Photographs including but not limited to helicopter; chairlift; skiing on Whistler Mountain; portraits; band playing; shoveling snow in front of the Liquor Store; bathroom; collapsed house; John Paine; planning meeting; dinner event; The Delta Mountain Inn; car accidents; ski race; firemen; Doug & the Slugs
Appears in February 17, 1983 issue:
02-325-111. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] Buildings collapsed like houses of cards, and cars were thrown like toys about the streets when the village of lIons Bay was battered by a wall of water surging down the normally tiny Alberta Creek. After the wave had passed, two people were left dead, five were injured and dozens were forced to leave their homes.
02-325-162. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] See Caption above.
02-325-140. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Dr. Kindree (right) points out some of the options at Friday's transportation meeting.
02-325-15. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Canada's Governor-General Ed Schreyer (second from right) hit the slopes of Whistler Mountain Tuesday, Feb. 17. Both he and Mrs. Schreyer received some tips from Bob Dufour (left) and Dave Murray (right) while enjoying their five-day vacation.
02-325-152. Pg. 6. Caption: After serving 65 pancake breakfasts at Stoney's Saturday, Feb. 12 these hungry Rotarians sat down to a feast of their own. (Left to right) Richard Heine, Brian Brown, Floyd Elmer Friesen, Paul Burrows, Jeff Wuolle and John Paine help raise hundreds of dollars for Rotary.
02-325-97. Pg. 7. Caption: A sound "like someone dropping a huge sheet of metal" turned out to be an explosion which destroyed cubicle number three in the women's washroom of the Longhorn Pub Thursday, Feb. 10. A similar explosive device was used to blow up a garbage can in the Longhorn Saturday, Feb. 12 and a 31-year-old New Westminster man, Clifford Michael Balkwilll, has been charged with use of a dangerous explosive in connection with the second incident. The explosives, known as "fish salutes" are manufactured for anglers to scare seals away from their prey.
02-325-64. Pg. 8. Caption: Happy to accept the first reservation at Crystal Lodge, manager Sjaan Dilalla books in two families for opening night Friday, Feb. 18. Twenty-nine of the lodge's 46 rooms will open this weekend.
02-325-48. Pg. 9. Caption: The Japanese version of Johnny Carson was being filmed at Blackcomb Mountain Monday, Feb. 14. Akio Kobayashi, a T.V. personality and Sachiko Sakulay, an actress, are on Willie Whistler's right and Miss Ski Japan, Yukali Yamada and host Tommy Yakota stand on his left.
02-325-81. Pg. 10. Caption: Visiting the Wet Coast from Ottawa these skiers gave in to the weather Friday, Feb. 11 just before Whistler Mountain closed. (Left to right) Scott and Jessie Marshall and Linda & Doug Saunder went looking for dryer pasttimes.
02-325-141. Pg. 12. Caption: [left] Jon Paine, Structural Engineer, Emerald Estates.
02-325-146. Pg. 12. Caption: [middle] Mike Cleven, Musician, Emerald Estates.
02-325-103. Pg. 12. Caption: [right] Art Reid, Professional Engineer, North Vancouver.
02-325-161. Pg. 13. Caption: Jim and Marilyn Mead ... communication is the answer.
02-325-42. Pg. 15. Caption: Let's get Springfit! Adult Education classes in fitness continue with instructors (left to right) Debi Mitchell, Jan Alsop and Shelley Cerasaro. These ladies will take you through a vigorous program of warm-ups, aerobic workouts, calisthenics and stretching. See adult ed news for times.

Photographs of Whistler Village under construction with mountains in the background, Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain circa 1978 to 1982 with a crowd enjoying the sun and snow after skiing, a helicopter flying in towers for the chairlift in 1979, and a photo of the Crystal Lodge under construction with the Executive Inn and Clocktower Building on the left and Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains in the background.

Captions:
001, 004: "Whistler Village Construction 1978-80"
002: "Whistler Mtn Circa 1978-82 Roundhouse"
003: "Flying Chairlift Towers Whistler 1979"

Photographs of a helicopter helping install or delivering material at a construction site, views of early Whistler Village that include Blackcomb Lodge, Hearthstone Lodge, Crystal Lodge, and Tapley's Neighbourhood Pub, and views of Village Chair on Whistler Mountain looking down towards Whistler Village.

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.

