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Week of March 15, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to 1984 World Cup ski racing; portraits; art; skiers; medal presentations for Men's Downhill; drinking; Willie Whistler; buffet; group photos; cleaning up after ski event; band playing outdoor concert; heli-skiing; helicopter interior; aerial views of the mountains; Billy Johnson; small airplanes; Pemberton Airport; buses; signing autographs; chefs preparing dinner buffet; men in costumes dancing; ski gear; gambling; Molly Boyd and the Children's Choir; Todd Brooker; Rob Boyd; dancing and acting; Serge Lang; DJ; outdoor inflatables and balloons; Hans Rammellmueller; Fischer ski tech for Podborski; Blackcomb Mountain; Expo 86 banner and parade; Whistler Conference Centre construction; marching band; party with hats; reading; Winterfest
Appears in March 15, 1984 issue:
02-361-45. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] Several thousand people travelled from the gondola base to Whistler Village Sunday to see downhill winners Bill Johnson (U.S.), Helmut Hoeflehner (Austria) and Pirmin Zurbriggen (Switzerland) receive their soapstone sculptured trophies.
02-361-490. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Here she is, Winterfest Queen Barbara Chomos. She was selected from a field of eight competitors last Wednesday and is here crowned by Elandra Demidoff of Studio 83.
02-361-396. Pg. 6. Caption: [top] Standing room only was no exaggeration both Friday and Saturday night in the festival tent as Doug & The Slugs put on their best side for Winterfest. Both nights sold out, and estimates are that 2,000 danced their way through the tent Saturday.
02-361-409. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] Another first in Canada! And it happened right here in Whistler! Yes. Mayor Mark Angus was seen issuing his own gag order Saturday night behind the scenes of the Grand Ball. Despite the efforts of Umberto Menghi, Angus insisted that restraint was necessary.
02-361-529. Pg. 8. Caption: A playful Expo Ernie floats high and might above all the excitement in the Village Square beer garden Thursday. After a magnificent Voodoo jet fly-past, Expo Ernie and hundreds of others paraded down to Mountain Square for the official opening ceremonies.
02-361-552. Pg. 9. Caption: One of the silent workers of the World Cup circuit, Fischer ski rep Peter Heenen prepares downhill racing skis Saturday for the following day's race.
02-361-25. Pg. 10. Caption: [top middle] Wendy Balmer, Liquor Store employee, Alta Vista.
02-361-353. Pg. 11. Caption: Hans Loschl serves but a few plates of antipasto for the 116 guests at Saturday's Grand Ball in Myrtle Philip School. Diners paid $125 each for the five-course dinner, with proceeds going to help defray Winterfest Society expenses.
02-361-439. Pg. 21. Caption: Todd Brooker, along with the rest of the Canadian downhill team, visited Myrtle Philip School last Wednesday, and in between signing autographs Brooker gave a short speech.

Blabcomb - Vol. IV, Issue 2 - Dec. 24, 1990

  • YANISIW-01-02-002
  • Bestanddeel
  • December 24, 1990
  • Part of CJ Yanisiw

Issue of Blabcomb - Blackcomb Mountain's staff newsletter - from December 24, 1990. Articles include:

  • 7th Heaven
  • Christmas Cheer
  • Club Couloir
  • Ski Finders
  • Parawest Paragliding
  • Ski Esprit
  • Blackcomb X-mas Parties, 1990
  • Here's to our employees
  • Blackcomb Ski Club
  • It's not called the Living Centre for nothing
  • What's new in Real Estate?
  • Staff Housing Update
  • For Sale
  • Note from North Shore Credit Union

Molson World Downhill

Molson World Downhill Magazine published by Whistler Winterfest in March 1984.

Table of Contents:

p. 3: Sponsors
p. 8: Letters of Welcome
p. 12: Whistler Winterfest '84 - A calendar of special events culminating with the Molson World Downhill
p. 17: The World Looks at Whistler - Television coverage brings the Molson World Downhill to viewers around the globe. By Lynn Blanchard
p. 19: The Westside Course - A former Canadian alpine team member describes Whistler's challenging downhill course. By Dave Murray
p. 22: The World Cup Event - How the World Cup originated and how the downhill title is won
p. 24: Racer Profiles - Narratives of competitors on the World Cup downhill circuit. By Maxine Sevack
p. 34: A Canadian Tradition - The many aspects of Molson's involvement with skiing
p. 36: OCO '88 Trains at Sarajevo - The XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee gains first-hand experience at Sarajevo. By Frances Jackson
p. 40: From Pastoral Summer Playground to World Cup Host - An account of Whistler's metamorphosis from wilderness to resort destination. By Stew Muir
p. 45: Whistler's Year-Round Appeal - Discriminating vacationers will find a host of resort facilities and special events throughout the four seasons at Whistler
p. 48: The Conference Centre at Whistler - Whistler enters a new phase with full conference facilities scheduled for completion in 1985
p. 53: Challenge Yourself Through Molstar Participation - Fun and the spirit of competition with Molstar, recreational racing at its best
p. 55: 1983/84 Race Results - World Cup downhill results available at press time

