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Blackcomb Mountain Resort development
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Photographs of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains with the moon above and Whistler Village below, a snow-covered log cabin, Wedge Mountain and Mount Weart with Alta Lake below, and Whistler Village under construction with the Telemark Place and Tantalus condominiums.

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.

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Photographs of a banquet hall with crowds of people for an event, Whistler Village as seen from Excalibur Gondola that includes Carleton Lodge, Sundial Hotel, and Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort; the ski line-up at Whistler Village, Symphony on the Mountain playing in a tent on Blackcomb Mountain, skiers in costume as Judge Ito from the O.J. Simpson case, a crowd at Rendezvous Lodge on Blackcomb Mountain for apres ski with entertainers, various skiers on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, Whistler Village under construction as seen from on Blackcomb Mountain, a group photo of skiers that competed in a ski race sponsored by Coors at another ski resort, a group portrait of the Mouton Cadets on Whistler Mountain, golfers at Whistler Golf Course, a tent in a parking lot with a crowd of people, people eating burritos on Blackcomb Mountain, a helicopter helping install chairlift towers on Whistler Mountain, a child standing under a sign pointing to Whistler, Lost Lake and the Creek Trail, a group photograph of Stephanie Sloan's Women's Only Program at Whistler Mountain, Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, and Whistler Express Gondola with Blackcomb Mountain and Mount Weart in the background.

Captions:
003: "LINE-UP VILLAGE"
005: "Judge Ito"
006: "TOP OF BLACKCOMB AT RENDEZ-VOUS REST."
011: "Summer/Whistler Whistler Golf Course"
013: "BLACKCOMB BURRITO"
016: "Winter/Whistler Stephanie Sloan's Women Only Program at Whistler, B.C."
017: "Spring Festivities Blackcomb Mt."

1977-1999

Photographs of mountain views, skiing and snowboarding on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, sunrises, Whistler Village, the Coast Range, Mt. Weart, Wedge Mountain, Black Tusk, Snowcat groomers, Fitzsimmons Creek, chairlifts, gondolas, Village Run, ice fishing, frozen lakes, avalanche control, avalanches, the Whistler backcountry, geese on the lake, Andy Munster and Bonnie Munster's squat cabin near Fitzsimmons Creek, construction of Whistler Village, T-bars, Pika's Restaurant and Roundhouse Lodge, Rendezvous Lodge, apres ski, Whistler Terrain Park, Whiskey Jack Run on Whistler Mountain, Glacier Bowl, Tantalus Lodge, Telemark Place, Whistler Conference Centre construction, chairlift installation on Whistler Mountain, the Mouton Cadet 10th Anniversary Spring Festival, costumes, group portraits, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, Whistler Peak, Christmas decorations and parties, Village North, Upper Village, cross-country skiing, the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, the Torchlight Parade, fireworks, Gondola Barn and Creekside, paragliding, Cheakamus Lake, Chez Joel, Tapley's Neighbourhood Pub, aerial photography, Kids Kamp, Ski Scamps, marmots, Willie Whistler, retail, ski equipment, firefighters and firetrucks combating the Keg fire, Stoney's, windsurfing, the Lil'wat Nation performing in Village Square, the Great Snow Earth Water Race, a cycling race in Whistler Village, canoeing, a swimsuit fashion show, the swimming pool at Mountainside Lodge, heli-skiing, Mountain Hosts, mountain staff, picnics on the mountain, ski racing, adaptive skiing, beach volleyball at Rainbow Park, weighlifting in Whistler Village, barbecues on the mountain, Squamish Days Logger Sports Festival, Molson Molstar ski races, Molson World Cup Downhill races and awards, Whistler Golf Course and driving range, hot air balloons, children with balloons and clowns, the Fire Hall, the Jazz Festival, water skiing, a carnival at Base II, snowmen, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, sunbathing, a car show, choir, glaciers, Glacier Drive, the Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championship, Whisky jack birds eating food, mini putt, fisheye photography, the Vale Inn, Village Gate, meadows of flowers, a barn in Pemberton, swans, the Husky gas station on Highway 99, Brandywine Falls, soccer at Myrtle Philip School, Blackcomb Daylodge, Arnold Palmer at Whistler Golf Course, and the opening ski convoy for Nancy Greene Olympic Lodge (now Crystal Lodge).

Transparencies

Photographs of a helicopter installing chairlift towers on either Whistler or Blackcomb Mountain, and an aerial of Whistler Mountain with Whistler Valley, Whistler Village, and Alta Lake below.

