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Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation
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Photographs

Photographs of Whistler Mountain from its opening in 1965/1966 to 1997. Photographs include those of Franz Wilhelmsen, President of Whistler Mountain, Pierre Trudeau and his wife Margret Trudeau on their honeymoon, the original gondola, skiers in the early days of the mountain, events, ski races, and other happenings at the ski resort.

CJ Yanisiw

  • YANISIW
  • Fonds
  • 1990-1995

Fonds consists of Whistler/Blackcomb newsletters from the early 1990s and documents and maps relating to alpine skiing World Cup events held at Whistler Mountain between 1993 and 1995.

Jim Gravel Fonds

  • JGRA
  • Fonds
  • 1982-1986

Materials created and collected by former Whistler Mountain worker Jim Gravel, including Whistler Mountain staff manuals and a yearbook from 1982-1986.

Whistler Mountain Personnel Manual - 1982

Whistler Mountain personnel manual from the 1982/1983 winter season.

Table of Contents:

  • Welcome to Whistler
  • What's What
  • History
  • Current Data
  • Special Events
  • Who's Who
  • Important Telephone Numbers
  • What's Expected - Your Role
  • Courtesy
  • Presence
  • Punctuality
  • Good Conduct
  • Good Appearance
  • Good Relations
  • On the Mountain - Good Work Practices
  • Time Inputs
  • Coffee and Lunch Breaks
  • Accidents or Emergencies
  • Use of Company Vehicles
  • Use of Company Facilities
  • Radio Ten Codes and Regulations
  • Lift Evacuation Methods
  • Hazards
  • What's Provided
  • Wages
  • Benefits
  • Training
  • Parking
  • Vacation Pay
  • Employee Purchase Program
  • Ski School Lessons
  • Uniforms and Lockers
  • Personnel Policies
  • Skiing - Staff and Family
  • Taboos

Working Papers and Background for Whistler Mountain Enhancement Program

  • MACLAURIN_2017_011-020-003
  • File
  • 1991 - 1995
  • Part of Don MacLaurin

Documents found in a folder with "Whistler Mountain Enhancement Program Working Papers, Background" written on it in Don MacLaurin's writing. File includes a map of Whistler Mountain Alpine Garden; an article from the May 5, 1995 Vancouver Sun titled "Uncle Skunk Cabbage deserves better press than he's been getting" by Wilf Nicholls; a map titled "Topographic Survey on Whistler Mountain in the Area of Pika's Restraunt, Adjacent to D.L. 7644, Group 1, N.W.D." [sic]; information on plants and plant locations for the Whistler Mountain Enhancement Program; a Summer 1993 Whistler Mountain Hiking Map pamphlet; a Harmony Express advertisement pamphlet; a Summer 1994 Whistler Mountain Hiking Map pamphlet; notes on the Whistler Mountain Enhancement program; an August 1992 Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project report.

File also includes photographs related to the Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project; a 1993/1994 Whistler Mountain Trail Map; correspondence regarding Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project reports with editing notes; draft copes of a March 1992 Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project report; a Summer 1992 Whistler Mountain newsletter; flyer for a Whistler Mountain Swiss Alpine Festival; plant purchase cost estimates; schedule of events for a Whistler Mountain Alpine Mountainfest; notes on tree species, vegetation, and hazards; meeting and phone call notes; Blackcomb Summer Program tour notes; flyer for a 1993 Vancouver Perennial Plant Symposium; Alpine Garden design notes; a 1991 newsletter for The Davidson Club; a Fall 1991 Whistler mountain newsletter; an Blackcomb Mountain summer pamphlet; an "Alpine Summer" Whistler Mountain pamphlet.

File also includes notes, correspondence, and a pamphlet regarding a 1991 visit to the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden; correspondence, estimates, proposals regarding Whistler Mountain revegetation work; correspondence and data regarding observations on Whistler Mountain; notes on Whistler Mountain Enhancement; plant lists; a Spring/Summer 1991 Whistler Mountain newsletter; planning notes for Whistler Mountain vegetation management; Whistler Mountain Enhancement program advisory group meeting notes; Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation expenses forms.

Photographs:
Items 016 - 022 were grouped together.
Items 023 - 030 were together in an envelope labelled "Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project".
Items 031 - 043 were together in an envelope labelled "Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project Holding Area - Midstation (1991)".
Items 044 - 052 were together in an envelope labelled "Photos of Whistler Mountain Enhancement Program Plantings 1991" and "Express Base Area".
Items 053 - 078 were together in an envelope labelled "Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project Existing Native Plants - Photos."
Items 079 - 098 were together in an envelope labelled "Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project - 1991 Planting. Alpine Station Area".
Items 099 - 105 were together in an envelope labelled "Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project - 1991 Planting Express Mid-Station Area".
Items 106 - 134 were together in an envelope labelled "Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project Alpine Garden Site - Photos".
Items 135 - 136 were grouped together.
Items 137 - 189 were together in an envelope.