WinterPRIDE 2008 Event Photographs on CD-ROM by Sara Dickhout & Mikhail Tatrin - February, 2008

Photographs on CD-ROM related to WinterPRIDE 2008 events held in Whistler. The events documented include:

  • [Rock Climbing], and "Mardi Gras" on February 6, 2008
  • "Women’s Night of Music", [Garfinkel's Nightclub Party], "WinterPRIDE Banquet, with special appearance by Cirque de Soleil", and [Women's Evening Out?] on February 7, 2008
  • [Pamper Suite?], [Maxx Fish Nightclub Women's Social?] on February 8, 2008
  • [Ski Day], [Breakfast Out?], "Whoossh", [Maxx Fish Nightclub Women's Party?] and "Snowball Dance" on February 9, 2008

CD-ROM contains some [726?] duplicate photographs in a smaller image size.

Blabcomb - You remember Ski Season '92-'93

  • YANISIW-01-02-015
  • Bestanddeel
  • 1992-1993
  • Part of CJ Yanisiw

Issue of Blabcomb - Blackcomb Mountain's staff newsletter - from the end of the 1992/1993 winter season. Articles include:

  • Intro from Hugh Smythe
  • The Station
  • ICE Awards - March 31, 1993
  • An E. T.'s Day
  • Whistler Spirit
  • Year End Slopes Party 1993
  • Recognition
  • Food Service Supervisors Awards Dinner
  • Blackcomb Catering Sunset Dining Menu
  • Team Blackcomb - How Well Do You Know Blackcomb?
  • Blackcomb Hotels and Resorts
  • A Great Performer
  • The Director's Cup Ski Race
  • Welcome a new member of the team...RICK DAVIES
  • Assorted Unnatural Laws of Operation
  • [Complaint against snowboarders]
  • Staff Housing
  • The New Glacier Express
  • Kids Kamp
  • Sports Shops
  • How did we do today?
  • And now a word from our Audit Centre............
  • Blackcomb Blackhawks
  • [Comics]
  • Snow: a connoisseur's guide
  • The Future...

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Photographs of condominiums and cabins under snow, Whistler Village at night with Blackcomb Mountain and the moon in the background, The Gables condominiums, people heli-skiing on a snow-covered mountaintop, people skiing down a run on either Blackcomb or Whistler Mountain, and an aerial view of Whistler Village with views of Wedge Mountain, Mount Weart, and Green Lake.

1974-2007

Photographs of skiing, Molson Molstar ski races, the Great Snow Earth Water Race, Mountain Hosts, the construction of Whistler Village, chairlifts, ski school, skiers in costume at Easter, an avalauncher and avalanche control, helicopters, cabins, events, cycling, Whistler Golf Course and the Delta Mountain Inn, Rainbow Estates, Red Chair, the Gondola Barn in Creekside, cross-country skiing, Doc Fingers playing music, Willie Whistler, apres ski, Jim McConkey Ski Shop, tennis, canoeing, freestyle skiing at the Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championships, Roundhouse Lodge, windsurfing on Alta Lake, docks, picnics, hiking, running, glaciers, cats, the Garbage Dump, and Highway 99.

1974-1999

Photographs of skiing, adaptive skiing on Blackcomb Mountain, ski racing, awards, group portraits of ambulance and emergency services, search and rescue, Red Chair, the Gondola Barn, Whistler Mountain, Creekside, Fitzsimmons Chair on Blackcomb Mountain, the wedding of Lorne Borgal and Nancy Borgal (nee Treiber) on Whistler Mountain, the Fireman's Ball and group portraits of firefighters, Whistler Village, docks on Alta Lake, Whistler Golf Course, Whistler Resort & Club tennis courts, marathons, advertising shots taken for the Whistler Resort Association, Village Stroll, shops and restaurants in Whistler, hotel swimming pools, freestyle skiing and awards at the Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championship on Whistler Mountain, Santa Claus visiting Myrtle Philip School, the demolition of the Cheakamus Inn, the opening of The Keg restaurant, chefs from one of Umberto Menghi's restaurants, opening night at Trattoria di Umberto, cabins, sunbathing, Nita Lake, tennis, Whistler Creek Lodge, portraits of Garry Watson, ski school, paintings by Germaine Degenhardt, the Crazy Canucks, Ken Read skiing with Joey Gibbons, Richard and Julianna Heine, weightlifting in a gym, municiapl council, Jim McConkey, ski camps, Bob Dawson and Rolf Gunther holding a marlin at the Rimrock Cafe, dining, and Umberto Menghi.

1974-1999

Photographs of restaurants, events, Tapley's Neighbourhood Pub anniversary in the year of 1981/1982, Trattoria di Umberto's grand opening of the restaurant, the Cheakamus Challenge mountain bike race, people dining at the Black Forest Restaurant, professional drivers with Porsche cars, tennis and sunbathing at Whistler Resort and Club, helicopters installing chairlifts, Whistler Mountain, group portraits, construction and early development of Whistler Village, skiing on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, camping near a lake, and the grand opening of Blackcomb Mountain.

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