Vintage Black & White Photography by Dick & Miggs Durrance

Taken by Dick Durrance from an airplane over Aspen Mountain, this is a photograph of the 1950 FIS race course. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Ashcroft is a mining ghost town with awesome views all year round. It is about 12 mile from Aspen. This is a 1951 Ski Photo by Dick Durrance.  Available in 3 sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Photograph of WWII paratroopers training in Alta, Utah. Dick Durrance taught the paratroopers how to ski. This program did not turn out to be very useful. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Photograph taken by Dick Durrance of Art Devlin jumping over Gary Cooper and his wife on Aspen Mountain.  All of them were regular visitors to Aspen. Art Devlin was an amazing Olympic ski jumper! Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Miggs Durrance photo of Bingo the ski dog riding up Aspen's Lift One, with a canvas cover that was used to keep skiers protected from the elements. Bingo lived at the Sundeck restaurant atop Aspen Mountain in the 1950's. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

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Photograph taken by Dick Durrance of Aspen's famous Old Lift 1 on a powder day. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Photograph taken by Dick Durrance of Billy Kidd ski racing in Vail in 1965. Billy Kidd had, previously that year, won 13 races in a row against his teammates Jimmy Heuga, Billy Marolt and others. Billy liked racing against the Europeans in this Vail race. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

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Likely taken by his wife Miggs, this is a beautiful photo of Dick Durrance skiing on Aspen Mountain with Mount Sopris in background. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Classic photograph of Dick Durrance in a cloud of flying powder. Aspen's Ajax Mountain provided Dick Durrance with decades of fantastic skiing in deep powder. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Famous photo of Dick Durrance on the Alta steeps, circa 1940, showing that the high-speed 'big mountain' style is nothing new. Photo likely taken by his wife Miggs. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Classic photograph of Dick Durrance skiing in New Zealand as a young man, circa 1930's. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

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Photograph of Dick Durrance skiing the fall line in Sun Valley. Try this on a pair of 'woodies' and leather boots. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Photograph of Dick Durrance teaching skiing at Alta, Utah, circa 1945. He started the Ski School in Alta, which first opened its lifts in 1938. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Photograph of Dick Durrance with the 1936 Olympic Ski Team in Garmisch, Germany. This was when skis were long and skiers were tough as wood. Dick thought he had won this race, but the judges said he missed a gate and Germany got the gold. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Dick Durrance photo of talented Austrian skier Friedl Pfeifer on Aspen Mountain, Colorado - circa 1949. Pfeifer was a member of the elite 10th Mt. Division ski troops. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

A Miggs Durrance photo of a group of cute young skiers in their Wednesday afternoon ski school on Aspen's Ajax Mountain in the 1950's. In those days, the Aspen schools had skiing as a part of their Wednesday school day. Study in the AM and ski after lunch, what a great plan! Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

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Photograph of Jean Claude Killy ski racing in Vail Colorado taken by Dick Durrance. Jean-Claude Killy became the second skier to win all three alpine skiing events at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

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This photo of famed Aspenite Klaus Obermeyer teaching skiing in the late 1950s is a priceless Durrance image. The students are laughing at one of 'Klausie's' jokes. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

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Dick Durrance skiing in New Zealand 1930's. However the ski poster was created in the late 1990's as an advertisement for Aspen Highlands. Printed on premium semi-matte archival paper. Size: 18 x 13 inches.

Skiing at Aspen Mt. in the 1940s, Miggs shows the style and speed that qualified her for the 1940 Olympics in this classic photo. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Photograph taken by Dick Durrance of Mike Magnifico showing off his white tail buck on Lift One in Aspen, Colorado. Mike owned a local liquor store for many years and was a real local character in the town of Aspen. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

Photograph by Dick Durrance of the famous Chairlift #1 on Aspen Mountain, Colorado, which opened in January, 1947. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

The famous Red Onion Bar in Aspen, Colorado, photographed by Dick Durrance in the 1940's or 1950's. It is still there, serving great food daily, and is a common place to meet up after skiing. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10 inch, 11 x 14 inches, & 16 x 20 inches. These are Giclee prints.

Photograph taken by Dick Durrance of famous Norwegian ski racer Stein Eriksen at the 1950 FIS World Championship in Aspen, Colorado. Skiers around the world knew Stein's graceful style. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

In this Miggs Durrance photograph, Miggs a proud mother, captured her boys Dave & Dick Jr. getting ready to ride the Aspen Mountain T-bar lift, circa 1950s. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.

This photograph taken by Margaret, "Miggs" Durrance of the 10th Mountain Division soldiers marching in a parade is priceless and incredibly popular. Printed on white semi-matte ultra smooth gloss paper. Available in three sizes: 8 x 10, 11 x 14, 16 x 20 inches.