Photographs of people skiing and snowboarding on Blackcomb Mountain and Whistler Mountain, aerial and panoramic shots of Whistler Valley, alpenglow over the mountains, Rainbow Park, Whistler Village, ski in and ski out condominiums, hiking, group portraits of Mountain Hosts and Ski Patrol, gondolas, chairlifts, T-bars, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, restaurants and hotels, cabins, Slush Cup, Peak to Valley Race, Molson World Cup Downhill, ski racing, Black Tusk, Fissile Peak, heli-skiing, Franz Wilhelmsen and Bob Ainsworth on Whistler Mountain, Roundhouse Lodge, Tremor Glacier on Tremor Mountain, the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, picnics, Pemberton Icecap, Ipsoot Mountain, Burnt Stew Basin, telemark skiing, people carrying surfboards on a beach, running, Snowboard Cross, apres ski, moguls, mountaineering, Wedge Mountain, 7th Heaven, River of Golden Dreams, portraits of John "Rabbit" Hare and Greg Griffith with his photography equipment, Joffre Lakes, Elfin Lakes, Beaver Pond, Cheakamus Lake, Pemberton, Phalanx Mountain, Creekside, Inawashiro Ski Resort in Japan, sumo wrestling, avalanches, Rendezvous Lodge, Wedgemount Lake, Lost Lake, Alta Lake, Green Lake, Squamish, Nicklaus North Golf Course, Mt Weart, Rimrock Cafe, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, Anasazi Restaurant, Highway 99, Tantalus Range, windsurfing on Howe Sound, rafting, fireworks, mountain biking, Singing Pass and Musical Bumps Trail, and the Metzler family cross-country skiing.

Photographs of a couple posing on a cow statue in Cows Ice Cream, aerials of Whistler Valley with Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, people canoeing on a creek or lake with Whistler Mountain in the background, a snowboarder in mid-air, Upper Village at the base of Blackcomb Mountain with the Chateau Whistler Resort and Mount Weart in the background, hikers in a meadow in the Coast Range, Village Square in summer with Fitzsimmons Lodge and Crystal Lodge, Stephanie Sloan skiing in summer, a skier in fresh powder, people golfing on Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain in the background, Whistler Village in winter including Sundial Hotel, Clocktower Building, Executive Inn & Suites, Carleton Lodge, Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort, Whistler Conference Centre, Tapley's Neighbourhood Pub, and Fitzsimmons Lodge; people rafting on a river, heli-skiers with a helicopter overhead, a group of skiers having a picnic on Whistler or Blackcomb Mountain, and Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain with Red Chair in the foreground.

Captions:
018: "ROUNDHOUSE"
020: "CLOCKTOWER - WHISTLER"

Photographs of Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Village, aerial shots of the Whistler Valley and its lakes, Black Tusk, 7th Heaven, Rendezvous Lodge, Pika's Restaurant and Roundhouse Lodge, alpenglow, panoramic shots of Wedge Mountain, various people skiing and snowboarding Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, Village North, the Blackcomb Powdercats, Upper Village, Benchlands, condominiums, fireplaces, adaptive skiing, ski racing, telemark skiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, backcountry skiing, chairlifts, cabins, houses, The Gables, terrain parks, restaurants, dining, T-bars, snow grooming, Christine's Restaurant, heli-skiing, Symphony and Harmony Bowl, picnics, cougar tracks on Ipsoot Mountain, the Molson World Cup Downhill, the Disabled Skiers Championship, the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, the Canada Post Office at Marketplace Lodge, Glacier Creek Lodge, mountain biking, snowmobiling on Blackcomb Mountain, Molson Canadian Masters Alpine Series, Burnt Stew Basin, Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, skating on the lakes, Tyax Heli-ski, Whistler Golf Course, canoeing, windsurfing, golf, beach volleyball at Rainbow Park, horseback riding, the Dash for Cash Windsurfing Event, climbing in the Tantalus Range, tennis, cross-country skiing, ski-touring, surfing, the gym at the Delta Mountain Inn, Merlin's Bar & Grill, Cheakamus Lake, Tremor Glacier, and Blackcomb Kids Kamp.

