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              12 archival descriptions results for Blackcomb Mountain Grand Opening

              1974-1989
              GRI-01-46 · Subseries · 1974-1989
              Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

              Photographs of Blackcomb Mountain, Rendezvous Lodge, Whistler Village, awards, signs, portraits of Greg Griffith and John 'Rabbit' Hare, Nancy Green Raine behind the bar at a pub, construction of Whistler Village, skiing on Whistler Mountain, partying, wet T-shirt contest at the Christiana Inn, canoeing on Alta Lake, Creekside, Nita Lake, heli-skiing in the Brandywine Meadows area, hiking, cross-country skiing, shovelling after heavy snowfall, aerial shots of the Whistler Valley, skateboarding, logging trucks, dogs, the first liquor store in Whistler, Myrtle Philip School, Ipsoot Mountain heli-skiing, dining, chairlifts, Creekhouse restaurant, Roundhouse Lodge, the Gondola Barn, Creekside Gondola, fisheye photography, sunbathing, Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and his son Alexandre 'Sacha' Trudeau skiing, freestyle skiing at the Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championships, Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp, Dave Murray, Stephanie Sloan, group portraits, the Molson Molstar ski races, Garibaldi Spring Slalom, Nigel Woods and Jo Schnetzler in the avalanche control cabin with an avalauncher, ski racing, shopping, fishing, the Snowgoose bus, parking lots, condominiums, musicians Doc Fingers and Gary Koliger, Village Chair, swimming at Mountainside Lodge's swimming pool, Ski Scamps, Willie Whistler, Whistler Golf Course, windsurfing in ski boots, telemark skiing, skiing on Gun Barrels run, Wedge Mountain, Blue Chair, Green Chair, Red Chair, Catskinner Chair, Ego Bowl, Jim McConkey skiing Symphony Bowl, Green Lake, Blackcomb Mountain's Grand Opening, and Glenn Ashton skiing moguls in Harmony Bowl.

              1974-1999
              GRI-01-44 · Subseries · 1974-1999
              Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

              Photographs of restaurants, events, Tapley's Neighbourhood Pub anniversary in the year of 1981/1982, Trattoria di Umberto's grand opening of the restaurant, the Cheakamus Challenge mountain bike race, people dining at the Black Forest Restaurant, professional drivers with Porsche cars, tennis and sunbathing at Whistler Resort and Club, helicopters installing chairlifts, Whistler Mountain, group portraits, construction and early development of Whistler Village, skiing on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, camping near a lake, and the grand opening of Blackcomb Mountain.

              1978-2007
              GRI-01-57 · Subseries · 1978-2007
              Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

              Photographs of mountain views of Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, Garibaldi Provincial Park, the Coast Range, Wedge Mountain, and Mount Weart; skiing on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain; the 7th Heaven area and other areas of Blackcomb Mountain, the finish coral of the Molson World Cup Dowhill; ski racing; avalanches and avalanche control; golf courses; Whistler lakes; heli-skiing; chairlifts and T-bars on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain; cross-country skiing; sunrises, sunsets, and alpenglow; hang gliding; cabins on Alta Lake and squatter settlements; rafting on the Elaho-Squamish River; vacations to Victoria, Mexico, and the Cayman Islands; Lillooet Lake; Harmony Bowl; Symphony Bowl; Whistler Peak; Cheakamus Lake; Black Tusk; windsurfing in Howe Sound and on Whistler lakes; hiking; telemark skiing; backcountry skiing; snowboarding slalom races and halfpipes at the Westbeach Classic Snowboarding Contest; Flute Bowl; Singing Pass; Ski Scamps; mountain biking on Vancouver Island and in Whistler; the Valley Trail; climbers on the Stawamus Chief in Squamish; Halloween; Whistler Village construction; Village North; Whistler Village; Roundhouse Lodge; paraskiing; golf; the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon; gondolas; a concert on Blackcomb Mountain near Rendezvous Lodge; a marathon on Village Gate Boulevard; Garibaldi Lake; panoramic and fisheye views; Mountain Hosts; Whistler on the Lake; the construction of the Vale Inn; Creekside; the bell at the Garibaldi Ski School; apres ski; Umberto Menghi at one of his restaurants; kayaking; Myrtle Philip Elementary School; Telemark Place; Tantalus Lodge; Alta Lake Road; the Horstman T-bar and glacier; snow grooming; Ski Patrol; Base II; Blackcomb Mountain staff portrait including Nancy Greene Raine; the opening of Wizard Chair on Blackcomb Mountain; Alpine Meadows; and dogsledding.

