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Boyd, Rob Whistler Mountain
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Prints 032-043

Photographs of people standing outside the Roundhouse, a poster of Rob Boyd for Dave Murray's Molson Masters Camps 1986/87, an advertisement to get a season's pass, skiers gearing up, an advertisement for the Canadian Amateur Ski Association, the original Whistler Gondola, ski run construction (felled logs), an advertisement for Whistler Mountain as 'The Big Old Softie', a road-side sign announcing the construction of the Whistler Mountain resort, a child skiing, and Village Square packed with spectators for the medal ceremony of the Molson World Cup Downhill.

Negatives 090-126

Photographs of "SKI Whistler Mountain' brochures from Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., duty schedule, correspondence, beach volleyball on the mountain, Pat Carleton launching the first chair at the opening of Blackcomb Mountain, an excavator, portraits, village construction, Rob Boyd, Sid Young, and ski racing.

Gordon McKeever Fonds

  • GMCK
  • Fonds
  • 1970-2009

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.

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.

1974-1999

Photographs of the Jazz Festival, rafting on Owl Creek, climbing in the Tantalus Range, car shows, swimming, the Molson World Cup Downhill, Whistler Village construction, Ski School, skiing, windsurfing on Alta Lake, skating, bears, the filming of a movie, tennis, barbecues, picnics, Ski Patrol, ski instruction, awards, Eco Challenge, the Belly Flop Contest at the Christiana Inn, Roundhouse Lodge, Orange Chair, Red Chair, Whistler Express Gondola, aerial shots of Whistler Valley, the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Mountain, hiking, sunbathing, fishing, horseback riding, Duffey Lake Road, ski run grooming, weightlifting, balloons, Symphony on the Mountain, and the Great Snow Earth Water Race.

1974-2007

Photographs of skiing, ski racing, Slush Cup, mountain views, chairlifts, Whistler Village construction, Whiski Jack, aerial views of the Whistler Valley, summer activities at Alta Lake, windsurfing, music events, costumes, dancing, the Torchlight Parade, fireworks, Willie Whistler, hot air balloons, the Jazz Festival, Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler Village, kayaking on the Cheakamus River, Lakes, apres ski, ice sculptures, a fire at The Keg, pubs, restaurants, Toilet Bowl, Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, cross-country skiing, gondolas, horse-drawn carriage rides, Upper Village, Eco Challenge, freestyle skiing, Kids Kamp on Blackcomb Mountain, dogsledding, fishing, paragliding, resort development, Longhorn Saloon, Howe Sound, helicopters installing chairlifts, grooming, cabins, condominiums, Pika's Restaurant, Christine's Restaurant, juggling, Burnt Stew Basin, Sun Bowl, Ridge Run, Black Tusk, people skiing dressed up as members of the OJ Simpson trial, bear awareness signs, Telemark Place, Whistler Golf Course, 7th Heaven, Peak Chair, snowmen, creeks, Roundhouse Lodge, Green Lake, Lost Lake, Alpha Lake, Nita Lake, Joffre Lakes, and Garibaldi Lake.

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Photographs of a crowd of skiers at Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain in May 1980, a cross-country skiing race in January 1979, a line at the gondola lift in January 1980, people hiking up to Whistler Peak in April 1978, people skiing Whistler's back bowls in March 1979, Pierre Trudeau and Franz Wilhelmsen skiing on Whistler Mountain in April 1979, someone spring skiing on Whistler Mountain in March 1979, a belly flop contest at Christiana Inn in May 1978, a sunbather on a dock at Lost Lake in July 1974, a kayaking race on the Cheakamus River in July 1978, the Saudan Couloir Extreme Race on Blackcomb Mountain, and the Whistler World Cup including skiers: Guenther Mader, Werner Franz, Zachary Crist, Kjetil Andre Aamodt, Rob Boyd, and [Regme Cavagioud?].

Captions:
001: "SPRING CROWD ROUNDHOUSE, W.M MAY 80"
002: "X-C. SKI RACE JAN, 79"
003: "GONDOLA LIFT LINE JAN '80"
004: "HIKE UP TO WHISTLER AP. '78"
005: "WHISTLER BACK BOWLS MAR, 79"
006: "PIERRE TRUDEAU + FRANZ WILHELMSEN WHISTLER AP. 79'"
007: "SPRING SKIING, WHISTLER MAR, 79"
008: "BELLY FLOP CONTEST CHRISTIANA INN MAY, 78"
009: "LOST LAKE, JULY 74"
010: "PIERRE TRUDEAU, PM WHISTLER APRIL, 79"
011: "KYAK [sic] RACE CHEAKAMUS RIVER JULY, 78"
012: "Whistler World Cup Skier: GUENTHER MADER (AUT)"
013: "Whistler World Cup Skier: WERNER FRANZ"
014: "Couloir Extreme Race Blackcomb"
015: "Whistler World Cup Skier: ZACHARY CRIST (US)"
016: "Telemark World Championships Whistler, B.C."
017: "Telemark World Championships Whistler, b.C."
018: "Whistler World Cup Skier: KJETIL ANDRE AAMODT"
019: "ROB BOYD - WINNER W.C.O.H. 1988"
020: "Whistler-World-Cup>D.H. Racer: [Regme Cavaguoud?]

