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Il Caminetto di Umberto
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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.

Alta Lake Community Club Minutebook 1951-1983

Minutebook for meetings of the Alta Lake Community Club from 1951-1985. Subjects discussed include holiday parties and dances, the purchasing of a projector, hosting films, Girl Guides and Cubs, memorial benches, the purchasing of a snowplow, logging, moving the Alta Lake School flagpole, fire safety, postal service, roads, Robbie Burns Night, fishing derbies, art lessons, theatre, Myrtle Philip's birthday, the Squamish Youth Choral, Blackcomb Ski Club, Rainbow Mountain ski hill, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, TV's coming to the Whistler valley, building the Whistler Mountain Ski Club building, the formation of a ski club, the Mountain Rescue Group, Mount Whistler Lodge, Alta Lake Ratepayers Association, building a new school, physical education classes on the mountain, Cypress Lodge, donation to the Garibaldi Olympic Development Association, Highland Lodge, the Logger's Sports Day Parade, seasons passes for children, square-dancing, and badminton.

Blabcomb - Vol. VII, Issue 1 - 1992/93

  • YANISIW-01-02-013
  • File
  • 1992-1993
  • Part of CJ Yanisiw

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

  • Welcome to the 92/93 Season!
  • The Calling of the Slopes
  • Congratulations to...
  • How did we do today?!?
  • Hey, Guess What?
  • Did Someone Say Teamwork??
  • For Sale
  • ...News Release...
  • Blackcomb Staff Deal
  • Staff Garage Sale
  • Blackcomb Ice Skating Party
  • "The Odd Couple"
  • Staff Lessons
  • The Environment
  • The Blabcomb
  • The Blackbook
  • Ten Traits to make you a hit with Customers
  • (comics)
  • Rumor has it...
  • Editorial: You Want Me to do What?
  • Food and Beverage
  • The Staff Christmas Party & Dance (ad)

Molson World Downhill 1982 Magazine

The Molson World Downhill (Whistler Mountain, February 27, 1982) magazine.
Table of Contents:
2 Canadian Alpine Ski Team
3 Premier's Message
4 Mr. Eric Molson's Message, Dr. Peter Andrew's Message
6 Acknowledgements
8 Organizing Committee, World Cup Rules, Schedule of Events
10-11 World Cup to Date
13 Competitors Picture Page
15 Ken Read Story, "This is Whistler" Section
18 The Course
20 1981 Final World Cup Standings
22 Skiing for Medals, National Team Coach John Ritchie
26 The Competitors
28 Race Results Chart
28 How to Watch the Race

Includes information on the story of the World Cup Race, the World Cup rules, the Schedule of Events, past World Cup results, the top competitors, an article on the resort town of Whistler, and article on downhill skiing by Ken Read, map of the course, an article about Molson skiing and information about how and where to watch the race.

Negatives

Photograph of a group of chefs [from one of Umberto Menghi's restaurants?], some holding wine glasses.

File Caption:
"UMBERTO GROUP"

Saturday, November 7, 1981 Page A1/A13

The front page of the Weekend Sun from Vancouver on Saturday, November 7, 1981. A two page article entitled "'Aspen North' : Everything's There But Snow" about the first season after the Village was built. It also covers foreign interest in Whistler, housing prices, resort development, and overcrowding.

Saturday, November 7, 1981, Page H1

A one page spread with 3 articles on the front page of the Business Section (page H1) from the Vancouver Sun on Saturday November 7, 1981. The first article is entitled "Whistler Awaits Cheaper Money: 'Short-term' trouble slows town centre development." The article contains information about developments in the Village that are stalled due to high interest rates and economic problems. The second article is called "Couple 'close to nature' without costly mortgage" which is about squatting in the Whistler area to avoid the high cost of housing. The final article is called "Sunday drinking makes resort one of two 'destinations,'" which is about bars opening up to allow drinking on Sundays in Whistler.

Slides

Photographs of Marie Sivertsen skiing the Whistler Mountain back bowls, someone skiing of a steep cliff on Whistler Mountain, a skier climbing through the backcountry on Whistler Mountain, Dean Stone skiing Sun Bowl, Mark Morrison skiing Whistler Mountain's alpine bowls, Shawn Nesbitt skiing Whistler Peak, a horse-drawn sleigh ride, Il Caminetto di Umberto interiors and plates of food, Harry McKeever posing in his skis, skiers in costume, carved Halloween pumpkins lit up, an aerial view of Whistler Village with Blackcomb Mountain from 1980, and close ups of a helicopter.

Captions:
001: "SKIER: MARIE SIVERTSSON [sic] WHISTLER: BACK BOWLS"
002: "Steeps at Whistler B.C. Canada"
003, 004: "Back country Whistler B.C. Canada"
006: "Sun bowl Whistler, B.C. Skier:Dean Stone"
007: "Alpine bowls/ Whistler Mtn. Skier:Mark Morrison"
008: "Peak powder Whistler, B.C. Skier:Shawn Nesbitt"
009: "Winter/Blackcomb Sleigh Ride on Blackcomb"
010-012: "Il Camminetto [sic] di Umberto Whistler"
014-016: "Mountain top costumes Whistler Mtn."
017: "pumpkins"
018: "WHISTLER VILLAGE + BLACKCOMB 1980"
019, 020: "Helicopter parts Whistler"

The Vancouver Sun

Newspaper articles from the Vancouver Sun about real estate development in Whistler, as well as a water main break affecting the residents of Alta Lake Road.

Whistler - The Magazine, Winter 1982

Whistler-themed magazine, published by Paul Burrows, containing the following articles:
"The view from here" by Paul Burrows
"Don't leave Whistler without... : A few must-do suggestions" by Michael Maloney
"Jumping the gaps of time and space: Welcome to the world of heli-skiing" by Michael Maloney
"Somewhere over the rainbow: The dreams of Whistler's oldest resident" by Glenda Bartosh
"Keeping an eye on Whistler: And keeping both eyes on three of its finest photographers" by Glenda Bartosh
"The World comes to Whistler: Excitement mounts for two of the greatest races on earth" by Paul Burrows
"Kings of the mountain: Stefan Ples, Franz Wilhelmsen, and their views from the top" by Michael Maloney
"Twin Lakes... Twin living: A dash of urbane in the middle of the mountains" by Glenda Bartosh
"Fashion on the up and up: A Vancouver ski wear company takes to the slopes"
"How to find it: Doctors, lawyers, dog catchers...your guide to finding it in Whistler"
"Maps - for the skier... : A bird's eye view of both mountains"
"...and for the shopper: Finding your way through Whistler Village"

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