive committee member of the University of Utah Marriot Library’s Ski Archives and a charter board member of the Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation. In 1992 Mike was named "Ski Journalist of the Year" by Ski Utah and in 2003 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Ski History Association in recognition of his numerous outstanding contributions to ski history. This evening’s presentation is sponsored by the Alta Historical Society and Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation as part of their Fireside Chats.