Material donated by Sonya McCarthy gathered from her time as Alderman on the Municipal Council (RMOW), working for the Whistler Area Information Office, doing community work, and from Whistler Mountain. Documents include personal files, correspondence, pamphlets, posters, maps, and other promotional material regarding events, planning, accommodation, and services in the Whistler area from 1980 to 1996.
Audiovisual materials donated by Andrew Worth, including DV-Cam raw footage and edited film clips on USB of camping, Biker X races, Slopestyle, Canadian Open Downhill Race, and some medal ceremonies at the first Crankworx Freeride Mountain Bike Festival in [2004].
Materials donated by Phil Mitchell, including posters from ski race events in Whistler and construction photographs of Whistler Village and Telemark Condominiums.
Fonds consists of three posters that include a black and white poster print of a drawing by Isobel MacLaurin of Whistler Mountain from the Creekside Base depicting the route/run of the Molson World Downhill and Super Giant Slalom Course in 1986, a large colour poster about the Coast Mountain Telemark Series from 1981-1982, and a colour poster for the Molson World Downhill race on Whistler Mountain on February 27th, 1982.
Photographs and newsletters created by Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation before merging to become Whistler Blackcomb in 1997.
Photographs donated to the museum by Betty Woollard Clarke from her early years in the Whistler area.
001: Photograph of Grace Woollard and Grace Archibald on the Cheakamus trail, 1912.
002: Photograph of Grace Woollard on the steamship coming to preempt #279 parcel on the east side of Alta Lake. Inscription on verso reads: "Preemptor no 279"
003: Postcard with postmark/cancellation at Alta Lake BC 1 Aug 1917 and another at 6.45 29 Aug 1917 and a cancelled Canada Postage stamp. Postcard addressed to Mrs Charles Woollard. Reads: "Aug 1st, 17, remember how your horse balked at this spot once? Dolly arrived yesterday, hope you enjoy your holiday in the north and will be able to get...[unfortunately the last line has been cut off]." The recto of the postcard shows Cheakamus Canyon, the text on the postcard reads "536 Cheakamus Canyon, near Watson BC, Pacific Great Eastern Rly, Photo by C Bradbury". The sender of the postcard has marked a point on the canyon with an "x" and has written "where we rode, an excellent picture.".
004: Christmas Card with photograph of some lakeside cabins. Text on the front reads: "Alta Lake, "Mt Whistler" McDermott Cabins" and "Merry Christmas". On the verso is written "1928".
005: Photograph of a cabin completely submerged by snow. Inscription on the verso reads: "Snow! The cabin, 1944 / 45".
006: Photograph of Grace Woollard standing on a path cleared of snow. The snow on either side of her reaches above her head. Inscription on the verso reads "Snow as it used to be! Grace Woollard 1944/45"
007: Photograph of the school children and their teacher Betty Woollard (wearing a hat) standing outside the school building in the snow. The inscription on the reverse reads "Alta Lake School, 1937."
008: Photograph of a group of people waiting for the train at Alta Lake station. The inscription on the verso reads "1937, L to R, Bill Bailiff, Mr and Mrs Racey, Ed Droll, Betty Woollard, Larry, Flo and Bob Williamson, (children?)."
Molson World Downhill Magazine published by Whistler Winterfest in March, 1984.
A Peak to Peak Gondola adult sightseeing ticket valid for December 12, 2008, the first day the gondola opened.
Peak To Valley Race, Dave Murray Masters Ski Camps Alpine Series, and Labatt's Blue Whistler Challenge race results.