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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.

Whistler Mountain

  • WMSC
  • Fonds
  • 1965-1997

Photographs and newsletters created by Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation before merging to become Whistler Blackcomb in 1997.

Whistler Mountain Enhancement Program

  • MACLAURIN_2017_011-020-002
  • File
  • 1970 - 1992
  • Part of Don MacLaurin

Documents pertaining to the Whistler Mountain Enhancement Program, including background information and working papers. File includes a pamphlet map of "Garibaldi's Whistler Mountain"; a report titled "Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project" dated 1992; document titled "Report on Whistler Mountain Ski Area" dated 1971; a geological survey map of the Pemberton area; notes on price points for Don MacLaurin's consultation regarding Nature Interpretations Sessions; notes on price points for artistic sessions held by Isobel MacLaurin; information on Whistler Chateau conference bookings from May 1990 onward; meeting notes regarding the Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project; meeting minutes for the Whistler Mountain Enhancement Project Advisory Group; a topographical map of Whistler Mountain.

File also includes photocopies of various maps, including hiking trail and topographical maps; correspondence regarding summer host training; contact information; notes regarding proper behaviour towards customers; notes, projection overheads, and background information for lab activities; notes on vegetation in the Whistler area; photographic examples of cedar trees; copies of a drawing of a Pika by Isobel MacLaurin; notes for a newsletter and a copy of a Whistler Mountain newsletter.

File also includes notes on Whistler; correspondence regarding AV requirements for a lecture on plants and animals of the Canadian Rockies; itinerary notes; hand-drawn maps; document titled "The Beautification and Enhancement of Whistler Mountain's Environment" with related documents and invoices; Mountain Enhancement logs; a cover letter and resume for Kathy R. MacDonald; maps, notes, diagrams associated with the Alpine Garden; notes regarding a Whistler Summer Program and background information; notes and diagrams regarding nature tours for an orthodontists' conference, plant information, itineraries.

Photo Captions:
023: "yellow cedar (to left) western red cedar (to right)"
024: "yellow cedar ('cypress')"

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.

Photographs

Photographs donated by Mary Murray, including a colour copy of a print showing the top of the chairlifts on Whistler Mountain in 1975.

001: Colour copy of a print showing the top of the chairlifts on Whistler Mountain in 1975.

Resort Municipality of Whistler

Documents gathered by Geoff Pearce during his time working as Clerk-Treasurer on Whistler's first municipal council between 1976 and 1986.

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".

Mixed Graphic Material

Whistler Mountain corporate signature sample card and photograph of a ski racer, presumably Dave Murray, with overlaid Whistler Mountain logo and Dave Murray signature.

Negatives

Photographs of a skier looking out over Roundhouse, a Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation plaque commemorating the opening of chairlifts on the North side of Whistler Mountain in 1980, a group of Whistler Mountain staff skiing in the high alpine, and skiers sitting on rows of chairs on the mountain.

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.

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