Clyde Vern “Butch” Hoffman, Jr., was born on April 10, 1938 in Denver, Colorado to Elsie Bibby and Clyde Vern Hoffman. At some point in his childhood, the Hoffman family moved to Ogden, Utah, where they owned and operated Hoffman Cleaners. Butch Hoffman began skiing as a youth, racing for Ogden High School and competing in Intermountain Division races throughout the western United States. In 1965, he won the giant slalom at the United States National Veterans Alpine Championship. Hoffman taught at the Earl Miller Ski School at Snowbasin, Utah. With his wife, Linda, Butch Hoffman had three children: Scott, Heidi, and Kathy, all three of whom skied competitively. Scott Hoffman was an All-American skier at University of Utah and a member of the United States Ski Team. Heidi Hoffman won the United States Junior Olympic slalom championship at age sixteen and was a four-year All-American skier at Brigham Young University. Kathy Hoffman was an All-American skier at Brigham Young University and national champion during her freshman year. Butch Hoffman died on January 27, 2021.
The Butch Hoffman Family photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 6 ski-related photographs and 1 news clipping. The material primarily documents the childhood and youth competitive skiing of Scott and Heidi Hoffman circa 1960 to 1980. The collection has been fully digitized and is available on the
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Donated by Heidi Hoffman in 2012.
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This collection forms part of the Ski and Snow Sports Archive, which is part of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive.