Oktoberfest revelers raise a stein, kick up their heels at Snowbird’s annual festival
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Walter and Silvia Schwemmer got dance to Salzburger Echo, at the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
Hundreds of fans of German food and beer gathered Sunday afternoon at Snowbird ski resort to enjoy the 46th annual Oktoberfest celebration. The festival, which also includes live music, vendor booths, and face painting and other activities for children, continues every Saturday and Sunday until Oct. 21.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mark Hyper plays an Alphorn on the terrace, during the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tony Brazelton and Babe Blattner carried their Alphorns to the tram, during the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Marlin and Jules Smith, from Sandy, dance to Salzburger Echo, at the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Walter and Silvia Schwemmer got dance to Salzburger Echo, at the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salzburger Echo entertains the crowd, at the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Shayuin Romney from Bountiful licks the whipped cream from her beer at the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Skyler Pozzuloi, 7 from Draper, got her face painted at the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Helmut Wenzel from Centerville, sings along with the band, at the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crowds gather on the terrace at for German food and beer, at the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Walter Schwemmer sings along to Salzburger Echo, at the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Yo-Yo Man, Dale Myerberg does some tricks for the kids,during the Oktoberfest celebration at Snowbird. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018.
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Rick has been a staff photographer at The Tribune since 1984. Previous to The Tribune, he was photo editor at the Daily Universe Newspaper at BYU and worked at The Sun Advocate in Price, Utah.