              Negatives
              GRI-01-44-046 · File · 1980
              Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

              Photographs of Blackcomb Mountain's opening celebration with groups of people eating, drinking, and loading onto a chairlift [possibly Fitzsimmons Chair, Cruiser Chair, Catskinner Chair, or Choker Chair].

              Negatives
              GRI-01-44-045 · File · 1980
              Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

              Photographs of Blackcomb Mountain's opening celebration that includes cake, drinks, groups of people, and children.

              Negatives
              GRI-01-44-048 · File · 1980
              Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

              Photographs of the opening day for Blackcomb Mountain that includes groups of people skiing, and loading onto a chairlift.

              Negatives
              GRI-01-44-047 · File · 1980
              Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

              Photographs of the opening day for Blackcomb Mountain that includes groups of people gathered drinking, eating, celebrating, skiing, and loading onto a chairlift.

              Prints
              GRI-01-46-065 · File · November 1980
              Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

              Photograph of skiers on opening day of Blackcomb Mountain November 1980.

              Captions on back of file:
              "BLACKCOMB - OPENING DAY NOV 1980 SKIERS"

              Slides
              GRI-01-57-014 · File · [c. 1980-2007]
              Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

              Photographs of Eric Berger skiing Whistler Mountain, a para-skier over Blackcomb Mountain, rock climbers in Squamish, Whistler Village in summer (Village Square, Fitzsimmons Lodge, and Crystal lodge), a group of heli-skiers with a helicopter above them, skiers on Blackcomb Glacier, icicles, Howe Sound at sunset, children in the Ski Scamps, a person golfing on Chateau Whistler Golf Course and on Nicklaus North Golf Course, the full moon over the Coast Range, the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, sunset over the Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean, an aerial of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains with Whistler Valley and Village below, and skiers on Fitzsimmons Chair on Blackcomb Mountain's opening day with Whistler Mountain in the background.

              Captions:
              001: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Snow in the Trees, Whistler Skier: Eric Berger"
              002: "Paraskiing Blackcomb, B.C."
              003: "BC. SQUAMISH BC"
              004, 007: "Whistler Village Whistler, B.C."
              005: "Heli Skiing Whistler, B.C."
              006: "Winter/Blackcomb Blackcomb Glacier Whistler, B.C."

              1. 010, 017: "Howe Sound B.C."
                011: "Ski Scamps <M.R.> Whistler, B.C."
                012: "Chateau Whistler Golf Course Whistler B.C. (M.R.)"
                013: "Nicklaus North Golf Course Whistler B.C. (M.R.)"
                015: "Columbia River Gorge Oregon"
                016: "Sunset Grand Cayman Island B.W.I. / Caribbean"
                020: "Opening Day Blackcomb Whistler in B/G"

              Note: item 016 is under the copyright of photographer Carson Ganci.

              Slides
              GRI-01-57-015 · File · [c. 1980-1999]
              Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

              Photographs of the Catskinner lift on Blackcomb Mountain on opening day, the base of Fitzsimmons Chair heading up Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Express Gondola with Whistler Valley in the background, Chateau Whistler Resort at night and during the day (some with Wizard Chair and Upper Village in the foreground), Whistler Village at dusk with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, Solar Coaster heading up Blackcomb Mountain in summer, a music festival on Blackcomb Mountain near Rendezvous Lodge and the top of Solar Coaster, Whistler Village near Skier's Plaza in winter (Carleton Lodge, Excalibur Gondola, Sundial Hotel, Crystal Lodge, and Clocktower Building), and Duncan McKenzie skiing Harmony Bowl on Whistler Mountain.

              Captions:
              001: "Opening day Blackcomb - Dec 1980 - Catskinner lift"
              002-003: "Opening Day Blackcomb Dec 1980"
              004: "Original Chair 1 Blackcomb - 1982"
              005: "WHISTLER EXPRESS"
              006: "Winter/Whistler Village Chateau Whistler Resort with Blackcomb Base & Wizard Quad"
              008: "WHISTLER CHATEAU, BLACKCOMB BASE & WIZARD LIFT"
              010: "Winter/Whistler Village Whistler Village with Blackcomb Mountain at Dusk"
              012, 014: "Music on Blackcomb Mtn"
              013: "Music on Mtns Blackcomb"
              015: "Music on Blackcomb Mtn Solar Coaster + Rendezvous Rest"
              017: "Whistler Village in winter Whistler, B.C."
              018, 019: "Harmony Ridge Whistler Mountain, BC Canada Skier- Duncan McKenzie"