Showing 61 results

archival descriptions
Only top-level descriptions Whistler Mountain
Print preview View:

MacDougall fonds

  • WA_2018_015
  • Fonds
  • [1962?]-1968

Series consists of meeting minutes, newspaper and magazine clippings, correspondence, a report, and a feasibility study relating to the development of Whistler as a ski hill and a residential area in the 1960s. There is a particular focus on Whistler Alpine Villa Ltd., for which Hartland M. MacDougall (donor's father) worked. Also mentioned are the Whistler Skier's Chapel and Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. The items are arranged in the order they were received from the donor.

  • MACDOUG_001: Meeting minutes of “informal meeting of the pro-tem Directors of Whistler Alpine Villa Limited,” November 19 1965, with attached letter from Michael Doyle (Whistler Alpine Villa Limited Secretary Pro-Tem) to Mr. Roy B. Jacobson of Whistler Development Co. Ltd. (November 22 1965) and list of Pro-Tem Directors (6 pages).
  • MACDOUG_002: Newspaper article, “Garibaldi: Blueprint for the future,” The Lions Gate Times, January 16 1964.
  • MACDOUG_003: Newspaper or magazine clipping, “HOMES, January 1968, a section of the Canadian,” with image of mountain townhouses on front and Q & A on the back.
  • MACDOUG_004: Newspaper article, “Work Starts Garibaldi Ski Resort,” reprinted from Journal of Commerce Weekly, June 12 1965.
  • MACDOUG_005: Magazine article, “Town house in the mountains: there’s a 5,000-foot ski run at the front door.”
  • MACDOUG_006: Newspaper clipping, photograph of four men (John Fraser, Michael Doyle, A.J. Forster, Hartland MacDougall) with skis, regarding the construction of the Whistler Skier’s Chapel. The Province, Saturday June 25, 1966.
  • MACDOUG_007: Letter from Whistler Alpine Villa Ltd. directors to shareholders, regarding fire of December 19 1965, dated December 22 1965.
  • MACDOUG_008: President’s Report to Shareholders, Whistler Alpine Villa Limited, November 25 1965 (4 pages).
  • MACDOUG_009: Photocopy of telegram from E. F. Bosiger to Head Office, Montreal P.Q., DGM Vancouver, regarding nomination of H. M. MacDougall as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 6 1963.
  • MACDOUG_010: Photocopy of letter from J. B. Lesslie to Bank of Montreal Superintendent of Staff, regarding nomination of H. M. MacDougall as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 2 1963 (2 pages).
  • MACDOUG_011: Letter, H. M. MacDougall to Franz Wilhelmsen, declining nomination as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 8 1963.
  • MACDOUG_012: Memorandum from H. M. MacDougall to G. O. Vandervoort, Esq., regarding Whistler Skiers’ Chapel, June 29 1966.
  • MACDOUG_013: Mount Whistler Feasibility Study by Willy Schaeffler, Ski Area Consultant, c. 1962 (10 pages).

Peak 2 Peak Fonds

  • WA_2012_005
  • Fonds
  • 2008-2009

Papers relating to opening day of the Peak 2 Peak gondola on December 12, 2008.

The donors, Andy and Florence Petersen were nominated by the community to be on the first Peak 2 Peak gondola ride from Blackcomb to Whistler along with twenty other citizens of Whistler.

The fonds includes:
Press release from Whistler Blackcomb announcing the names of the first riders, December 2, 2008
Press release from Whistler Blackcomb announcing details of the launch ceremony, December 4, 2008
Peak 2 Peak launch day itinerary
Information from Whistler Blackcomb's website relating to the launch, 9 December 9, 2008
One-day Whistler Blackcomb complimentary pass
Press cuttings
Peak 2 Peak fact sheet
International Ropeway Review Special on the Peak 2 Peak gondola, December, 2008
Brochure about the Peak 2 Peak entitled "Visonaries: Whistler Blackcomb and the Peak 2 Peak Gondola."

Also included is information on the first riders on the other gondola riding from Whistler to Blackcomb. The riders in this gondola earned their places by donating to local charities. The email includes a list of all the riders in this second gondola.

Peri Howlett Fonds

  • PHOW
  • Fonds
  • 1981-1986

Fonds consists of three posters that include a black and white poster print of a drawing by Isobel MacLaurin of Whistler Mountain from the Creekside Base depicting the route/run of the Molson World Downhill and Super Giant Slalom Course in 1986, a large colour poster about the Coast Mountain Telemark Series from 1981-1982, and a colour poster for the Molson World Downhill race on Whistler Mountain on February 27th, 1982.

