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Greg Griffith Fonds Chairlifts
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Photographs of groups of people hiking up and skiing down mountains with fresh powder, alpenglow on areas of Blackcomb Mountain, Big Red Express and Franz's Chair with Peak Chair and Whistler Peak in the background, the moon over mountain peaks, sunset over the Coast Range, and Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain with Green Lake and Whistler Valley in the background.

Captions:
004: "Alpenglow Diseased Ridge Blackcomb"
005: "Alpenglow on Blackcomb Mtn Whistler"
006: "The Peak Whistler Mtn"
008: "Winter/Whistler Sunset over Coastal [sic] Range British Columbia, Canada"
009: "Coast Range Whistler Area"
010: "The Peak Whistler, B.C."
011: "Roundhouse Lodge Whistler Mtn"

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Photographs of Joe Lammers skiing Whistler Peak and Cake Hole, Olivier Roy snowboarding Blackcomb Mountain, Greg Daniels snowboarding Whistler Mountain and 7th Heaven on Blackcomb Mountain, John Kindree skiing Sun Bowl, a snow-covered building in Rainbow Park [Rainbow Lodge?], Dave Gauley skiing Blackcomb Peak, Tim Rickli skiing Whistler Peak, Flute Shoulder in Symphony Bowl, Glacier Creek Lodge with skiers and Jersey Cream Chair in the foreground, a sunrise or sunset over a mountain, a skier in mid-air, and Clocktower Building in Whistler Village under snow.

Captions:
001: "Whistler Cique [sic] cliffs Whistler Peak Skier:Joe Lammers"
002, 013: "Whistler, B.C. Peak. Skier:Joe Lammers"
003: "Rider: Oliver Roy Blackcomb B.C."
004: "Snowboarding Whistler Rider:Greg Daniells"
005: "Whistler, B.C. Rider:Greg "Cheezeball" Daniells"
008, 010: "Sun Bowl Whistler Mt. Skier: John Kindree"
009: "Rainbow Park Whistler, B.C."
011: "Blackcomb Peak Skier:Dave Gauley
012: "Whistler-Winter The Cake-hole Whistler Skier:Joe Lammers"
014: "Whistler, B.C. Peak. Skier:Tim Rickli"
015: "Winter/Blackcomb/Ski Blackcomb Mtn. 7th Heaven Snowboard: Greg Daniels [sic]"
016: "Flute Shoulder Symphony Bowl Whistler Mt."
017: "Glacier Creek Rest. Blackcomb"
018: "Clearing Storm Whistler Mt."

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Photographs of condominiums on the side of Blackcomb Mountain [Benchlands?] with Wizard Express Chair in the foreground and a group of people on the slopes, various views of Whistler Village in the winter during the day and night (buildings and chairlifts include: Pan Pacific Mountainside, Sundial Hotel, Clocktower Building, Executive Inn & Suites, Carleton Lodge, Excalibur Gondola, Chateau Whistler Resort, Le Chamois, and Crystal Lodge), cross-country ski trails in a misty and snowy landscape with a cabin in the background, Whistler Mountain with skiers and Big Red Express, the sunset on Wedge Mountain, views of Wedge Mountain, Mount Weart with the moon overhead, other snowy mountain views that include a frozen lake, a creek in winter, and ski tracks through fresh powder on a back bowl or in the backcountry.

Captions:
001: "Ski in ski out condos Whistler B.C."
002: "Whistler Village In Winter"
003: "Blackcomb Mt. Whistler, B.C."
005: "Whistler Village in winter Whistler, B.C."
006, 007: "X-C Ski Trails Whistler"
008: "Whistler-Winter Chateau Whistler Resort & Base of Blackcomb B.C."
009: "BIG RED EXPRESS"
010, 011: "Whistler Village/Winter Whistler B.C."
012: "Whistler Village in Winter"
013: "SUNSET WEDGE MTN"

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Photographs of an event with people gathered, and a helicopter and workers installing chairlift towers.

Note: contact sheet corresponds to some of the negatives, however, it also includes other photographs not included in this file.

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Photographs of Whistler Village at night with mountains in the background, the sunset over the Coast Range, the Fitzsimmons Chair going up Blackcomb with cabins underneath, Blackcomb Glacier, Saudan Couloir, 7th Heaven, Whistler Mountain, various buildings in Whistler Village (including: Mountainside Lodge, Crystal Lodge, Whistler Village Inn, Clocktower Building, Executive Inn & Suites, Carleton Lodge, and Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort), and a two person chairlift heading up [Blackcomb Mountain?].

