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Photographs taken by Clifford Fenner from his work in Garibaldi Provincial Park and his travels in British Columbia, the United States, and Colombia.

Prints 065-067

Photographs of the Ponies carrying materials up Whistler Mountain for the creation of the ski lifts (with a post-it reading "Ponies used to transport construction materials to the Alpine - hence the run name 'Pony Trail'"), "Diamond" Jim McConkey skiing Whistler Mountain in the early 1970s, and Jim McConkey in January 1985.

Negatives 270-295

Photographs of newspaper articles, Whistler Mountain officials pointing to a model of Whistler Mountain model for Prince Philip, a Garibaldi Olympic Development Association plaque, men walking with pack horses on Whistler Mountain to create the ski runs on the 'Pony Trail', a plaque about chairlifts, and portraits of men.

Negatives 411-432

Photographs of a cowboy on a horse, a sign on Whistler Mountain showing the services in the area, Roundhouse, Franz Wilhelmsen skiing, and launching the original gondola from the Gondola Barn.

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Photographs taken between 1972 and 1973 by Ken Snowball of skiing and ski racing on Whistler Mountain and Grouse Mountain, the towns of Mount Currie and Pemberton, the Mount Currie Rodeo, motorcycles on the Sea to Sky Highway, Nairn Falls, cityscapes and street scenes of Vancouver, the original Grouse Mountain cable car, dogs, hiking, Adventures West and Alta Lake, the Easter Parade in Whistler, Whistler Peak, T-bars, Orange Chair, and mountain views.

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Photographs of Whistler Mountain Red Chair/Big Red Express with people skiing underneath, someone [Greg Griffith?] is riding a horse in a corral with skis on, different buildings in the Whistler area including: a steep-roofed cabin or shop, Myrtle Philip Elementary School, and Food Plus (a grocery store) with two dogs waiting outside of the shop. Also includes photographs of a group of people walking in the woods, a cabin in the woods with a pile of firewood on the porch, windsurfing on Alta Lake, a landscape of Alta Lake with cabins on the edge, children playing on a playground, Wedge Mountain, children playing in Alta Lake, the Sea to Sky Highway, a group of people on a patio, people walking through a meadow with wildflowers, a golf course green, and grooming equipment grooming a ski run.

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002: "Greg Griffith"
020: "Grooming equip't"

1974-1999

Photographs of Andy and Bonnie Munster's cabin and the party they had to burn it down, firefighting, parties, logging, Howe Sound, Charlie Doyle, Kenny Feller skiing, Earl Haisen, Ski Scamps, skiing, Kids Kamp, Willie Whistler, Mark Angus, blasting near Whistler Mountain Ski Club, canoeing and running [Great Snow Earth Water Race?], freestyle skiing and ski ballet at the Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championships, awards, Stephanie Sloan, aerial photography of Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Village, snow-golf, construction, Brandywine Falls, musicians playing at Rendezvous Lodge, Catskinner Chair, catskiing, Skidder Chair, squatter settlements and cabins, glaciers, hiking, Vancouver views, a rugby team photograph, the filming of the movie Up River (1979), Greg Griffith, dining, costumes, the Skunk Cabbage Review band playing, tennis at Whistler Resort & Club, municipal council, Village Square, cars, and the Fireman's Ball event.

1974-1999

Photographs of the Jazz Festival, rafting on Owl Creek, climbing in the Tantalus Range, car shows, swimming, the Molson World Cup Downhill, Whistler Village construction, Ski School, skiing, windsurfing on Alta Lake, skating, bears, the filming of a movie, tennis, barbecues, picnics, Ski Patrol, ski instruction, awards, Eco Challenge, the Belly Flop Contest at the Christiana Inn, Roundhouse Lodge, Orange Chair, Red Chair, Whistler Express Gondola, aerial shots of Whistler Valley, the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Mountain, hiking, sunbathing, fishing, horseback riding, Duffey Lake Road, ski run grooming, weightlifting, balloons, Symphony on the Mountain, and the Great Snow Earth Water Race.

1974-2007

Photographs of skiing, ski racing, Slush Cup, mountain views, chairlifts, Whistler Village construction, Whiski Jack, aerial views of the Whistler Valley, summer activities at Alta Lake, windsurfing, music events, costumes, dancing, the Torchlight Parade, fireworks, Willie Whistler, hot air balloons, the Jazz Festival, Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler Village, kayaking on the Cheakamus River, Lakes, apres ski, ice sculptures, a fire at The Keg, pubs, restaurants, Toilet Bowl, Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, cross-country skiing, gondolas, horse-drawn carriage rides, Upper Village, Eco Challenge, freestyle skiing, Kids Kamp on Blackcomb Mountain, dogsledding, fishing, paragliding, resort development, Longhorn Saloon, Howe Sound, helicopters installing chairlifts, grooming, cabins, condominiums, Pika's Restaurant, Christine's Restaurant, juggling, Burnt Stew Basin, Sun Bowl, Ridge Run, Black Tusk, people skiing dressed up as members of the OJ Simpson trial, bear awareness signs, Telemark Place, Whistler Golf Course, 7th Heaven, Peak Chair, snowmen, creeks, Roundhouse Lodge, Green Lake, Lost Lake, Alpha Lake, Nita Lake, Joffre Lakes, and Garibaldi Lake.

1974-2007

Photographs of the Whistler Valley from above, buildings in Whistler Village, mountain views, skiing, heli-skiing, The Gables on Blackcomb Way, buildings in Upper Village, snow-making, freestyle skiing, cross-country skiing, a festival, alpenglow, backcountry skiing on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain back bowls, glaciers, the Spearhead Range, chairlifts, gondolas, fireworks, ski runs, Green Lake, Alta Lake, sunrises and sunsets, Ziggy's Bowl, Joe Lammers skiing, 7th Heaven, Merlin's Bar apres ski, Blueberry Hill, Whistler Cay, Rainbow Park in winter, condominiums, Nicklaus North Golf Course, a freestyle ski competition on Whistler Mountain, and the 1993 Molson World Cup Downhill.

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