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Retirement

Papers relating to the retirement of Franz Wilhelmsen, including:

  • A letter confirming Franz Wilhelmsen’s resignation from the Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation’s Board of Directors, June 23, 1988
  • Newspaper article, 1983
  • Letters of congratulations on Franz’ retirement, 1983
  • A letter from Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau congratulating Franz on his retirement, 1983https://whistler.ica-atom.org/retirement/edit#

Resort Municipality of Whistler

Items relating to the Resort Municipality of Whistler, including:

  • Invitation for Franz and Annette Wilhelmsen to attend Whistler’s 20th birthday, Aug. 30 1995
  • Drawing of Whistler Mountain given to Franz Wilhelmsen at The Founders Club Dinner.
  • A tourist map of Whistler Mountain, September 1992
  • Documents relating to Resort Municipality of Whistler's affordable housing proposal, 1997
  • A letter from Franz to Mayor Hugh O’Reilly regarding the Employee Housing Proposal, February 4, 1997

Slides

Photographs of Roundhouse on Whistler Mountain with crowds of people and a chairlift in the foreground, some kind of event on Whistler Mountain with people and children dressed in costumes and skiing down the hill, groups of people sitting on the hill in the sun, a couple on a chairlift, children skiing around poles with balloons on top, various candid photos of people around Whistler Mountain, a man on the phone in an office-like room on the hill, a group of girls posing with Santa Claus, and a close up candid of Franz Wilhelmsen.

Slides

Photographs of aerial views of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains with Whistler Valley and Village below, a sign on Whistler Mountain showing directions to the Little Olympic and Crabapple Creek runs, winter mountain views, a group of people surrounding a helicopter going heli-skiing, a group of people heli-skiing posing with their skis up, various shots of Franz Wilhelmsen skiing on Whistler mountain, standing in a crowd of people, posing with a person, and riding a chairlift.

Captions:
009: "W.INFO CENTRE"

Slides

Photographs of Franz Wilhelmsen on Whistler Mountain including: riding a chairlift, relaxing in the sun, and standing with another gentleman indoors. Also includes photographs of a crowd on Whistler Mountain sitting outside near Roundhouse Lodge, someone in Creekside Gondola at dusk, two men on a chairlift, and a woman skiing down the hill.

Slides

Photographs of a golf course, a group of people walking on a golf course, children playing in a lake, people holding skis, a person wearing a racing bib, someone playing a trombone, a candid shot of Franz Wilhelmsen, a woman in a swimsuit, a woman with 80s-style sunglasses on, a woman sitting at a patio with a sun hat, two RCMP constables posing with Wille Whistler, and a group of children that are part of Ski Scamps on Whistler Mountain with their instructor.

Captions:
016: "WILLIE WHISTLER"

Print

Photograph of a plaque on Whistler Mountain created by the Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation commemorating the chairlifts on the North side of Whistler Mountain completed in 1980. The board of directors is listed on the plaque.

Prints 051-058

Photographs of the cover of Skier's Magazine for September/October 1963 showing Willy Schaeffler and Franz Wilhelmsen at Whistler Mountain, the village during construction, Mayor Pat Carleton opening Blackcomb Mountain for business at 9am on Thursday, December 4, 1980 (He cut the ribbon attached to a chair on Lift #2 with a chainsaw), Pat Carleton giving the first chair of skiers on Blackcomb a push, Franz Wilhelmsen and Jim McConkey posing at Whistler Mountain with a few others, Late construction stages of Tyrol Lodge, and a kids ski camp on Whistler Mountain.

Negatives 388-410

Photographs of people working on chairlift construction, Franz Wilhelmsen posing for a photo on skis, a member of ski patrol, skiers near a chairlift, and a Whistler Mountain Ski Patrol sign.

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