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Kindree, John Garibaldi Provincial Park
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1974-2007

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.

1974-2007

Photographs of skiing on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Village, night photography, chairlifts, Blackcomb Glacier, Saudan Couloir, 7th Heaven, telemark skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, Slush Cup, Air Jordan, Flute Bowl, Sun Bowl, Fissile Peak, heli-skiing the Speardhead Range, the Pemberton Icecap, and Powder Mountain, Black Tusk, Piccolo peak, Symphony Bowl, Harmony Bowl, Whistler Bowl, Glacier Bowl, Whistler Peak, Pika's Restaurant, Glacier Creek Lodge, 1993 Molson World Cup Downhill, Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championships, avalanches, Horstman Glacier, sunsets and sunrises, alpenglow, Alta Lake, Green Lake, Wedge Mountain, panoramic photography, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, halfpipes, picnics, glaciers, Xhiggie's Meadow, Ipsoot Mountain, Burnt Stew Basin, Christmas lights in Whistler Village, condominiums, Snowcats grooming, DOA, apres ski, aerial photography, Secret Bowl, Crystal Ridge, Rendezvous Lodge, Roundhouse Lodge, Whistler Heli-skiing, and Tyax Heli-ski.

1978-2007

Photographs primarily people skiing and snowboarding on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain in various areas, also including ski racing at the Molson World Cup Downhill and Telemark World Championships, backcountry skiing, Whistler Express Gondola, glaciers, freestyle skiing, grooming, heli-skiing and boarding the Spearhead Range and Pemberton Icecap, Cheakamus Lake as seen from Whistler Mountain, Harmony Express Chair, Peak Chair, paragliding, skiers dressed as figures in the OJ Simpson trial, Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championship, cross-country skiing on the Valley Trail, Symphony Express Chair, Mt. Trorey, Whistler Village and Village North, The Gables, the covered bridge over Fitzsimmons Creek leading to Upper Village, aerial photography, fireworks, the Torchlight Parade, Wizard Chair, Solar Coaster, Whistler Golf Course and Blueberry Hill, Mt. Sproatt, Rainbow Mountain, Rendezvous Lodge, Roundhouse Lodge, Christmas lights, a bridge on Blackcomb Way, Village Stroll, Chateau Whistler Resort, Whiskey jack birds sitting on ski poles, the Marquise in Upper Village, Powder Mountain, alpenglow on Mt. Weart and Wedge Mountain, sunsets, ski runs, Lost Lake, cabins, Ski Scamps, staged group portraits of a family on Whistler Mountain, the Metzler family skiing, Eric Griffith standing next to a snowman, Ski Patrol revoking a skier's pass, paraskiing, Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, an avalanche in Whistler Bowl, cougar tracks on Ipsoot Mountain, Pika's Restaurant, Green Chair, Black Tusk and Garibaldi Provincial Park, moguls on Overbite Run, and Piccolo run.

1978-2007

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.

1978-2007

Photographs of people skiing and snowboarding on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, heli-skiing and heli-boarding, a train in the Cheakamus Canyon, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, backcountry skiing, aerial photography, the Blackcomb Powdercats and grooming, the Inukshuk on Whistler Peak, a helicopter evacuating someone, apres ski, alpenglow, sunset, cross-country skiing, windsurfing in Squamish on Howe Sound, night photography, Whistler Golf Course, Furry Creek Golf Course, Nicklaus North Golf Course, Chateau Whistler Golf Course, Mount Weart, Wedge Mountain, a farm in Pemberton, condominiums, picnics, mountain meadows, hiking in Singing Pass, mountain biking on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, the Garibaldi Gruel, rafting on the Elaho-Squamish River, Garibaldi Lake, Black Tusk, Whistler Village, climbing in the Tantalus Range, skiing at Vail and Mt. Hood, a couple on the beach in Hawaii, paraskiing, family portraits, Roundhouse Lodge, Rendezvous Lodge, the Purcell Range, Village North, Upper Village, Wedgemount Lake, someone snowboarding a halfpipe on Whistler Mountain, panoramic photography, T-bars, cars in a parking lot, Highway 99, a couple eating ice cream at Cows Ice Cream, canoeing, pubs, a tugboat hauling logs, a swimming pool, Halloween, Christmas in Whistler Village, cabins, fly-fishing, kayaking, hot tubs, and the Molson World Cup Downhill.

1980-2000

Photographs of steep skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, freestyle snowboarding, Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, the inukshuk on Whistler Peak, Harmony Bowl, Symphony Bowl, Ziggy's Bowl, Bagel Bowl, Sun Bowl, Black Tusk, Whistler Village in winter and at dusk, cross-country skiing, Glacier Creek Lodge, Roundhouse Lodge, Birkenhead Peak, Ipsoot Mountain, condminiums, Chateau Whistler Resort, the Westin hotel, chairlifts, the Whistler backcountry, mountaineering, sunsets, alpenglow, mountain views, 7th Heaven, Horstman Glacier, Blackcomb Glacier, Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, storms, Flute Bowl, Village North, Upper Village, Meadow Park Sports Centre's swimming pools, and Alta Lake.

