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1974-2007

Photographs of people skiing and snowboarding on Blackcomb Mountain and Whistler Mountain, aerial and panoramic shots of Whistler Valley, alpenglow over the mountains, Rainbow Park, Whistler Village, ski in and ski out condominiums, hiking, group portraits of Mountain Hosts and Ski Patrol, gondolas, chairlifts, T-bars, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, restaurants and hotels, cabins, Slush Cup, Peak to Valley Race, Molson World Cup Downhill, ski racing, Black Tusk, Fissile Peak, heli-skiing, Franz Wilhelmsen and Bob Ainsworth on Whistler Mountain, Roundhouse Lodge, Tremor Glacier on Tremor Mountain, the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, picnics, Pemberton Icecap, Ipsoot Mountain, Burnt Stew Basin, telemark skiing, people carrying surfboards on a beach, running, Snowboard Cross, apres ski, moguls, mountaineering, Wedge Mountain, 7th Heaven, River of Golden Dreams, portraits of John "Rabbit" Hare and Greg Griffith with his photography equipment, Joffre Lakes, Elfin Lakes, Beaver Pond, Cheakamus Lake, Pemberton, Phalanx Mountain, Creekside, Inawashiro Ski Resort in Japan, sumo wrestling, avalanches, Rendezvous Lodge, Wedgemount Lake, Lost Lake, Alta Lake, Green Lake, Squamish, Nicklaus North Golf Course, Mt Weart, Rimrock Cafe, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, Anasazi Restaurant, Highway 99, Tantalus Range, windsurfing on Howe Sound, rafting, fireworks, mountain biking, Singing Pass and Musical Bumps Trail, and the Metzler family cross-country skiing.

Transparencies

Photographs of self portraits of Greg Griffith posing with his camera and tripod with mountain views in the background, and aerial photographs of Wedge, Whistler, and Blackcomb Mountains, along with Black Tusk and other views of the Coast Range.

[Found in envelope labelled 'Panorama']

Photographs

Original slides, transparencies, negatives, contact sheets, and prints of photographs taken by Greg Griffith, local photographer and owner of Mountain Moments Photography. The photographs are chiefly of skiing, snowboarding, mountain scenery, aerial shots, Whistler Village, skiing and Snowboarding competitions (including the Molson World Cup Downhill and World Cup of Snowboarding), summer sports, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, heli-skiing, heli-boarding, and hotels and condominiums. The collection also includes photographs of well-known Whistler residents and athletes, historical moments in Whistler (such as the opening of Blackcomb Mountain, the construction of Whistler Village, squatter culture), and various events in Whistler.

Greg Griffith

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  • 1969-2007

Original slides, transparencies, negatives, contact sheets, and prints of photographs taken by Greg Griffith, local photographer and owner of Mountain Moments Photography. The photographs are chiefly of skiing, snowboarding, mountain scenery, aerial shots, Whistler Village, skiing and snowboarding competitions (including the Molson World Cup Downhill), summer sports, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, heli-skiing, heli-boarding, and hotels and condominiums. The collection also includes photographs of well-known Whistler residents, historical moments in Whistler (such as the opening of Blackcomb Mountain, the construction of Whistler Village, squatter culture), and various events in Whistler.

1978-2007

Photographs of skiing, snowboarding, mountain views, heli-skiing, Whistler Village, backcountry skiing, Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, etc.

Posters

The posters include a black and white poster promoting the Porsche Club of America's third annual weekend event in Whistler on the weekend of August 26th-28th, 1983, a poster advertising a Halloween masquerade ball fundraiser, a poster print of a painting of a ski racer in a yellow racing outfit skiing downhill amidst an abstract run with trees and snow, a large colour poster with the title " Whistler Resort Getaway", a large colour poster promoting the Whistler Summer Street Festival from between [1987 and the 1990s], a colour poster for the Music in the Mountains Whistler concert series in 1995 and 1996, a print of a vantage map of the Whistler Valley and surrounding mountains in 1994, a large collectors edition poster of the 1998 Canada's World Cup Ski Team, a poster advertising all the summer activities available at Whistler, a poster advertising the Molson World Downhill race that ran in Whistler on March 11th, 1984, a poster for Heli-Skiing Whistler, a poster of Creekside Base and Whistler Mountain at night in the [late 1970s or early 1980s], a poster for the 1984 Volvo Ski Show World Tour, a poster about the 1984 Whistler Winterfest, a large poster for the Shell Cup Canadian Championships for Cross Country Skiing, and a large poster for the Shell Cup Canadian Championships for Alpine Downhill ski racing.

