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Blackcomb Mountain Resort development
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Photographs

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 and World Cup of Snowboarding), summer sports, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, heli-skiing, heli-boarding, and hotels and condominiums. The collection also includes photographs of well-known Whistler residents and athletes, historical moments in Whistler (such as the opening of Blackcomb Mountain, the construction of Whistler Village, squatter culture), and various events in Whistler.

1978-1995

Designs for Tyax Heli-Skiing, West Coast Heli-Skiing, and Whistler Heli-Skiing business cards. Pamphlets and business cards for Chalet Luise. Photographs of skiing, heli-skiing, Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Village, aerial shots of Whistler, Fitzsimmons Creek, Creekside, Whistler Village at night, paragliding, Alta Lake, sunsets, Black Tusk, chairlifts, ski runs, Nita Lake, Whistler Conference Centre, Rendezvous Lodge, Solar Coaster Express lift, hiking, cafes, pubs, restaurants, hotels, Whistler Village stroll, Whistler Express Gondola, mountain bikers, gondolas, flowers, events, golf courses, Whistler Golf Course, Golf, windsurfing, 7th Heaven, 7th Heaven Express Chair, Fitzsimmons Express Chair, Araxi Restaurant, swimming pools, The Downhill Shop, canoeing, dogs, fishing, rivers, helicopters, Snowcats, grooming, portraits, group portraits, logging, T-bars, ski instructors, Ski Scamps, Roundhouse, barbecues, maintenance, plaques, mountains staff, ski racing, picnics, blasting, lift construction, signs, Whistler Peak, dining, drinking, trails, cross-country skiing, Tantalus Lodge, Whistler Way, Gateway bus loop, Snowgoose buses, Whistler Village Sports, Mountain Square, parades, musicians, dancing, costumes, Stoney's, Willie Whistler, Easter, The Keg catering on Whistler Mountain, balloons, hot air balloons, hats, freestyle skiing, boats, ferries, bridges, swimming, waterfalls, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Provincial Park, rainbows, docks on Alta Lake, ducks, and small airplanes.

Original box containing this subseries was labelled "Internegs".
Files 001-016 found in creator's folder labelled "Aerials".
Files 017-036 found in creator's folder labelled "Used in Postcards and Posters".
File 024 found in an envelope labelled "Internegs PC's 89".
Files 025-036 found in an envelope labelled "Postcards and Posters '88".
Files 037-058 found in creator's folder labelled "Whistler M[oun]t[ai]n".
Files 047-049 found in an unlabelled envelope.
Files 050-051 found in an envelope labelled "Cornice[?] Blasting".
Files 059-068 found in creator's folder labelled "Blackcomb M[oun]t[ai]n".
Files 069-071 found in creator's folder labelled "Winter 'Scenery'".
Files 072-081 found in creator's folder labelled "Village".
Files 084-088 found in an envelope labelled "Eric 86".
Files 082-088 found in creator's folder labelled "Kids/Faces/Picnics/Families".
Files 093-095 found in envelope labelled "Black Tusk Aug/80".
Files 089-099 found in creator's folder labelled "Summer & water scenes".
Files 100-106 found in envelope labelled "Tyax Heli-Skiing - 200 business cards".
Files 107-? found in envelope labelled "West Coast Heli-Skiing".
Files 100-113 found in creator's folder labelled "Mike Jakobsson".
Files 114-139 found in creator's folder labelled "Heli-Skiing".

1988-1992

Photographs of ice fishing, kayaking, golfing, sunsets, Green Lake, Black Tusk, hiking on Blackcomb Mountain, canoeing on Lost Lake, waterfalls, Whistler Valley from afar, panoramic views, Alta Lake, canoeing the River of Golden Dreams, hiking on Whistler Mountain, Brandywine Falls, beaches, coastline, farms in Pemberton, Peoples Drug Mart, cabins, lakes, mountain views, a barbecue buffet, Whistler Golf Course, Chateau Whistler Resort, golf courses, Whistler Village, tennis, aerial photography, Lost Lake, rock climbers, swimming in the lake, Pemberton meadows, windsurfing on Alta Lake, night photography, swimming in a pool at a hotel, Blueberry Hill, views from the chairlift, Peak Chair, Garibaldi Lake, Howe Sound, the Stawamus Chief, Whistler Village development, wildflowers, flags in Whistler Village, hiking Singing Pass, heli-skiing, glacier lakes, a logging truck, mountain biking on Blackcomb Mountain, people eating on cafe patios, and Araxi restaurant.