1985-2007

Photographs of skiing on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, hiking, Peak Chair, Franz's Chair, Big Red Express Chair, alpenglow, sunsets, the moon over Whistler Peak, Green Lake, Roundhouse Lodge, 7th Heaven Express Chair, sunrises, backcountry skiing, storms over Whistler, Symphony Bowl, Piccolo, Black Tusk, Wedge Mountain, moguls, Solar Coaster Chair, Harmony Express Chair, the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, Rendezvous Lodge, Harmony Bowl, Mt. Weart, Garibaldi Provincial Park, cross-country skiing, Whistler Express Gondola, Wizard Chair, Green Chair, Mt. Currie, Blackcomb Glacier, Horstman Hut, the Delta Mountain Inn, Blackcomb Powdercats, apres ski, a helicopter evacuating someone, dining in restaurants, Molson Canadian Masters ski racing, Stephanie Sloan's Women's Only Program on Whistler Mountain, Whistler Village views, Pika's restaurant, Tyax Lodge on Tyax Mountain, Scott Nicholson and Mike Douglas skiing glaciers, group portraits, hot tubs, retail, The Gables and Greystone condominiums, the McIntosh family skiing, drinking and picnics, Christine's Restaurant at Rendezvous Lodge, Brian Stemmle ski racing, the Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championships, Molson Wold Cup Downhill, Friday the 13th Chute, Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, the Telemark World Championships, snowboarding, Sun Bowl, and people skiing in costume.

Letters from Rene Widmer to Whistler Museum & Archives

Letters from Rene Widmer to Alyssa Bruijns (Head Archivist & Collections Manager, Whistler Museum & Archives) sharing stories of his time working with Cliff Fenner in the Garibaldi Provincial Park area.

  • Letter 001: References the Whistler Museum exhibit on Cliff Fenner, and shares autobiographical details of his employment as a park ranger in Garibaldi Provincial Park, how he came to Canada, how he met Cliff, and a rough timeline of his activities and jobs in the 1960s.
  • Letter 002: Offers to sign a donation form for the Whistler Museum and to translate his diary entries from his time in the Black Tusk area from German to English.
  • Letter 003: Elucidation of more specific memories from his time as a park ranger under Cliff Fenner's mentorship, including a trip leading girl guides from Squamish into the park to camp at Taylor Meadows and lyrics to a song the girl guides created about Widmer's role leading the climbing and hiking party.
  • Letter 004: Contains explanation of enclosed translated diary entry from 1961 detailing 'The Visit of Judge Wilson' to Garibaldi Provincial Park while Rene Widmer and Dick Bond were rangers there.

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Photographs of Fissile Peak mountain views as seen from Whistler Mountain, Whistler Village in winter (buildings including: Blackcomb Lodge, St. Andrews House, Fitzsimmons Lodge, and Crystal Lodge), a woman walking in a snow-covered forest, Dean [Phillip?] skiing Whistler Peak, people heli-skiing on Pemberton Icecap, Andrew Wilkins heli-skiing the Ipsoot Range, Dean Stone and Kelly or Kristi Wright skiing Whistler Peak, Dean Stone skiing the Whistler Mountain back bowls near Burnt Stew Basin, John Kindree skiing Sun Bowl, Eric Berger skiing Harmony Bowl, people skiing Blackcomb Glacier, skiers in the out of bounds area of Whistler Mountain, skiers and/or mountaineers near Black Tusk in Garibaldi Provincial Park, Glen Harris skiing Symphony Bowl, Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler that also includes Pika's Restaurant and the Whistler Express Gondola, and the Overbite mogul run on Blackcomb Mountain.

Captions:
001: "Winter/Whistler Mount Fissile Coastal Range, B.C."
004, 005: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Excitation Shute, Whist.Peak Skier: Dean Phil"
009: "Heli Skiing Pemberton Ice Cap with Corporate Helicopters"
010: "Winter- Whistler- Ski Heli Skiing- Ipsoot Range Skier: Andrew Wilkins"
011: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Whistler Peak Skiers: D.Stone & K.Wright"
012: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Back Bowls-Burnt Stew Basin Skier: Dean Stone"
013: "Sun Bowl Whistler Mt. Skier:John Kindree"
014: "Whistler-Winter Harmony Bowl Rider:Eric Berger"
015: "Winter/Whistler/Ski SKiing Blackcomb Glacier"
016: "Out of bounds Whistler Mt."
017: "Winter/Whistler Black Tusk, Garibaldi Provincial Park, B.C."
018: "Whistler-Winter Symphony Bowl Skier Glen Harris"
019: "Whistler-Winter Pika's Mtn Top Restaurant Express Gondola"
020: "Overbite Mogul Run Blackcomb"

Caption on File:
"SKI"

Slides

Photographs of someone skiing under a chairlift on Whistler Mountain, mountain views of Garibaldi Provincial Park, Black Tusk, John Kindree skiing Harmony Bowl, Chad Hendren skiing Whistler Peak, the inukshuk on Whistler Peak, Whistler Village in summer, an aerial view of Alta Lake and the valley in summer, and Meadow Park Sports Centre's swimming pools.

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