Photographs of competitors for the Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, close-up photographs of a Tyax Heli-ski helicopter, John Kindree skiing Sun Bowl, a competitor in adaptive ski race on Blackcomb Mountain, Pam Bell snowboarding on Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Village at night with Blackcomb Mountain, Dean Stone skiing Whistler Mountain back bowls, Mike Douglas skiing Blackcomb Mountain, Dean Stone skiing Sun Bowl and Burnt Stew Basin, Whistler Village in winter, skiers on the trail to Burnt Stew Basin, an aerial of Whistler Village in winter, a child skating on a frozen lake, Stephanie Sloan and C. Connelly skiing Whistler Peak, and Stephanie Sloan instructing her Women's Only Program on Whistler Mountain.

Captions:
001, 004, 006: "Slush Cup Blackcomb"
002, 003, 008: "Helicopter parts Whistler"
005: "Sun Bowl Whistler Mt. Skier: John Kindree"
007: "Disabled Skier Champs. Blackcomb'
009: "Carving Blackcomb Riders: Pam Bell"
011: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Whistler Back Bowls Skier: Dean Stone"
012: "Winter/Bl... Blackcomb... Skier: Mi..."
013: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Sun Bowl Cornice, B.Stew Bas. Skier: Dean Stone"
014, 016, 020: "Winter/Whistler Whistler VIllage Whistler, B.C."
015: "Winter/Whistler Trail to Burnt Stew Basin Whistler Peak"
018: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Whistler Peak Skiers: S.Sloan, C.Connelly"
019: "Winter/Whistler Stephanie Sloan's Women Only Program at Whistler, B.C."

Caption on File:
"SKIING"

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."

9. 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.

Photographs including but not limited to cross-country skiing; Snowcat; Tom Barratt; portraits; rainy day in Whistler Village; Blackcomb; McConkey cup series downhill skiing; helicopter; heli-skiing; ski race; firemen; drinking at party; dancing; Coast Mountain Telemark pro series
Appears in January 20, 1983 issue:
02-330-49. Pg. 1. Caption: Rainy weather did not dampen the view of Whistler from Lands Minister Anthony Brummet, during his tour of Whistler Tuesday, Jan. 18. Accompanied here by (l to r) Mayor Mark Angus, Assistant Deputy Land Minister Chris Gray and WRA Executive Director Earl Hansen. Brummet toured the Village which his ministry will soon have direct involvement with. It was Brummet's first visit to Whistler.
02-330-85. Pg. 3. Caption: At the invitation of Mayor Mark Angus, the infamous talk show host Jack Webster paid a visit to the equally infamous Resort Municipality of Whistler on Tuesday, Jan 11. Webster toured the town, interviewed residents and visitors alike and came out of the entire experience with a rather favourable impression. His reaction to Whistler? "Very impressive!"
02-330-62. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Roger Moxley, Union Labourer, West Side Road.
02-330-67. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Stan Hammond, Non-union Carpenter, High Forest.
02-330-56. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Dave Lalik, Union Carpenter, High Forest.
02-330-55. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Lorne Greenaway, MP of Cariboo-Chilcotin, visited Whistler Tuesday, Jan. 18 to discuss issues with local residents. His views on Whistler will be featured in next week's Whistler Question.
02-330-158. Pg. 9. Caption: All hands were on deck for the first series in the third annual Boat Races between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, Wednesday, Jan. 12 at the Longhorn Pub. Crowds cheered the Blackcomb team on to victory in the Women's and All-Star (mixed team) events. Whistler Mountain personnel were the top tipplers in the men's division and will have a chance to regain the All-Star title Wednesday, March 2 at the Bavarian Inn.
02-330-65. Pg. 10. Caption: Over 200 applicants turned out at the Keg Monday, Jan. 17 for a variety of jobs being offered by the restaurant. The Keg is scheduled to open its doors sometime in early February.
02-330-24. Pg. 11. Caption: Cross-country skiers kick out over the new trail system around Lost Lake on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The same trail was the scene of a 20km race earlier in the day.
02-330-141. Pg. 16. Caption: Have your cleaned your chimney lately? If not, these fellows may pay you a visit shortly. Fire Inspectors Gerry Fosty reports there have been four chimney fires at Whistler since the New Year -- all of them preventable. Be on the safe side and have your chimney cleaned at least twice a year if you use your fireplace frequently.
02-330-77. Pg. 20. Caption: [top] Patti Morris, Lift Host, Blackcomb.
02-330-71. Pg. 20. Caption: [bottom left] Ron Cusik, Ski Shop, Blackcomb.
02-330-73. Pg. 20. Caption: [bottom right] Bill Ruehl, Vehicle Maintenance, Blackcomb.