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Lunchtime at the Roundhouse Area
Part of Whistler Mountain
Caption on verso: "WHISTLER RESORT ASSOCIATION - Lunchtime at the Roundhouse area on Whistler Mountain finds skiers soaking up the sunshine while watching the bowls below Whistler Peak being carved into myriad figure-eights. The Roundhouse daylodge is located at the 6,000 foot (1,829 meter) level of Whistler Mountain, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Vancouver, B.C."
T-bars to Powder Bowl Skiing with Roundhouse
Part of Whistler Mountain
Photograph, taken on Whistler Mountain, shows a T-bar in the foreground with the Roundhouse visible in the background.
Captions on verso read: "Whistler Mtn. T-bars to powder bowl skiing." and "looking at Roundhouse".
Part of Jinny Ladner Fonds
A Ski Whistler pamphlet from 1970. The front panel has the Ski Whistler logo and a photograph of skiers riding a chairlift. The back panels contain a Whistler accommodation guide, a listing of dining facilities, a map of how to get to Whistler and instructions for access via road, rail, ship, air, bus and car rental services. An inside spread is a map of Whistler Mountain's ski runs which indicates the difficulty of each run. In the middle of the pamphlet is a large Ski Whistler spread that gives an overview of Whistler Mountain's ski facilities and village amenities, and 12 photos of skiers and locations on the mountain.
Part of Whistler Mountain
Aerial photograph showing the Roundhouse and the surrounding area.
Caption on verso reads: "The Roundhouse- Garabaldi's Whistler Mountain, B.C. Ski Area"
Part of Dennis Therrien Fonds
Skiers sitting in front of the Roundhouse.
Hugh Smythe skiing by the Roundhouse
Part of Dennis Therrien Fonds
A magazine clipping photo of Hugh Smythe skiing on Whistler Mountain with the Roundhouse in the background.
Caption reads "Why do people think Canada means ski land? Over 50 major ski areas is one reason."
Part of Jinny Ladner Fonds
The Whistler Mountain Ski Club newsletter issued in August 1968. The newsletter gives information about past activities, including its founding in March of 1968, its application to join the Canadian Amateur Ski Association, a dance held on April 13, 1968, the first Garibaldi Spring Slalom on April 28, 1968, and a wine party at the Roundhouse on May 18, 1968. It also gives information about future plans for social activities, racing instruction in cooperation with Jim McConkey and Byron Gracie, the Nancy Greene Little League instruction for children under 14, hosting races, the Annual General Meeting to be held October 1, 1968, and information about applications for membership.
Lunch and Sunshine Outside the Roundhouse
Part of Whistler Mountain
This photograph shows a large group of colourfully dressed skiers eating lunch outside the Roundhouse on a sunny day.
Aerial view looking toward Blue Chair, Roundhouse, and T-Bar
Part of Whistler Mountain
A typed note taped to the reverse of the print reads, "In the middle of the right hand side is the famous "Roundhouse" at Garabaldi's Whistler Mountain, 75 miles north of Vancouver, British Columbia. Three chairlifts meet at this point, at the 6000 foot elevation, where skiing is "king" from November to July."
Lunch on the Roundhouse Sundeck
Part of Whistler Mountain
The printed text on the front of this photograph reads:
WHISTLER RESORT ASSOCIATION
A great place to meet your friends for lunch, this sundeck is located at the 6,000 foot (1,829 meter) level of Whistler Mountain. From this vantage point, just outside the Roundhouse daylodge, friends soak up the sunshine and enjoy lunch while other skiers carve up the fresh snow on the T-bar bowl. Whistler and its new neighbor, Blackcomb, located 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Vancouver, offer a total of 18 lifts and more than 60 designated runs.