Alf Engen Ski Hall of Fame inductucts Lindsey Van, Steven Nyman, Earl A. Miller

Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame. Photo: courtesy of the Alf Engen Ski Museum

PARK CITY, Utah — The newest inductees to the Alf Engen Ski Museum Hall of Fame will be the late Earl A. Miller, of Miller Binding fame; Steven Nyman, a three-time World Cup winner; and Lindsey Van, an Olympian and advocate of equality in international ski jumping.

One of the most popular exhibits at the Engen Museum, the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame has enshrined the region’s industry pioneers and visionaries, Park City’s Hometown Heroes, Olympic/Paralympic Games medalists and World Cup champions. Click here to see the list of previous inductees.

Lindsey Van — Her legacy rests on a tenacious and successful 15-year quest for gender equality in women’s ski jumping, a journey that saw her not only advocate tirelessly for the sport but also compete on its biggest stage at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. This pivotal moment, where women’s ski jumping made its Olympic debut, followed her historic achievement of winning the first-ever women’s ski jumping World Championship gold medal in 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic, and a record of excellence marked by 60 FIS podium finishes and 16 national titles. She can often be seen at Park City’s nordic ski jumps volunteering as an FIS-level official.

Steven Nyman – He left his mark as a winner of gold in slalom and silver in the combined as a member of the 2002 U.S. World Junior Team; three-time World Cup winner, an 11-time World Cup podium performer, and a three-time Olympian, competing in the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Games. He was the longest tenured alpine skier on the U.S. Ski Men’s Speed Team and in 2016 set an American downhill record by finishing on the podium four consecutive times. He can often be seen around the ski hills of Park City supporting family and volunteering.

Earl A. Miller – The designer/developer/promoter of the Miller Ski Binding and Ski Brake, which brought safety to skiing during the 1970s. He held trademarks for the platform ski pole grip and the Miller Soft powder ski, was Utah’s four-way ski champion in 1943, a member of the Brigham Young University Ski Team and later its first ski coach, and was one of the primary designers of Utah’s Timp Haven (later Sundance) Ski Area and served as its first ski school director. He passed away in 2002.

Induction festivities will begin with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the induction ceremonies. Reservations to the event can be made here. Individual reservations cost $165 and sponsorship tables (for 10 people) cost $2,500.

“The trio will be inducted August 28 during ceremonies at the Chateaux Deer Valley,” Annie Bommer, Executive Director of the Alf Engen Ski Museum said in a statement.

From the Utah Olympic Park where the hall is housed, Carl Roepke will be the evening event’s emcee. The hall carries the name of Will and Jean Picket, two long-time ski advocates.

People who are unable to attend but would like to donate may do so here.  

The Will and Jean Pickett Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame will add three members on August 28, bringing the total number of honorees in the 23-year-old shrine to 94.