Slides

Photographs of a crowd of people watching Rob Boyd on the podium for the 1989 Molson World Cup Downhill, Whistler Village with Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort and Clocktower Building in winter with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, crowds of people in front of Carleton Lodge with a Canadian flag, Whistler Village seen from Whistler Mountain with wildflowers in the foreground, skiers near a tent for a Molson-sponsored ski race, skiers near Harmony Bowl with Harmony Express Chair, Rob Boyd signing an autograph, a dog dressed in clothing, an interior view of the Meadow Park Sports Centre swimming pool, a scarecrow with a sign pointing to a farmer's market in Whistler, skiers loading onto the Fitzsimmons Chair (up to Blackcomb) where the Excalibur Gondola is today, a train heading through the Cheakamus Canyon with the Cheakamus River below, the Boot Pub with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, skiers on Whistler or Blackcomb Mountain, an aerial view of Whistler Village in winter, early construction of Whistler Village with Whistler Mountain in the background, a helicopter installing a chairlift tower, someone riding a horse in a rodeo [Mt. Currie rodeo?], and Whistler Village in winter including Clocktower Building, Sundial Hotel, and a man talking on an early cell phone.

Captions:
001: "Rob Boyd on podium Whistler World Cup 1989"
007: "ROB BOYD"
009: "Meadow Park Aquatic Centre Whistler, B.C."
010: "Farmers Market, Whistler, BC"
015: "Winter/Whistler Whistler Village Whistler, B.C."

Note that there is a different copyright on item 005 labelled as: 'BRIAN SPROUT © '.

Slides

Photographs of avalanche control, mountain views, a snowy creek/river, cross-country skiing, ski racing, rock climbing, view of skiers Shawn Pozer and Mark Taylor skiing the 7th Heaven Bowl on Blackcomb Mountain, a view of a skier in mid-air, a group of kids meeting Willie Whistler, a child posing with an adult dressed in a bunny costume, a view of the Synchro Bunnies on the mountain, and a close-up of Rob Boyd in a ski race.

Captions:
008: "SKIERS: SHAWN POZER MARK TAYLOR LAKESIDE BOWL 7TH Heaven Blackcomb"
019: "SYNCHRO - RABBITS"
020: "ROB BOYD"

1975-2007

Photographs of various people skiing and snowboarding on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, heli-skiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, gondolas, chairlifts, the Blackcomb Powdercats, alpenglow, Wedge Mountain, Mt Weart, Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championships, rafting, picnics, windsurfing, Whistler Golf Course, Chateau Whistler Golf Course, Nicklaus North Golf Course, ski racing, the Molson World Cup Downhill, the Molson Canadian Masters Alpine Series, Whistler Village, 7th Heaven, Burnt Stew Basin, the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, Tyax Mountain Lake Resort, Roundhouse Lodge, Rendezvous Lodge, Kids Kamp, carriage rides in Whistler Village, Showcase T-bar, Black Tusk, Cheakamus Lake, avalanches, the Garibaldi Gruel mountain biking race, Slush Cup, aerial photography, panoramic photography, night photography, construction of Whistler Village, Bruce Watt and Radar the Rescue Dog, fireworks, restaurants, hotels, Eco-Challenge, Symphony on the Mountain, Upper Village, the Boot Pub, a train going through the Cheakamus Canyon, Meadow Park Sports Centre, the Mt Currie Rodeo, Whistler Farmers Market, Alta Lake, hiking, climbing, a floatplane, the Inukshuk at Whistler Peak, paragliding, paraskiing, hockey on the frozen Alta Lake, barbecues, trampolining at Highland Lodge, The Keg fire, Whiski Jack, Creekside, cross-country skiing, Joffre Lakes, Musical Bumps Trail, Singing Pass, Harmony Lake, Alpha Lake, Nita Lake, the Peak to Valley Race, a snowboarder on a quarterpipe, Christine's Restaurant, Pika's Restaurant, Monk's Grill, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, Stoney's, Whistler Creek Lodge, Telemark Place, a neon sign for Whistler Brewing Co., apres ski, Stephanie Sloan's Women's Only Program, Mountain Hosts, Horstman Hut, the gym at the Hilton Whistler Resort, sunrises, skiing in Vail, Colorado, and the Valley Trail.

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