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Blackcomb Mountain Resort development
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1978-2007

Photographs of mountain views of Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, Garibaldi Provincial Park, the Coast Range, Wedge Mountain, and Mount Weart; skiing on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain; the 7th Heaven area and other areas of Blackcomb Mountain, the finish coral of the Molson World Cup Dowhill; ski racing; avalanches and avalanche control; golf courses; Whistler lakes; heli-skiing; chairlifts and T-bars on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain; cross-country skiing; sunrises, sunsets, and alpenglow; hang gliding; cabins on Alta Lake and squatter settlements; rafting on the Elaho-Squamish River; vacations to Victoria, Mexico, and the Cayman Islands; Lillooet Lake; Harmony Bowl; Symphony Bowl; Whistler Peak; Cheakamus Lake; Black Tusk; windsurfing in Howe Sound and on Whistler lakes; hiking; telemark skiing; backcountry skiing; snowboarding slalom races and halfpipes at the Westbeach Classic Snowboarding Contest; Flute Bowl; Singing Pass; Ski Scamps; mountain biking on Vancouver Island and in Whistler; the Valley Trail; climbers on the Stawamus Chief in Squamish; Halloween; Whistler Village construction; Village North; Whistler Village; Roundhouse Lodge; paraskiing; golf; the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon; gondolas; a concert on Blackcomb Mountain near Rendezvous Lodge; a marathon on Village Gate Boulevard; Garibaldi Lake; panoramic and fisheye views; Mountain Hosts; Whistler on the Lake; the construction of the Vale Inn; Creekside; the bell at the Garibaldi Ski School; apres ski; Umberto Menghi at one of his restaurants; kayaking; Myrtle Philip Elementary School; Telemark Place; Tantalus Lodge; Alta Lake Road; the Horstman T-bar and glacier; snow grooming; Ski Patrol; Base II; Blackcomb Mountain staff portrait including Nancy Greene Raine; the opening of Wizard Chair on Blackcomb Mountain; Alpine Meadows; and dogsledding.

1974-2007

Photographs of skiing, hiking, mountain views, chairlifts, Whistler Village, powder skiing on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, Slush Cup, snowboarding, Whistler Village and chairlift construction, pubs, windsurfing, aerial photography, Creekside, Franz's Run, gondolas, cat-skiing on Blackcomb Mountain the year prior to its opening, backcountry skiing, apres ski, kids ski camps, avalanche control, golf, heli-skiing, and Upper Village.

1978-2007

Photographs of various people skiing and snowboarding on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, cross-country skiing, aerial shots of the mountains and Whistler Village, early construction of Whistler Village, Creekside Gondola, the Squamish Days Logger Sports Festival, mountain views, Arnold Palmer golfing at Whistler Golf Course, the Delta Mountain Inn, ski racing at the Molson World Cup Downhill and Hochtaler Cup, canoeing, chairifts, the water slide at the Springs, hang gliding, hockey on a frozen lake, tennis, events on the mountain, Ski Scamps, RCMP, Willie Whistler, Christine's Restaurant at Rendezvous Lodge, snow bikes, sledding, catskiing, heli-skiing, snowboarding, fishing, alpenglow, deer, a gambling event at Whistler Conference Centre, Alta Lake, Whistler Cay, Andy and Bonnie Munster's cabin, Lyall Featherstone's cabin, Green Lake, the rescue cable car over the Cheakamus River in Cheakamus Crossing, a helicopter evacuating someone, Roundhouse Lodge, a helicopter at the microwave tower, alpenglow on Mt. Weart and Wedge Mountain, adaptive ski racing, fireworks, trampolining at the Highland Lodge, an event in the Myrtle Philip School gym, a car show in Village Square, Skier's Chapel, Nasty Jack's, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, Dos Senoritas Restaurant, the Jazz Festival on the mountain, Cheakamus Lake, aerobics, choir, sunsets, swimming pools, hotels, a Labatt's hot air balloon, Whistler Resort & Club at Nita Lake, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, ski ballet, Fitzsimmons Creek, Vale Inn, backcountry skiing, condominiums in the Benchlands, Secret Bowl, the Saudan Couloir, Black Tusk, Excalibur Gondola, Harmony Bowl, Symphony Bowl, Christmas lights, Whistler Peak, Village North, and Birkenhead Peak in Pemberton.

Geoff Pearce

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  • 1976-2006

Materials gathered by Geoff Pearce during his time in Whistler, including between 1976 and 1986 as Clerk-Treasurer for Whistler's first municipal council (RMOW). Documents include Official Community Plan drafts and revisions, a Resort Municipality of Whistler Newsletter, a Commercial Accommodation Market Survey & Analysis, a Whistler Blackcomb Vacation Guide, a Whistler Town Center Development Program, two Whistler Village land proposals, a Promotional Development Package, a 1984 Annual Report, a RMOW Organization Report, a Community Recreation Complex Committee Report #1, and financial statements.

Olympic Venue Maps & Collages

Posters displaying maps and photo collages of the planning and construction of Whistler's 2010 Winter Olympic Games venues, including the Whistler Sliding Centre, the Nordic Centre in the Callaghan, and the ski runs to be used for races.

