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Week of April 8, 1982
WQ-2-251 · File · April 8, 1982
Part of Whistler Question

Photographs including but not limited to T-bars at Whistler Mountain; skiing; chairlift; Easter egg hunt on skis; children; bikini contest; ski fashion; putting on ski gear; the b-sides band playing; signs; Reckless Driver bluegrass band
Appears in April 15, 1982 issue:
02-251-73. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Clean-up involved removing charred shakes from the cabin roof.
02-251-51. Pg. 5. Caption: Liam "Lightning Bolt" McCarthy, 2 1/2, was one of the many Easter Egg hunters who braved the snow to search for treasures in Myrtle Philip School yard on Sunday.
02-251-33. Pg. 6. Caption: Mr. E. Bunny gets a helping hand on his way up Skidder lift Easter Sunday.
02-251-32. Pg. 13. Caption: Hundreds of kids showed up for special treats courtesy of E. Bunny on Blackcomb Sunday, despite heavy snowfall.
02-251-64 Pg. 15. Caption: Yummy in the tummy! Alyssa Wilson, 3, enjoys Easter treats the bunny brought to the schoolyard Easter morning.
02-251-47. Pg. 16. Caption: [top] Tom Sutherland, the Whistler Question's new Advertising Manager.
02-251-101. Pg. 16. Caption: [middle] Craig Spence, a new reporter at the Whistler Question.
02-251-53. Pg. 19. Caption: Not even a blizzard on Easter Sunday kept kids from using the new Adventures Playground, recently completed at a total cost of $3,624.11.
Appears in April 8, 1982 issue:
02-251-88. Pg. 1. Caption:
02-251-205. Pg. 3. Caption: [top]
02-251-229. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom]
02-251-176. Pg. 5. Caption:
02-251-167. Pg. 6. Caption: [left]
02-251-166. Pg. 6. Caption: [right]
02-251-206. Pg. 8. Caption: [top left]
02-251-235. Pg. 8. Caption: [top right]
02-251-199. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom left]
02-251-242. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom middle]
02-251-238. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom right]
02-251-214. Pg. 10. Caption:
02-251-227. Pg. 11. Caption:
02-251-177. Pg. 12. Caption:
02-251-111. Pg. 17. Caption: [left]
02-251-119. Pg. 17. Caption: [right]
02-251-190. Pg. 21. Caption:
02-251-174. Pg .24. Caption:
02-251-161. Pg. 25. Caption:
02-251-179. Pg. 26. Caption:

Week of April 4, 1983
WQ-2-317 · File · April 4, 1983
Part of Whistler Question

Photographs including but not limited to car accidents; wedding; skiing; chairlift; Alta Lake Community Club; Easter Egg Hunt; cars falling in the lake; child carrying an umbrella in the snow; mountain views
Appears in April 7, 1983 issue:
02-317-169. Pg. 1. Caption: This strange aquatic being was pulled from the depths of Green Lake on Saturday, April 2. Mons Towing driver Denver Snider hooks up the stolen van that the RCMP frogman (right) discovered. The van been stolen from Burnaby, stripped and pushed into the lake.
02-317-31. Pg. 2. Caption: A brand new surrey with a fringe on top is the latest addition to Mountain Carriage Tour Co. Visitors may enjoy an old-fashioned ride through town
02-317-41. Pg. 3. Caption: A sure sign of spring -- Connie Kutyn decks out Whistler Village in its finest banners designed by Suzanne Wilson and Penny Domries. Banners tell the story of Whistler's theme "Summer Side of the Mountain".
02-317-39. Pg. 5. Caption: Whistler Resident Steven Moran had to be taken to Lion's Gate Hospital for treatment after his car was demolished in a collision with a B.C. Hydro truck at Village Gate Boulevard and Highway 99.
02-317-180. Pg. 8. Caption: April showers grow snow flowers at Whistler and 2-year-old Star Sutherland took a walk in the rain Good Friday to check what was popping up before Easter.
02-317-87. Pg. 10. Caption: Holding on tight for a sunny ride up Whistler Mountain on Monday, April 4 this mother and daughter team prepare to join approximately 6000 others on the hill that day. There was sun enough for everyone on Sunday and Monday on Whistler and Blackcomb.
02-317-131. Pg. 11. Caption: Egging her on, this mum offers some pointers to her toddler in Alta Lake Community Club's annual Easter Egg Hunt, Sunday, April 3 at Myrtle Philip School.
02-317-4. Pg. 12. Caption: Only place a man can get away from it all ... Trevor Weakley, originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, took a three-day tour of Whistler with friends and unfurled the kiwi colors in the full Easter sun.
02-317-121. Pg. 13. Caption: [top left] (Top) E.. Bunny delighted hundreds of kids in the annual egg hunt at Myrtle Philip School.
02-317-106. Pg. 13. Caption: [top right] (Right) Patricia Fennell turned up Sunday in her finest Easter bonnet.
02-317-190. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom] (Below) Ears to you, said this creative skier 00 one of the many who paraded on the mountains in Easter finery, or funnery.
02-317-20. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] Ross Moore, Village employee, Alpha Lake Village.
02-317-13. Pg. 16. Caption: The legendary ice barrel floated off Alta Lake March 26 so 9-year-old Casey Simpson (left) and 7-year old Adam Neilson (right) know it won't be long before they can trade bicycles for bathing trunks.

