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1974-1999

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.

CJ Yanisiw

  • YANISIW
  • Fonds
  • 1990-1995

Fonds consists of Whistler/Blackcomb newsletters from the early 1990s and documents and maps relating to alpine skiing World Cup events held at Whistler Mountain between 1993 and 1995.

Pamphlets

Pamphlets on the topics of hiking, Blackcomb Mountain summer rates & information for 1995, 10 things to do on a rainy day, and a Vertical Scoreboard for Blackcomb Mountain.

Mountain Newsletters

Newsletters given to employees of Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain from 1990-1994.

1980-1989

Photographs of skiing, paragliding, tobogganing, children and adults in costume, chairlifts, Ski Scamps, a husky dog, a camera operator and news reporter, Black Tusk, 7th Heaven, avalanches, Blackcomb Mountain, and Whistler Mountain. The subseries also includes photographs of Stephanie Sloan, Nancy Greene Raine, Tom Kerr, Eric Griffith.

Inscription on printed paper included with photographs : "Greg Griffith collection Box 1 / The original cardboard box which the Museum received had the following listed on the side: / 1. Whistler Mountain / 2. Blackcomb views / 3. Powder close up / 4. Skiers on runs / 5. Kids and families / 6. Powder and views".

Textual material

A mix of documents collected by Greg Griffith, including (what appears to be) a rough draft of a document about Pro Patrol (Ski Patrol), a letter from Hugh Smythe detailing season pass information and new developments on Blackcomb, and a Whiski Jacks Resorts newsletter.

Magazines

Articles include information on Myrtle and Alex Philip opening Rainbow Lodge, the development of the resort on Blackcomb Mountain, grand hotels at resorts like the Chateau Whistler, driving the Sea to Sky Highway, living in Whistler, summer activities, Bosa Development Corp. building Blackcomb Mountain, how Blackcomb Mountain's previous season went, and development of hotels on Blackcomb Mountain.

Blackcomb Mountain Summer Nature Program

Documents found in a folder labelled "Blackcomb Mountain Summer Nature Program". File includes Blackcomb Mountain tour stop notes; notes on plants and vegetation; information flyers on Blackcomb Mountain resort; a Blackcomb Mountain magazine; draft text of article titled "High Level Magic" regarding Blackcomb Mountain chairlifts; hiking trail tips and directions handouts titled "Blackcomb Hiking Companion"; copy of a Blackcomb Summer Survey; "Summer Safety on Blackcomb Mountain" handout; Blackcomb Mountain "Summer Magic" activities summaries and invitations; drawn diagrams of Blackcomb Mountain; a Blackcomb Mountain news release; bound copy of a 1988 Naturalist Tours manual with associated notes; Blackcomb reporting lines and trail notes; photocopies of topographical maps.

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