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Gordon McKeever Fonds

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  • 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.

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Photographs of early construction of Whistler Village (buildings include: Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort, Carleton Lodge, Whistler Conference Centre, Hearthstone Lodge, Rainbow Building, Blackcomb Lodge, St. Andrews House, Fitzsimmons Lodge, Executive Inn & Suites, Clocktower Building, Mountainside Lodge, Crystal Lodge, Myrtle Philip Elementary School), Whiski Jack condominiums in Nordic, an bird in the snow, a snowman with a 'Ski Blackcomb' baseball cap on, a ski race with a large crowd watching on the sidelines, a shirtless man skiing [possibly Frank Papenburg - as labelled by John Lee], a view of many skis standing in the snow, a man windsurfing with ski boots on, docks on Alta Lake, a portrait of a man on the mountain in winter, a landscape of a snowy creek, a radio mascot skiing a race, and a man installing a mat around a chairlift tower.

Captions:
006: "Whiskey-Jack"
019: "C-FOX MASCOT (RADIO STATION)"

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.

1978-2007

Photographs primarily people skiing and snowboarding on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain in various areas, also including ski racing at the Molson World Cup Downhill and Telemark World Championships, backcountry skiing, Whistler Express Gondola, glaciers, freestyle skiing, grooming, heli-skiing and boarding the Spearhead Range and Pemberton Icecap, Cheakamus Lake as seen from Whistler Mountain, Harmony Express Chair, Peak Chair, paragliding, skiers dressed as figures in the OJ Simpson trial, Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championship, cross-country skiing on the Valley Trail, Symphony Express Chair, Mt. Trorey, Whistler Village and Village North, The Gables, the covered bridge over Fitzsimmons Creek leading to Upper Village, aerial photography, fireworks, the Torchlight Parade, Wizard Chair, Solar Coaster, Whistler Golf Course and Blueberry Hill, Mt. Sproatt, Rainbow Mountain, Rendezvous Lodge, Roundhouse Lodge, Christmas lights, a bridge on Blackcomb Way, Village Stroll, Chateau Whistler Resort, Whiskey jack birds sitting on ski poles, the Marquise in Upper Village, Powder Mountain, alpenglow on Mt. Weart and Wedge Mountain, sunsets, ski runs, Lost Lake, cabins, Ski Scamps, staged group portraits of a family on Whistler Mountain, the Metzler family skiing, Eric Griffith standing next to a snowman, Ski Patrol revoking a skier's pass, paraskiing, Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, an avalanche in Whistler Bowl, cougar tracks on Ipsoot Mountain, Pika's Restaurant, Green Chair, Black Tusk and Garibaldi Provincial Park, moguls on Overbite Run, and Piccolo run.

1978-2007

Photographs of Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Village, aerial shots of the Whistler Valley and its lakes, Black Tusk, 7th Heaven, Rendezvous Lodge, Pika's Restaurant and Roundhouse Lodge, alpenglow, panoramic shots of Wedge Mountain, various people skiing and snowboarding Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, Village North, the Blackcomb Powdercats, Upper Village, Benchlands, condominiums, fireplaces, adaptive skiing, ski racing, telemark skiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, backcountry skiing, chairlifts, cabins, houses, The Gables, terrain parks, restaurants, dining, T-bars, snow grooming, Christine's Restaurant, heli-skiing, Symphony and Harmony Bowl, picnics, cougar tracks on Ipsoot Mountain, the Molson World Cup Downhill, the Disabled Skiers Championship, the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, the Canada Post Office at Marketplace Lodge, Glacier Creek Lodge, mountain biking, snowmobiling on Blackcomb Mountain, Molson Canadian Masters Alpine Series, Burnt Stew Basin, Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, skating on the lakes, Tyax Heli-ski, Whistler Golf Course, canoeing, windsurfing, golf, beach volleyball at Rainbow Park, horseback riding, the Dash for Cash Windsurfing Event, climbing in the Tantalus Range, tennis, cross-country skiing, ski-touring, surfing, the gym at the Delta Mountain Inn, Merlin's Bar & Grill, Cheakamus Lake, Tremor Glacier, and Blackcomb Kids Kamp.

Slides

Photographs of the moonrise over a mountain range, Green Lake, and Armchair Mountain/Mount Weart, a view of Mt Currie, various views of Blackcomb Mountain (including: Blackcomb Glacier, Horstman Hut, and 7th Heaven), sunsets on Wedge Mountain, Mount Weart, and Blackcomb Mountain, cross-country skiing in front of Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, Black Tusk and the Coast Range as seen from Whistler Mountain, the Blackcomb Powdercats snowcats on Blackcomb Mountain, Green Chair on Whistler Mountain, Whistler Express Gondola, and [Wizard Chair?] on Blackcomb Mountain.

Captions:
004: "MOONRISE OVER GREEN LAKE WHISTLER"
005: "MOONRISE OVER ARMCHAIR MTN WHISTLER"
006: "MT CURRIE"
008: "BLACKCOMB GLACIER"
012: "TOP OF BLACKCOMB HORSTMAN HUT + 7TH HEAVEN"
014: "VIEW TOWARDS BLACK TUSK FROM TOP OF WHISTLER"
015: "POWDER 'CATS' BLACKCOMB"
017: "WHISTLER MOUNTAIN"
019: "WHISTLER EXPRESS"

Slides

Photographs of a skier having made a jump off a cliff near Whistler Peak, another skier making their way down a chute on a steep ridge, Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort at night, people heli-skiing on Powder Mountain, someone hiking up a snow-covered mountain, and mountain views of the Coast Range.

Captions:
017: "Heli Skiing Heli Skiing on Powder Mountain"

Slides

Photographs of the Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort at night, Dean Stone skiing 'The Waterfall' in Harmony Bowl, mountain views of Black Tusk, John Kindree skiing Symphony Bowl, alpenglow on a mountaintop in the Coast Range in Whistler, a cloud-covered Whistler Peak with Black Tusk in the background, Whistler Village in winter near Bear Lodge and Delta Whistler Village Suites with Whistler Mountain in the background, Joe Lammers skiing 'The Waterfall' in Harmony Bowl, Dan Treadway skiing the backcountry on Whistler Mountain, and Hugo Harrison skiing Birkenhead Peak in Pemberton.

Captions:
012: "- THE WATERFALL - WHISTLER SKIER: DEAN STONE"
013: "Whistler, B.C. Black Tusk Garibaldi Park"
014: "Symphony Bowl Skier: John Kindree Whistler Mtn. BC Canada"
015: "Whistler, BC."
016: "Peak of Whistler Mtn & Black Tusk"
017: "Fresh snow Whistler Village B.C. Canada WHISTLER MTN BEHIND"
018: "The Waterfall Harmony Bowl Whistler Mountain B.C. Canada Skier: Joe Lammers"
019: "The Back Country Whistler Mountain B.C. Canada Skier:Dan Treadway"
020: "Mount Birken Pemberton B.C. Canada Skier: Hugo Harrison"

Transparencies

Photographs of an aerial of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains with Whistler Village below, snow-covered condominiums, Chateau Whistler Resort at the base of Blackcomb Mountain with Wizard Chair, Whistler Village as seen from the base of Whistler Mountain, a lodge lit up with Christmas Lights at night, and views of Whistler Village at the base of Blackcomb Mountain as seen from a forested area.

Captions:
004: "AERIAL OF WHISTLER VILLAGE & BLACKCOMB MTN"

1974-2007

Photographs of skiing, snowboarding, backcountry skiing, Whistler Mountain, Garibaldi Provincial Park, Blackcomb Mountain, etc.

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