Transparencies

Photographs of Alta Lake from Whistler Mountain, Alta Lake with Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain in the background, and Whistler Village development.

1974-1999

Photographs of the Jazz Festival, rafting on Owl Creek, climbing in the Tantalus Range, car shows, swimming, the Molson World Cup Downhill, Whistler Village construction, Ski School, skiing, windsurfing on Alta Lake, skating, bears, the filming of a movie, tennis, barbecues, picnics, Ski Patrol, ski instruction, awards, Eco Challenge, the Belly Flop Contest at the Christiana Inn, Roundhouse Lodge, Orange Chair, Red Chair, Whistler Express Gondola, aerial shots of Whistler Valley, the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Mountain, hiking, sunbathing, fishing, horseback riding, Duffey Lake Road, ski run grooming, weightlifting, balloons, Symphony on the Mountain, and the Great Snow Earth Water Race.

Transparencies

Photographs of Whistler Village under construction with mountains in the background, Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain circa 1978 to 1982 with a crowd enjoying the sun and snow after skiing, a helicopter flying in towers for the chairlift in 1979, and a photo of the Crystal Lodge under construction with the Executive Inn and Clocktower Building on the left and Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains in the background.

Captions:
001, 004: "Whistler Village Construction 1978-80"
002: "Whistler Mtn Circa 1978-82 Roundhouse"
003: "Flying Chairlift Towers Whistler 1979"

Slides

Photographs of people skating on Alta Lake in the winter, a person sitting in front of a cabin, a portrait of a black dog, people walking across a frozen lake, a lady posing with a dog on a frozen lake, a snow-covered Whistler Creek Lodge, aerial photographs of Whistler Village under construction, a group of people posed under the Fitzsimmons Lodge with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, Whistler Village welcome sign with Blackcomb Lodge and Rainbow Building in the background, a snow-covered Village Stroll with the Executive Inn, Crystal Lodge, Fitzsimmons Lodge, and Blackcomb Lodge surrounding the photo, and a close up of the construction of the Clocktower Building.

Captions:
016: "Win a Trip"

Slides

Photographs of the Whistler Village welcome sign with Blackcomb Lodge and Rainbow Building in the background, Whistler Village under construction including aerial shots showing Clocktower Building, Executive Inn, Fitzsimmons Lodge, Crystal Lodge, the Conference Centre, Pan Pacific Hotel, Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort, and Blackcomb Lodge. Also includes photographs of people skiing down Shale Slope at Whistler Peak in 1978, Jack Bright skiing down Blackcomb in 1980, Gord Huxtable skiing the Saudan Couloir Extreme in 1980, a freestyle competition on Whistler Mountain in 1980, a nude dock at Lost Lake in 1979, Chris Blaylock windsurfing on Alta Lake in July 1979, and Darryl Bowie spring skiing on Whistler Mountain in 1980.

Captions:
014: "SHALE SLOPE WHISTLER PEAK, MAR 78"
015: "BLACKCOMB BEFORE [UFB?] JAN '80 JACK BRIGHT"
016: "COULOIR EXTREME BLACKCOMB, 1980 GORDIE HUXTABLE"
017: "FREESTYLE COMP WHISTLER AP. 80"
018: "LOST LAKE NUDE DOCK 79"
019: "WINDSURFING ALTA LAKE CHRIS BLAYLOCK JULY, 79"
020: "[DARRLY?] BOWIE - W.M. SPRING SKIING 1980"

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.

Slides

Photographs of a Slush Cup with skiers and snowboarders trying to skim across a slushy pond, and various photographs of Whistler Village under early construction in the summer and winter (some with Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains in the background) and include the following buildings: Blackcomb Lodge, Fitzsimmons Lodge, and various buildings around the Village.

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