George Benjamin Fonds

  • Benjamin
  • Fonds
  • [1968-1991]

Photographs including but not limited to the Canadian Garibaldi Championships [1968], freestyle skiing, avalanche patrol, First Aid Ski Patrol, chairlifts, Pacific Great Eastern train, Toad Hall, helicopter landings, kayaking, Zube's Mushroom House, marijuana growing, the Crazy Canunks in Aspen, Franz Wilhelmsen skiing in 1982, Whistler aerials, Tokum Corners, summers at Lost Lake and Nita Lake, George Benjamin's family, construction of Town Hall, squatters at Jordan's Lodge, flood damage and landscapes, Pemberton rodeo, skiing on Whistler Mountain, hang-gliding, Gelandesprung ski jump contest, competitive downhill ski races, recreational skiing, windsurfing on Alta Lake, canoeing and kayaking on the River of Golden Dreams, avalauncher gun, Pacific Great Eastern maintenance and train during a snowstorm, fishing on Alta Lake, Gondola Barn in Creekside, chairlifts on Whistler Mountain, Roundhouse, Nancy Greene Summer Ski School, World Cup 1984, landscapes of Whistler, Pemberton, Mount Currie Rodeo, salmon smoking, and a party at Jordan's Lodge on Nita Lake.

Mary Murray Fonds

  • WA_2020_026
  • Fonds
  • [1975]-2020

Materials donated by Jinny Ladner on behalf of the late Whistler Museum & Archives board member, Mary Murray, just after her passing in 2020. Items include a colour copy of a print showing the top of the chairlifts on Whistler Mountain in 1975 and a thank-you greeting card celebrating Mary's work on the Whistler Museum's board signed by the board and staff members.

Jinny Ladner Fonds

  • WA_2016_008
  • Fonds
  • 1947-2004

Documents relating to the purchase of membership to Whistler Mountain Ski Club, the purchase of annual ski passes from Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., the du Maurier International Slalom on Whistler Mountain, the purchase of ski gear, Whistler Mountain's Silver Anniversary, tourism pamphlets for ski camps and Garibaldi Lodge, summer ski camp certificates, and the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

Renate Bareham (nee Ples) Fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1964 - 1970

Skiing ephemera and publications, including:

  • Austrian Ski School booklet.
  • Whistler Mountain Snow Report, 1963 to 1964.
  • Excerpts from Ground Search Manual.
  • Garibaldi Olympic Development Association documents.
  • Western Canada Skier, 1963; 1966.
  • Northwest Skier, 1963.
  • Newspaper Section on Whistler from the Vancouver Sun, October 10, 1980.

This fonds record has been transferred from old FileMaker Pro records, and as such, may be missing information and may not entirely adhere to RAD.

Geoff Pearce

  • WA_2019_037
  • Fonds
  • 1976-2006

Materials gathered by Geoff Pearce during his time in Whistler, including between 1976 and 1986 as Clerk-Treasurer for Whistler's first municipal council (RMOW). Documents include Official Community Plan drafts and revisions, a Resort Municipality of Whistler Newsletter, a Commercial Accommodation Market Survey & Analysis, a Whistler Blackcomb Vacation Guide, a Whistler Town Center Development Program, two Whistler Village land proposals, a Promotional Development Package, a 1984 Annual Report, a RMOW Organization Report, a Community Recreation Complex Committee Report #1, and financial statements.

Ann Spence Fonds

  • ASPE
  • Fonds
  • c. 1980s

Postcards collected and donated by Ann Spence, owner of Golden Dreams Bed & Breakfast. Postcards are from Mountain Moments, and include Greg Griffith photography of Whistler recreation activities and aerial photography.

Gordon McKeever Fonds

  • GMCK
  • Fonds
  • 1970-2009

Fond consists of material donated by Gordon McKeever and includes promotional stickers for Whistler Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb, a promotional book for Whistler's restaurants, four travel planners created by the Whistler Resort Association to promote both Winter and Summer seasons between 1997 and 2000, a paper spiral bound guide for Whistler Resort Association (WRA) members from November 15th, 1996, a 1999 VHS promotional resort video guide for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, a variety of materials supporting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, four paper business directory booklets printed for the Whistler Chamber of Commerce dating from 1994, 1996, and 1999, and sixteen posters depicting a variety of subject matter including Whistler festivals, ski racing events, concert series, car shows, heli-skiing, Molson and Shell Cups, and Whistler Resort tourism.

Results 51 to 60 of 61