Ephemera

Posters, postcards, calendars, newspapers, magazine clippings, and other ephemera relating to Greg Griffith's photography career.

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.

Slides

Photographs of Whistler Village during the day and night with Christmas lights (buildings include: Clocktower Building, Crystal Lodge, Fitzsimmons Lodge, Sundial Hotel, Carleton Lodge, St. Andrews House, and Chateau Whistler Resort), mountain views of Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains, Blueberry Hill with Blackcomb in the background, and the view of Wedge Mountain from Greg Griffith's balcony.

Captions:
003, 004: "Whistler Village/Winter Whistler B.C."
005, 006, 014: "Whistler Village In Winter"
007: "Winter-Whistler Village Chateau Whistler Resort"
008: "Whistler-Winter Whistler Village & Blackcomb Mt."
009: "Blueberry Hill Estates Blackcomb Mt in b.g. Whistler, B.C."
010: "Winter/Whistler Fresh snow in Whistler Village"
015, 016: "View from my balcony Wedge Mt in b.g."
017: "Rainbow Park Whistler, B.C."
020: "Winter/Whistler Whistler Village Whistler, B.C."

Newspaper, Magazine, and Ad Clippings

Newspapers and magazines that contain photographs and other material by Greg Griffith, including:

  • 001: Whistler - The Magazine Summer/Fall 1999 issue (in full)
  • 002: Clippings containing Whistler photographer profiles (including Greg Griffith) from an unknown magazine
  • 003: Ski Canada Magazine Media Kit folder featuring an image by Greg Griffith
  • 004: Motorland Magazine November/December 1982 cover clipping featuring a Greg Griffith photograph, accompanied by a letter from John Holgren (Motorland Magazine) to Greg Griffith regarding payment for use of the image
  • 005: Powder Magazine, February 1982 featuring Whistler resort and Blackcomb Skiing Enterprises advertisements using Greg Griffith's photos
  • 006: Advertisements from an unidentified magazine using Greg Griffith's photos, including Jim McConkey Ski Shop, Tourism BC, Apex Alpine, and Whistler resort
  • 007: Ski Canada magazine cover, November 1981 and Canada Ski Directory cover, 1981/1982 featuring cover photos by Greg Griffith
  • 008: TV Week article on Whistler [1980s], The Globehopper magazine cover, January 1982, and Ski BC magazine cover, October 1981, featuring photos by Greg Griffith
  • 009: Western Living Magazine, November 1981, cover and articles featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 010: Article by Greg Griffith titled "Skiing Canada's Great Unexplored" from an Australian magazine [1980s?]
  • 011: Whistler Magazine (full copy with back cover cut out), Winter 1980
  • 012: Ski Canada, Spring 1991 article and a Skier (Chinese version) magazine article featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 013: Western Living magazine article on heli-skiing featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 014: Western Living magazine article on skiing in BC, November 1981, featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 015: Ski Canada Freestyle magazine, 1980/1981, articles featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 016: Ski Canada magazine article [1980s] featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 017: Whistler Answer Vol. 2 No. 10, Whistler Winter News (Whistler Question) October/November 1978, The Royal Hudson Dispatch, Whistler Answer Vol. 3 No. 13, Whistler Answer Vol. 3 No. 24, and Whistler Answer Vol. 2 No. 9 front covers featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 018: Whistler Magazine, Winter 1982, articles and Whistler Creek Lodge advertisement featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 019: Whistler Inn Resort & Club and Blackcomb Lodge advertisements featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 020: Twin Lakes Village advertising article featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 021: Twin Lakes Village and Blackcomb Skiing Enterprises advertisements featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 022: German/Swedish Ski Tours magazine cover, Winter 1977/1978, featuring a photo by Greg Griffith
