Original slides, transparencies, negatives, contact sheets, and prints of photographs taken by Greg Griffith, local photographer and owner of Mountain Moments Photography. The photographs are chiefly of skiing, snowboarding, mountain scenery, aerial shots, Whistler Village, skiing and snowboarding competitions (including the Molson World Cup Downhill), summer sports, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, heli-skiing, heli-boarding, and hotels and condominiums. The collection also includes photographs of well-known Whistler residents, historical moments in Whistler (such as the opening of Blackcomb Mountain, the construction of Whistler Village, squatter culture), and various events in Whistler.
Griffith, Greg
A large collection of photographs and newspapers mainly pertaining real estate and construction in Whistler, as well as some postcards and magazines from Arv Pellegrin.
Photographs related Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau's visit to Whistler Mountain and 1 letter from Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau related to Vancouver-Garibaldi's prospective 1976 Olympic bid.
Fond consists of material donated by Gordon McKeever and includes promotional stickers for Whistler Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb, a promotional book for Whistler's restaurants, four travel planners created by the Whistler Resort Association to promote both Winter and Summer seasons between 1997 and 2000, a paper spiral bound guide for Whistler Resort Association (WRA) members from November 15th, 1996, a 1999 VHS promotional resort video guide for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, a variety of materials supporting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, four paper business directory booklets printed for the Whistler Chamber of Commerce dating from 1994, 1996, and 1999, and sixteen posters depicting a variety of subject matter including Whistler festivals, ski racing events, concert series, car shows, heli-skiing, Molson and Shell Cups, and Whistler Resort tourism.
Materials donated by John Lee, including a photograph of lifty Ralph Kennedy loading skiers onto Blue Chair on Whistler Mountain in the [1970s?].
Photographs and magazine clippings, as well as one postcard showing skiing on Whistler Mountain, including Hugh Smythe and Dennis Therrien.
Fonds consists of 2 series based on format:
01: Magazines
02: Films
Series 01: Magazines
The magazines relate to Molson World Cup skiing events held in Whistler and include schedules, advertisements, results, and articles about the racers, host town, and competition.
WA_2018_003_001 - Molson World Downhill magazine, Whistler Winterfest, March 7-11, 1984
WA_2018_003_002 - Molson World Downhill and Super G Official Program, March 15-16, 1986
WA_2018_003_003 - Molson World Cup Men's Downhill Official Publication, March 9, 1979
Series 02: Films
The films relate to skiing, Toad Hall, and a helicopter trip over Whistler.
WA_2018_003_004 / KENN_02_001 - 8mm film reel 1
WA_2018_003_005 / KENN_02_002 - 8mm film reel 2
WA_2018_003_006 / KENN_02_003 - 8mm film reel 3
WA_2018_003_007 / KENN_02_004 - 8mm film reel 4
WA_2019_028_001 / KENN_02_005 - super 8 film reel 1: skiing and ski-jumping, 1972/1973
WA_2019_028_002 / KENN_02_006 - super 8 film reel 2: helicopter to Sproatt, December 1972
WA_2019_028_003 / KENN_02_007 - super 8 film reel 3: road trip, child in backyard
WA_2019_028_004 / KENN_02_008 - super 8 film reel 4: people outside Toad Hall, May 1973, Soo Valley
Photographs taken between 1972 and 1973 by Ken Snowball, primarily of skiing and ski racing on Whistler Mountain and Grouse Mountain, the Mount Currie Rodeo, Nairn Falls, cityscapes and street scenes of Vancouver, Adventures West and Alta Lake, and the Easter Parade in Whistler.
Whistler area map from 1974 and cross-country ski guide for Whistler Mountain from 1984.
WA_98_41_01: Whistler area map from 1974. Stored In the Research Room Box ID no. D001A.
WA_98_41_02: Cross Country Ski Guide from 1983 titled "Cross Country Skiing at Whistler Mountain". Stored In the Research Room Box ID no. D001A.
This fonds record has been transferred from old FileMaker Pro records, and as such, may be missing information and may not entirely adhere to RAD.