Mary Murray Fonds

  • WA_2020_026
  • Fonds
  • [1975]-2020

Materials donated by Jinny Ladner on behalf of the late Whistler Museum & Archives board member, Mary Murray, just after her passing in 2020. Items include a colour copy of a print showing the top of the chairlifts on Whistler Mountain in 1975 and a thank-you greeting card celebrating Mary's work on the Whistler Museum's board signed by the board and staff members.

Commercial Accommodation Market Survey & Analysis - March, 1982 - Whistler Village Land Company Limited

Commercial Accommodation Market Survey & Analysis put together by Ernst & Whinney for the Whistler Village Land Company Limited in March 1982. The report's purpose is stated to review skier visit forecasts, review the proposed commercial construction buildout, analyze winter and summer visitor potentials, and evaluate the resulting guest and occupancy figures in Whistler.

Table of Contents:

  • Transmittal Letter
  • Conclusions (includes Whistler Village, Skier Trends, Accommodation Base, and Market Development sections)
  • General Assumptions
  • Chart #1 - Summary of Skier Visits (includes Scenario I - Average BC Ski Growth - 6% and Scenario II - Destination Market)
  • Chart #2 - Annual and Cumulative Planned Rental Units and Beds by Location
  • Chart #3 - Annual and Cumulative Planned Rental Units and Beds by Type
  • Chart #4 - Winter Occupancy Scenario
  • Chart #5 - Summer Occupancy Scenario
  • Appendix - Persons Contacted

1978-1995

Designs for Tyax Heli-Skiing, West Coast Heli-Skiing, and Whistler Heli-Skiing business cards. Pamphlets and business cards for Chalet Luise. Photographs of skiing, heli-skiing, Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Village, aerial shots of Whistler, Fitzsimmons Creek, Creekside, Whistler Village at night, paragliding, Alta Lake, sunsets, Black Tusk, chairlifts, ski runs, Nita Lake, Whistler Conference Centre, Rendezvous Lodge, Solar Coaster Express lift, hiking, cafes, pubs, restaurants, hotels, Whistler Village stroll, Whistler Express Gondola, mountain bikers, gondolas, flowers, events, golf courses, Whistler Golf Course, Golf, windsurfing, 7th Heaven, 7th Heaven Express Chair, Fitzsimmons Express Chair, Araxi Restaurant, swimming pools, The Downhill Shop, canoeing, dogs, fishing, rivers, helicopters, Snowcats, grooming, portraits, group portraits, logging, T-bars, ski instructors, Ski Scamps, Roundhouse, barbecues, maintenance, plaques, mountains staff, ski racing, picnics, blasting, lift construction, signs, Whistler Peak, dining, drinking, trails, cross-country skiing, Tantalus Lodge, Whistler Way, Gateway bus loop, Snowgoose buses, Whistler Village Sports, Mountain Square, parades, musicians, dancing, costumes, Stoney's, Willie Whistler, Easter, The Keg catering on Whistler Mountain, balloons, hot air balloons, hats, freestyle skiing, boats, ferries, bridges, swimming, waterfalls, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Provincial Park, rainbows, docks on Alta Lake, ducks, and small airplanes.

Original box containing this subseries was labelled "Internegs".
Files 001-016 found in creator's folder labelled "Aerials".
Files 017-036 found in creator's folder labelled "Used in Postcards and Posters".
File 024 found in an envelope labelled "Internegs PC's 89".
Files 025-036 found in an envelope labelled "Postcards and Posters '88".
Files 037-058 found in creator's folder labelled "Whistler M[oun]t[ai]n".
Files 047-049 found in an unlabelled envelope.
Files 050-051 found in an envelope labelled "Cornice[?] Blasting".
Files 059-068 found in creator's folder labelled "Blackcomb M[oun]t[ai]n".
Files 069-071 found in creator's folder labelled "Winter 'Scenery'".
Files 072-081 found in creator's folder labelled "Village".
Files 084-088 found in an envelope labelled "Eric 86".
Files 082-088 found in creator's folder labelled "Kids/Faces/Picnics/Families".
Files 093-095 found in envelope labelled "Black Tusk Aug/80".
Files 089-099 found in creator's folder labelled "Summer & water scenes".
Files 100-106 found in envelope labelled "Tyax Heli-Skiing - 200 business cards".
Files 107-? found in envelope labelled "West Coast Heli-Skiing".
Files 100-113 found in creator's folder labelled "Mike Jakobsson".
Files 114-139 found in creator's folder labelled "Heli-Skiing".

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