1974-2007

Photographs of skiing, ski racing, a picnic on Whistler Mountain, chairlifts, group portraits, signs, events, restaurants, chairlift construction, Jordan's Lodge on Nita Lake, Ski Scamps, Crazy Canucks Day at Whistler Mountain, Whistler Village, Sunrise Condominiums on Eagle Drive in Whistler Cay, Rendezvous Lodge on Blackcomb Mountain, portraits of Hugh Smythe, La Vallee Blanche restaurant, the Marquise hotel, aerial photography, Nancy Green Raine and Al Raine in front of Nancy Greene Olympic Lodge (Crystal Lodge), swimming pools, Meadow Park Sports Centre, weightlifting, the Village Stroll, chefs and people dining, Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain trail map drawings by Murray Hay, the Rimrock Cafe at Highland Lodge, helicopters, Village Chair, ski school, docks on the lake, canoeing, Stephanie Sloan practicing ski ballet, the daycare in Whistler Cay/Nesters, Chalet Luise, Stoney's, Alpine Meadows, Green Lake, Lost Lake, Wedge Mountain, the Gondola Barn in Creekside, cross-country skiing, Alta Lake, apres ski, Molson World Cup Downhill, Roundhouse Lodge, and the Vale Inn.

Slides

Photographs of the Symphony on the Mountain festival on Blackcomb with large crowds near Wizard Chair, a group of ski patrollers near a mountain bowl/glacier, a group of hikers near a mountaintop, a group of Mouton Cadets, a helicopter installing a chairlift tower, Mike Douglas skiing Blackcomb Mountain, skiers near Glacier Bowl, a crowd of people in Whistler Village, early construction of Whistler Village with a Whistler Village sign, Jack Nicklaus golfing at Nicklaus North Golf Course, a sign on Whistler Mountain with a trail map and photographs of chairlift tower installation, a skier on Whistler Mountain with Whistler Village below, a skier on Whistler or Blackcomb Mountains, silhouettes of spectators near a fence line, Rob Boyd at the start line for the 1993 Molson World Cup Downhill, a skier at the start of the Molson Canadian Masters Alpine Series, an aerial of Whistler Valley in summer with Alta Lake, and the podium of the 1989 Molson World Cup Downhill.

Captions:
001: "Summer / Blackcomb Symphony on the Mountain"
006: "SKIER : MIKE DOUGLAS BLACKCOMB"
010: "Jack Nicklaus @ Nicklaus Nth Golf Club Whistler"
015: "Winter/Whistler/Ski World Cup Downhill 1993. Start- Skier BOYD"
016: "SYMPHONY ON BLACKCOMB MTN"

Caption on File:
"POWDER"

Note: Copyright on item 017 labelled as: 'BRIAN SPROUT © '.

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Photographs of Harmony Bowl with Harmony Express Chair and Black Tusk in the background, Chateau Whistler Resort at night with Christmas lights on and Wizard Chair in the foreground, Blackcomb Mountain seen from Whistler Village (near Fitzsimmons Lodge), and early Whistler Village as seen from Whistler Mountain.

Photographs of Resort Development - 1979-1998

  • WA_2018_031-01-001
  • File
  • 1979-1998
  • Part of Sabre Group

Photographs of Whistler Village development taken by Sabre Excavation Corp. between 1979 and 1998. Photographs include Garry Davies, Art den Duyf, and Hugh Smythe making a trip up Blackcomb Mountain to determine where the ski runs should go in 1979, Sabre Excavation completing the excavation of Village Square in Whistler Village in Spring 1979, Sabre completing snow-clearing in 1980, Sabre working on road construction near the Whistler Golf Course in 1980, Sabre Excavation working on the excavation of the site for the construction of the Westin Hotel in 1998, and Sabre excavating in the Creekside Village area.

Captions:
001: "Going up Blackcomb to determine where the ski runs should go - April [19]79 - L[eft] to R[ight :] ?, Garry Davies, Art den Duyf + Hugh Smythe"
002: "Sabre (Art den Duyf Pres) did the excavation of Whistler Village in Spring 1979 where the Drugstore, Grocery Store + Liquor stores were built."
003: "1980 - Sabre used to do all the snowclearing of the Village and subdivisions in Whistler before the RMOW took over."
004: "1980 - Sabre road construction - Whistler Golf Course - Opened in 1981 + redesigned by Arnold Palmer into 18 holes - opened in 1983."
005: "The Westin - Sabre did the excavation for the Westin Hotel (Cressey Dev. Corp.) - 1998"
006: "Sabre - Creekside Development - year?"

Sabre Excavation Corp.

Materials created by Sabre Excavation Corp., a company of Sabre Group originally owned by Art den Duyf. Includes photographs of Whistler Village development taken by Sabre Excavation between 1979 and 1998.

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