A ski film made by Doug Sinclair, starring Jim McConkey and Guy Baervoets, showing off some skiing on Whistler Mountain. The video also shows some Hot Dogging, or Freestyle skiing. And also shows some back country heli-skiing with McConkey and Baervoets.
A film made by Yamaha, showing the process of how their Epoxi skis are made. The film shows footage of Yamaha factories at work, as well as some shots of the skis in use on the mountain.
A promotional film titled "Winter Paradise" made by the state of Austria to promote tourism in their country. This film was made post-World War II [in the 1950s]; Austria aimed to show that Austria was a fun and safe place to travel. This film shows winter activities one could engage in on a holiday in Austria, such as skiing, tobogganing, sleigh riding, and ski jumping. This film was directed by Austrian filmmaker Hermann Lanske.
Part of Jim McConkey's personal film collection. This film is a camping film made by Doug Sinclair, specifically this film looks at a couple , Tom and Anita Bates, who come up to Tweedsmuir Provincial Park in British Columbia for a canoe trip.
A Douglas Sinclair film about the Canadian wilderness, and camping in it. Specifically this film looks at a couple , Tom and Anita Bates, who come up to Tweedsmuir Provincial Park in British Columbia for a canoe trip. The main lodge is run by a man named John Edwards who helps them settle in and get on their way to portage through the lakes in the area. The couple paddles through Turner Lake, and Cutthroat Lake, and they fish and camp along the way.
Photographs of the original Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain just after construction in 1966.
001: Shows a sign on the top of Roundhouse reading "Quadra Construction Co. Ltd." 002: Michael Turcotte is pictures standing on the front porch of Roundhouse
Photograph of a man leaning out from the top of the observation car on the PGE railway. The train is going over a bridge, possibly at Cheakamus Canyon.