001: "Whistler Blackcomb 2010 Olympic Venue Locations" [Map] - 2002
002: [2 copies] "2010 Nordic Competition Venue - July-October, 2005" [documents construction via photo collage]
003: [2 copies] "Whistler Sliding Centre - July-August, 2005" [documents construction via photo collage]

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.

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Photographs of a portrait of John 'Rabbit' Hare, a competitor in Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, Kevin Titus and Paul Fournier competing in the Garibaldi Gruel including other views of the mountain biking race such as the starting point and areas of transition, Franz Wilhelmsen resting in the sun on Whistler Mountain, an aerial view of early Whistler Village construction, Creekside Gondola with mountain views of the Coast Range in the background, Bruce Watt and Radar the Rescue Dog riding a two-person chairlift on Whistler Mountain, a line of snowboarders crossing a crosswalk on Blackcomb Way, a crowd of skiers around a booth at a Molson World Cup Downhill in 1979, various people riding two-person chairlifts, a group portrait of summer skiers on Blackcomb Mountain, a crowd of people watching Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, the winners podium of the 1989 Molson World Cup Downhill, and a trail sign that has been tampered with to display a different message.

Captions:
001: "John Hare: Helmet Law Proponent"
002: "Slush Cup Blackcomb Mt."
003: "Garibaldi Greul [sic] Whistler, B.C. Competitor: KEVIN TITUS"
004: "FRANZ WILHELMSEN '80"
007: "APRES SKI 2 OF 3"
008: "Garibaldi Greul [sic] Whistler, B.C. Competitor: TRANSITION I"
011: "Garibaldi Greul [sic] Whistler, B.C. Competitor: PAUL FOURNIER"
014: "Garibaldi Greul [sic] Whistler, B.C. Competitor: START"
017: "Summer Whistler Summer skiing on Blackcomb Mtn. B.C."
018: "Spring Festivities Blackcomb Mt."

Caption on File:
"SKI CANADA"

Slides

Photographs of a crowd of people watching Rob Boyd on the podium for the 1989 Molson World Cup Downhill, Whistler Village with Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort and Clocktower Building in winter with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, crowds of people in front of Carleton Lodge with a Canadian flag, Whistler Village seen from Whistler Mountain with wildflowers in the foreground, skiers near a tent for a Molson-sponsored ski race, skiers near Harmony Bowl with Harmony Express Chair, Rob Boyd signing an autograph, a dog dressed in clothing, an interior view of the Meadow Park Sports Centre swimming pool, a scarecrow with a sign pointing to a farmer's market in Whistler, skiers loading onto the Fitzsimmons Chair (up to Blackcomb) where the Excalibur Gondola is today, a train heading through the Cheakamus Canyon with the Cheakamus River below, the Boot Pub with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, skiers on Whistler or Blackcomb Mountain, an aerial view of Whistler Village in winter, early construction of Whistler Village with Whistler Mountain in the background, a helicopter installing a chairlift tower, someone riding a horse in a rodeo [Mt. Currie rodeo?], and Whistler Village in winter including Clocktower Building, Sundial Hotel, and a man talking on an early cell phone.

Captions:
001: "Rob Boyd on podium Whistler World Cup 1989"
007: "ROB BOYD"
009: "Meadow Park Aquatic Centre Whistler, B.C."
010: "Farmers Market, Whistler, BC"
015: "Winter/Whistler Whistler Village Whistler, B.C."

Note that there is a different copyright on item 005 labelled as: 'BRIAN SPROUT © '.

Slides

Photographs of the Whistler Express Gondola, the construction of Whistler Village as seen from Village Square, crowds sitting on Stoney's patio, various ski racers, a neon Whistler Brewing Co. sign, Whistler Creek Lodge with Mount Sproatt in the background, various skiers on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains with some skiers in costume, Telemark Place with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, the start of a ski race at another mountain resort, Village Square in summer with a Canadian flag, the Boot Pub with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, a golfer on Whistler Golf Course, construction of the Whistler Golf Course expansion, Whistler Village and Valley as seen from Wizard Chair, the Ski Inn on Whistler Mountain, Whistler Village construction with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, and a mountain map sign of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains.

Captions:
015: "GOLF COURSE EXPANSION"

Caption on File:
"SNOW COUNTRY"

Note that there is a different copyright on item 004 and 012 labelled as: 'BRIAN SPROUT © '.

Slides

Photographs of an event on the mountain with skiers and tables of food, a photographer taking photos of a ski racer at a start line on Whistler Mountain, skiers on a three-person chairlift as seen from underneath, people canoeing on Alta Lake, a group of skiers climbing up a mountain, Arnold Palmer speaking with someone on Whistler Golf Course, a ski racer on a race course for the Molson World Cup Downhill, the Springs grill and waterslide at night, Whistler Village at night in winter near Fitzsimmons and Blackcomb Lodges, people riding a three-person chairlift in summer, hang gliding equipment in a field with Clocktower Building and Delta Mountain Inn in the background, a wood-chopping and log-climbing competition [Squamish Days Logger Sports Festival?], early construction of Whistler Village, an aerial of early Whistler Village with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, and people playing hockey on a frozen lake.

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