- WA_2016_044-03-003
- Item
- [c. 1972]
Part of Dennis Therrien Fonds
A magazine clipping showing a photo of an unidentified woman skiing with a short paragraph about resort development in Whistler and some of the attractions available in the area.
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Part of Dennis Therrien Fonds
A magazine clipping showing a photo of an unidentified woman skiing with a short paragraph about resort development in Whistler and some of the attractions available in the area.
Whistler Village & Valley Directory Map
Part of Eric Wight
Whistler Village & Valley Directory 1994 with map.
Part of Eric Wight
Hiking trail maps for the Whistler area.
Part of Eric L. Johnson Fonds
Letter from Eric L. Johnson to the Whistler Museum from October 5, 2017 including additional material about the iron mine at Whistler Mountain.
WORCA Toonie Race Tentative Schedule - 2020 - [Never happened due to COVID-19]
Part of Brad Nichols
WORCA Toonie Race tentative schedule for 2020, printed out in Excel spreadsheet format and listing sponsors, locations, dates, and WORCA members in charge. The schedule never came to fruition, as WORCA races were cancelled over worries amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme
Part of Dave Kirk Fonds
Materials donated by Dave Kirk regarding the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, which occurred annually on the Saudan Couloir run on Blackcomb Mountain. Files include posters for the race event designed by artist Brent Lynch.
001: Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme Poster for 1989 featuring a steep race course and ski racer wearing a fighter pilot's helmet. The poster gives event information including categories, dates, and sponsors. It is also signed in black marker by Sylvain Saudan.
002: Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme Poster for 1990 featuring a large fighter pilot portrait with sponsors emblazoned on his gear as well as a smaller inset ski racer tackling a steep course. The poster gives event information including categories, dates, and sponsors.
003: Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme Poster for 1992 featuring a steep race course with crowds gathered and a fighter pilot helmet with control display metres overlaid. The poster gives event information including categories, dates, and sponsors. There is an embossed gold stamp reading "Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme 5th Anniversary Edition".
Fall Fork Fest - Whistler BC - September 23-26th, 1993 Program
Part of Sonya McCarthy
Program for Fall Fork Fest, an event held in Whistler from the 23-26th of September in 1993. The Festival includes the Cheakamus Challenge Mountain Bike Race, a trailbuilding workshop, the WORCA Loonie Race, Whistler Backroads guided mountain bike tours, trial demos, the Fall Fork Fest benefit party, Biker's Breakfast, and a series of mountain bike competitions on Blackcomb Mountain (bunny hop contest, skid contest, dual hill climb, chainless downhill, vintage bike race, and kids parade).
The program includes a schedule of events, editorial piece, letter from the mayor, an article on competitions, an article on trails, an article on mountain bike trail advocacy, thank you's, and advertisements from sponsors.
Photographs of Resort Development - 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?"
Part of Bob Barnett
Posters donated by Bob Barnett from various events in Whistler, including the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, the Shell Cup Canadian Championships, the Vachon Cup, Molson World Cup Downhill, Whistler Ski Classic, Todd Brooker Ski Challenge, Alpine Wine Festival, Alpine Wine & Dine, the opening of the Peak 2 Peak Gondola, and the 40th anniversary of Whistler Mountain and 25th anniversary of Blackcomb Mountain. There are also advertising posters from LANGE boots and Elan Skis.
Elan Brings Ingemar Stenmark to Blackcomb - Poster - 1990
Part of Bob Barnett
Poster advertising the Elan Skis 'Rapid Transit Acceleration Tour', in which they brought skier Ingemar Stenmark to Blackcomb Mountain to conduct race clinics and meet & greets in January, 1990.