  • 023: Dynastar skis advertisement featuring a Greg Griffith photo of Stephanie Sloan skiing, and a Swedish article featuring a photo by Greg Griffith
  • 024: Powder Magazine, December 1977, article by Greg Griffith
  • 025: Powder Magazine, November and December 1978, featuring photos by Greg Griffith
  • 026: Molson World Cup Downhill 1979 Official Publication featuring photos by Greg Griffth
  • 027: Westworld (Molson) magazine, Spring 1979, cover featuring photo by Greg Griffith
  • 028: Powder Hound magazine, Spring 1979, articles featuring Greg Griffith's photos
  • 029: Ski People profile on Greg Griffith [misspelled as Griffin]
  • 030: Kuoni Winter Holidays advertising magazine, 1980-1981, featuring photos by Greg Griffith
  • 031: CP Air advertising magazine featuring photos of Whistler destinations by Greg Griffith
  • 032: Super Natural BC, Canada (Tourism BC) magazine articles and Snow (Westworld supplement) magazine article featuring Greg Griffith's photos of skiing
  • 033: Magazine article by Greg Griffith titled "Heli-ski: A History of Guiding from Goats to Powder Cowboys"
  • 034: Snow Magazine, November/December 1979, article and photographs by Greg Griffith on heli-skiing
  • 035: Magazine article on skiing featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 036: Vancouver Magazine (Vancouver Today), November 1981, article on skiing featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 037: Western Living Magazine, November 1980, skiing article featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 038: Vancouver Magazine (Vancouver Today), November 1981, article on skiing featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 039: The Globehopper Magazine article on skiing in Whistler featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 040: Canada Ski Directory, 1981/1982, featuring a photograph of a helicopter taken by Greg Griffith
  • 041: The Province newspaper, advertisement for Apex, and advertisement for MacGregor Pacific Realty featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 042: SuperNatural BC Tourism BC advertising booklet profiling ski resorts in the province featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 043: Smithers, BC promotional brochure featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 044: Whistler Resort Association Rumours newspaper supplement featuring a photograph taken by Greg Griffith
  • 045: Pamphlet designs for Whistler resort and Blackcomb Lodge featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 046: Alta Lake Estates (Adventures West) concept and promotional booklet featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 047: Whistler Mountain full-page advertisement featuring a photograph taken by Greg Griffith
  • 048: Labatt World Cup Freestyle Championship (1980) program, Whistler resort advertisement, and Blackcomb Mountain advertisement featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 049: Promotional brochures for Whistler Heli-Ski, Whistler Inn, The Vale, Whistler Resort & Club, and Tantalus Lodge featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith
  • 050: WestWorld Magazine, April 1984, featuring a cover photo taken by Greg Griffith
  • 051: Promotional brochure for Garibaldi Highlander Hotel and promotional postcard for Whistler Creek Lodge featuring photos taken by Greg Griffith
  • 052: Blackcomb Mountain promotional brochures featuring photos taken by Greg Griffith
  • 053a-b: Twin Lakes Village promotional booklets featuring photos taken by Greg Griffith
  • 054: "Getaway to Whistler" Whistler resort promotional booklet featuring photos taken by Greg Griffith
  • 055: Blackcomb Mountain promotional magazine from the 1985/1986 season featuring photos by Greg Griffith
  • 056: Promotional photo booklet titled 'Whistler: Photography by Greg Griffith' with a blue cover
  • 057: Photo of Whistler Peak with ski tracks on it and a group of skiers having a picnic in the foreground
  • 058: Promotional photo booklet titled 'Whistler: Photography by Greg Griffith' with a purple cover
  • 059: 'This Month' magazine profiling Whistler and Howe Sounds featuring photographs taken by Greg Griffith featuring skiing
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