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Janet Love Morrison Fonds Whistler Mountain
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Slides 001-020

Photographs of Whistler Village, Whistler Mountain, the Chateau Fairmont resort, signs, Blackcomb Mountain, people enjoying themselves on Whistler Mountain, and Whistler Village construction.

Prints 001-015

Photographs of Skier's Plaza in winter, Tony Biggen-Pund and Byron Gracie outside an alpine A-Frame that was used as a workshop and emergency shelter for the alpine T-bar on Whistler Mountain, a man skiing, a sign reading 'Garbage Estates - Choice Lots Available', Blackcomb Mountain in 1979, chairlift construction, and the Valley T-bar during a snowy day on May Long Weekend in Spring 1968, the Whistler Village site in 1978, construction of Whistler Village, Whistler Village in 1980, and early Blackcomb Mountain ski runs covered in snow.

Transparencies 001-003

Photographs of children sitting on a rail cart, Whistler Mountain officials showing Prince Philip a model of Whistler Mountain, and men giving a speech.

Slides 028-034

Photographs of a helicopter helping to build gondola towers, fireworks in front of Blackcomb at dusk, a portrait of Hugh Smythe, the Chateau Whistler Resort in winter, 7th Heaven in summer, village construction, and Harmony Hut in winter with Black Tusk in the background.

Roundhouse Lodge Grand Opening

Wooden-framed photographs of the Roundhouse Lodge of Whistler Mountain in commemoration of its new grand opening on December 4, 1998, accompanied by an invitation to this grand opening event.

Prints 032-043

Photographs of people standing outside the Roundhouse, a poster of Rob Boyd for Dave Murray's Molson Masters Camps 1986/87, an advertisement to get a season's pass, skiers gearing up, an advertisement for the Canadian Amateur Ski Association, the original Whistler Gondola, ski run construction (felled logs), an advertisement for Whistler Mountain as 'The Big Old Softie', a road-side sign announcing the construction of the Whistler Mountain resort, a child skiing, and Village Square packed with spectators for the medal ceremony of the Molson World Cup Downhill.

Negatives 090-126

Photographs of "SKI Whistler Mountain' brochures from Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., duty schedule, correspondence, beach volleyball on the mountain, Pat Carleton launching the first chair at the opening of Blackcomb Mountain, an excavator, portraits, village construction, Rob Boyd, Sid Young, and ski racing.

Prints 051-058

Photographs of the cover of Skier's Magazine for September/October 1963 showing Willy Schaeffler and Franz Wilhelmsen at Whistler Mountain, the village during construction, Mayor Pat Carleton opening Blackcomb Mountain for business at 9am on Thursday, December 4, 1980 (He cut the ribbon attached to a chair on Lift #2 with a chainsaw), Pat Carleton giving the first chair of skiers on Blackcomb a push, Franz Wilhelmsen and Jim McConkey posing at Whistler Mountain with a few others, Late construction stages of Tyrol Lodge, and a kids ski camp on Whistler Mountain.

Prints 059-061

Photographs of skiers and people sitting in lawn chairs in front of the Roundhouse in winter, a portrait of Gary Watson, and a children's ski camp photo from February 1970 (from left to right: Alison Chaplin, Diane Tremblay, Shirley Walker, Laurie Geddes, Carol Fairhurst, and Instructor Tom Hamaguchi).

Photos given to Janet Love Morrison by Eugene Rickli in 1996.

Negatives 208-225

Photographs of a Canadian Amateur Ski Association advertisement, skiers, and summer ski camp brochures.

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