Alf Engen Ski Museum
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The Virtual Ski Experience ride that allows riders of all ages and abilities to experience what it would be like to go skiing.
Backstory and Context
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The Alf Engen Ski Museum is located within the larger Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center at the Utah Olympic Park. There are more than 300 trophies, medals, scrapbooks, uniforms, films, and sports equipment pieces on display that span the 70 year career of the Engen family and some of their greatest friends in the sport.
The museum using skiing and other sports metaphors to teach kids about Utah's history, world history, physics, language arts, and mathematics.
The most recent addition to the museum is the fully functional ski experience that allows you to ski downhill and experience what it would be like to participate in the Olympics. The machine even adds the wind and snow to the experience!