Captions:
003: "Winter/Whistler Whistler Village Whistler, B.C."
005, 006: "Winter/Whistler Sunset over Coastal Range British Columbia, Canada"
007: "Winter/Whistler Whistler Village Whistler, B.C."
008: "Winter/Blackcomb Blackcomb Glacier Whistler, B.C."
009: "SAUDAN COULOIR BLACKCOMB"
010: "7TH HEAVEN AREA [G?] BLACKCOMB PEAK"
011: "Winter/Whistler Village New Snow on Whistler Village and Blackcomb Mountain"
012: "Winter/Blackcomb/Ski Skiers on Blackcomb with Whistler Mtn. in Background"
013: "MOUNTAINSIDE LODGE"
014: "CRYSTAL LODGE"
015, 016: "WHISTLER VILLAGE INN"
017: "CLOCKTOWER, FIREPLACE"
020: "CARLETON"

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Photographs of Whistler Express Gondola in summer with Whistler Village and Valley below, and the renovated Roundhouse on Whistler Mountain in summer with Emerald Express and visitors hiking and mountain biking.

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Photographs of people getting onto and riding up and down a chairlift on Whistler Mountain in September 1984, including views from the chairlift down onto an early constructed Whistler Village (Delta Mountain Inn, Carleton Lodge, the Executive Inn & Suites, Clocktower Building, and Mountainside Lodge). Also includes photographs of a Slush Cup where people are skiing or snowboarding to skim over a pond on the mountain.

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Photographs of people skiing on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain (skiers include: Stephanie Sloan, Herb Bleuer, Dean Stone, Brad Vancour, Scott Nicholson, and John Everson), areas on the mountains include: Whistler back bowls, Decker Glacier, Whistler Peak, Burnt Stew Basin, 7th Heaven, and Saudan Couloir. Also includes photographs of a group of skiers on Whistler Mountain with Black Tusk in the background, an aerial view of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains with Whistler Village and Whistler Valley below, and two people riding a 2-person chairlift.

Captions:
006: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Whistler Back Bowls Skier: Stephanie Sloan"
007: "HERB BLEUER ON DECKER GLACIER"
008: "WHISTLER BACK BOWLS SKIER: DEAN STONE"
011: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Powder on Peak Skier:"
012: "DEAN STONE - WHISTLER"
014: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Back Bowls-Burnt Stew Basin Skier: Dean Stone"
015: "SKIER: BRAD VANCOUR 7TH HEAVEN: BLACKCOMB"
018: "SKIER: SCOTT NICOLSON BLACKCOMB"
019: "Winter- Whistler- Ski Saudan Couloir- Blackcomb Skier: John Everson"
020: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Powder Skiing, Blackcomb SKIER: DEAN STONE"

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Photographs of a helicopter flying over Powder Mountain for heli-skiing, Wedge Mountain, Mt. Weart, mountain views, the Quicksilver Lift, Harmony Hut on Whistler Mountain with Black Tusk in the background, 7th Heaven Express Chair, a truck with a fresh dump of overnight snow, Glacier Express Chair with Glacier Creek Lodge in the foreground, an aerial view of Whistler's alpine bowls, the top of Blackcomb Mountain with Rendezvous Lodge and Solar Coaster Chair, Blackcomb Glacier and 'The Blowhole', and Horstman Hut.

Captions:
001: "Heli Skiing Heli Skiing on Powder Mountain"
005, 012: "Winter/Whistler Quicksilver Lift, Whistler Porsche designed Bubble"
007: "Overnight dump Whistler, B.C."
009: "Glacier Express & Glacier Creek"
010: "Whistler, B.C. Alpine Bowls Whistler Mtn."
011: "Top of Blackcomb Rendezvous Rest. & Solar Coaster Quad"
014: "The Blow Hole. Blackcomb Glacier Blackcomb Mt."
016: "Little Whistler Cabin & Black Tusk, Whistler Mt."
019: "Blackcomb Winter Top of 7th Heaven with Black Tusk"

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Photographs of various skiers that include mountain views, and a 4-person chairlift.

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