Letters from Rene Widmer to Alyssa Bruijns (Head Archivist & Collections Manager, Whistler Museum & Archives) sharing stories of his time working with Cliff Fenner in the Garibaldi Provincial Park area.

Letters from Rene Widmer to Alyssa Bruijns (Head Archivist & Collections Manager, Whistler Museum & Archives) sharing stories of his time working with Cliff Fenner in the Garibaldi Provincial Park area.

Letters from Rene Widmer to Alyssa Bruijns (Head Archivist & Collections Manager, Whistler Museum & Archives) sharing stories of his time working with Cliff Fenner in the Garibaldi Provincial Park area.

• Letter 001: References the Whistler Museum exhibit on Cliff Fenner, and shares autobiographical details of his employment as a park ranger in Garibaldi Provincial Park, how he came to Canada, how he met Cliff, and a rough timeline of his activities and jobs in the 1960s.
• Letter 002: Offers to sign a donation form for the Whistler Museum and to translate his diary entries from his time in the Black Tusk area from German to English.
• Letter 003: Elucidation of more specific memories from his time as a park ranger under Cliff Fenner's mentorship, including a trip leading girl guides from Squamish into the park to camp at Taylor Meadows and lyrics to a song the girl guides created about Widmer's role leading the climbing and hiking party.
• Letter 004: Contains explanation of enclosed translated diary entry from 1961 detailing 'The Visit of Judge Wilson' to Garibaldi Provincial Park while Rene Widmer and Dick Bond were rangers there.

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.

Photographs of Whistler Peak and Whistler Bowl with Peak Chair in the foreground, and skiers on a flat area of the slopes with a snowy Black Tusk in the background.

Photographs of Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains in winter with Whistler Village in the foreground, alpenglow on the mountains, views of Glacier Bowl from the top near Harmony Hut, and Harmony Hut covered in snow, with a Canadian flag and Black Tusk in the background landscape.

Photographs of various skiers on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains with mountain views. Locations include: Whistler Peak, Blackcomb Glacier, Friday 13th Chutes on Whistler Peak, Cirque cliffs on Whistler Peak, Flute Bowl, The Hour Glass on Blackcomb Peak, Sun Bowl, Heli-skiing on Spearhead Range, and Ziggy's Bowl. Skiers include: Mark Morrison, Perry Mackline, Dave Gauley, Tim Rickli, Joe Lammers, Vanessa Knee, Dean Stone, and Nelson Jensen. Background views also include: Black Tusk, Whistler Village, Whistler Valley, and Alta Lake.

Captions:
001: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Mark Morrison"
002: "Winter- Whistler- Ski Skiing Blackcomb Glacier Skier: Perry Macklin"
003: "Peak powder Whistler, B.C. Skier: Mark Morrison"
004: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Dave Gauley"
005: "Cliffs below Friday 13th Chutes Whistler Peak Skier: Dave Gauley"
006: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Dave Gauley"
007: "Whistler Cique [sic] cliffs Whistler Peak Skier: Dave Gauley"
008: "Telemarking on Flute Whistler Mt. Skier: Tim Rickli"
009: "Whistler Cique [sic] cliffs Whistler Peak Skier: Joe Lammers"
010: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Joe Lammers"
011: "The Hour Glass Blackcomb Peak Skier: Dave Gauley"
012: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Vanessa Knee"
013: "Sun bowl Whistler, B.C. Skier: Dean Stone"
014: "Fundoshi-Samurai underwear"
015: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Tim Rickli"
016: "Heli Skiing Spearhead Range"
017: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Nelson Jensen"
018: "Alpine bowls/Whistler Mtn. Skier: Joe Lammers"
019: "Ziggy's Bowl Blackcomb Mtn Skiers: Joe Lammers, Dan Treadway, Brett Carlson"
020: "Ziggy's Bowl Blackcomb Mtn Skier: Joe Lammers"

Photographs of skiing the Alpine Bowls on Blackcomb Mountain, a close up of groomed snow, Whistler Village under snow (buildings include: Town Plaza Suites and the Delta Whistler Suites), mountain views of Whistler's Alpine bowls, skier Bryce Phillips in mid-air skiing Whistler's Alpine Bowls, a view of the Pan Pacific Mountainside (and includes Carleton Lodge on the left), a view of Black Tusk, Village Square in the summer with a Canadian flag in the foreground and Fitzsimmons Lodge in the background, views of golfers on Nicklaus Golf Course, Whistler Golf Course, Joe Lammers and Kelsey Nash skiing Ziggy's Bowl on Blackcomb Mountain, summer on Alpine Lake, hiking on Whistler Mountain in the summer, kayaking on Cheakamus River, and a summer view of Alta Lake.

Captions:
001-004: "Skiing Alpine Bowls Blackcomb B.C. [M.R.]"
005: "Groomed Snow "Cordoroy" [sic] Whistler B.C. Canada"
006: "Fresh snow in Whistler Village"
007: "Whistler's majestic alpine Bowls"
008: "Alpine Bowls Whistler Mtn Skier: Bryce Phillips"
009: "Pan Pacific Hotel Whistler B.C. Canada"
010: "Whistler's majestic alpine Bowls - Black Tusk"
011: "Whistler Village Summer"
012: "Nicklaus North Golf Course Whistler B.C. (M.R.)"
013: "Summer/Whistler Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain behind"
014: "Ziggy's Bowl Blackcomb Mtn Skiers: Joe Lammers, Kelsey Nash"
015: "Summer- British Columbia Alpine Lake"
016: "Nicklaus North Golf Course Whistler, B.C."
017: 'Whistler Golf Course (M.R. Whistler B.C."
018: "Whistler-Summer Hiking on Whistler Mt. B.C."
019: "Kayaking :Cheakamus River B.C. Canada"
020: "Summer Whistler Alta Lake"

Photographs of a couple of skiers stopped on a ridge on Whistler Mountain with Black Tusk in the background, and various shots of a skiing.

Photographs of a chairlift [possibly Emerald Express?] on Whistler Mountain during winter; views of Black Tusk, Whistler Village Gondola, southern runs on Blackcomb Mountain as seen from Whistler Mountain; and a freestyle skier jumping off a powder-covered cliff.