Van driving with Garibaldi's Whistler Mountain in the background during the construction of Highway 99 in May, 1964.

Photographs of the 1964 construction of Highway 99.

The shores of Green Lake with Whistler Mountain in the background, taken during the construction of Highway 99 in July, 1964.

Photographs of the construction of Highway 99 in 1964 and surrounding views.

Item is a map titled "Interim Map 92 J/2 d", and encompasses part of Garibaldi Provincial Park. The map was produced by the British Columbia Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources, Surveys and Mapping Branch, Air Division. The map was "compiled and drawn by the Air Division 1964 from official surveys and from aerial photographs dated 1958".

Item is a large newspaper article from page 3 of The Lions Gate Times, entitled "Garibaldi: Blueprint for the future" and dated Thursday, January 16, 1964. The article discusses potential ski hill development within Garibaldi Park, particularly at the Alta Lake/Whistler Mountain area. There are two 'sub-articles': "Garibaldi ski lift: the public can build it," by Mary MacDonald, and "On to Garibaldi," by Editor. Article includes three images: diagram of Whistler Mountain with planned ski hills (current location of Creekside), photograph of Whistler Mountain, and map of southwestern B.C. with key locations indicated.

The shores of Green Lake with Whistler Mountain in the background, taken during the construction of Highway 99 in July, 1964.

View of Alpha Lake from Whistler Mountain in August, 1964.

Photographs of 1960 and 1964 Garibaldi Park maps, the diamond head area, an aerial view of Whistler Mountain from left ridge to Singing Pass, snowfields, the main upper bowl in Whistler Mountain, hikers at Black Tusk and Garibaldi Lake, hiking at Garibaldi Mountain, and the helicopter used for the Olympic site search.

Caption on FEN_02_02_006_003: "Diamond Head area. Search for Olympic site. Site not suitable".
Caption on FEN_02_02_006_004: "AERIAL VIEW | Whistler Mountain left Ridge to Singing Pass R."
Caption on FEN_02_02_006_008: "Main upper bowl Whistler Mtn Top of Olympic Area foreshortened view. Straight Track made by Al Menzies. Olympic skier in fantastic run".
Caption on FEN_02_02_006_012: "Diamond Head area. Search for Olympic site. Site not suitable".
Caption on FEN_02_02_006_016: "Fueling up in Squamish in search for site".

Photographs of a Whistler Mountain season's pass advertisement, correspondence, a portrait of Franz Wilhelmsen, and GODA and Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. documents.