Week of April 20, 1981
WQ-2-188 · File · April 20, 1981
Part of Whistler Question

Photographs including but not limited to tennis; cars; children playing; construction; Easter Egg Hunt; chefs at catering; band playing saxophone and guitar; baby; Holland Landscapers Ltd.; Rendezvous Rest Blackcomb; snowman; Blackcomb Mountain; skiing; one-legged skier; drinks; liquor store; Whistler Village
Appears in April 23, 1981 issue:
02-188-95. Pg. 1. Caption: Debris and ashes are all that remain after the Manson cabin burned to the ground Good Friday. The large flat metal sheet in the lower left was once a 100-gallon propane tank that exploded and then was flattened after the blast.
02-188-41. Pg. 4. Caption: Brand new Adam Smythe, the youngest pass holder on Blackcomb Mountain, shares a look with his mom Debbie.
02-188-86. Pg. 8. Caption: [top] It was a skiing Bunny up on Blackcomb Easter Sunday passing out eggs (no, not frozen ones) to mini-skiers.
02-188-107. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom] Dennis Lamarche, manager (right) and Glen Holdener, assistant manager picket outside Whistler's Liquor Store Saturday, April 8.
02-188-60. Pg. 9. Caption: Some of the may Easter Weekend visitors who enjoyed (or over-enjoyed) festivities and decided to recharge their batteries with a few quick winks in the sun.
02-188-38. Pg. 10. Caption:At the Mountain House Cabaret, the Doc worked his magic once again for Whistlerites for six straight nights. Remember him 'way back when? Biminis? The Ankor?
02-188-112. Pg. 10. Caption: [Stoney's Advertisement]
02-188-108. Pg. 13. Caption: The beachcomber comes to the ski slopes: Bruno Gerussi and Alderman Mark Angus enjoy the sun outside of Stoney's Saturday, April 19.
02-188-28. Pg. 14. Caption: [top] (l to r)Lee Moors, Bob Pearson and Steve Atkinson of Russell's rightfully enjoy some of their marvelous creations -- made especially for Easter Brunch.
02-188-71. Pg. 14. Caption: [bottom] nal sculpture by Christine Longo, 4.
02-188-80. Pg. 15. Caption: New mechanic [Ken Domries]
02-188-33. Pg. 17. Caption: [top] Near the Mountain Inn at Whistler lift base.
02-188-66. Pg. 17. Caption: [middle] On the training wall by the Blackcomb access road.
02-188-55. Pg. 17. Caption: [bottom] Nmber 2 day skier parking lot at Whistler Village.
02-188-88. Pg. [20]. Caption: [top] Now you see it -- now you don't. The cornice in Blackcomb Bowl was blasted off on schedule Easter Sunday before it fell of its own accord on some unfortunate skier.
02-188-83. Pg. [20]. Caption: [bottom] The cornice in Blackcomb Bowl.

Slides
GRI-01-32-023 · File · February 1982 - April 1982
Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

Photographs of children skiing on Whistler Mountain with instructors dressed in bunny costumes.

Slides
GRI-01-07-38 · File · March 1980 - May 1984
Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

Photographs of skiing, people dancing at a bar, a child holding a snowball, skiing in rabbit costumes [likely at Easter], and closeup portraits of children and adults.

Negatives
KSNO-01 · Series · 1972-1973
Part of Ken Snowball Fonds

Photographs taken between 1972 and 1973 by Ken Snowball of skiing and ski racing on Whistler Mountain and Grouse Mountain, the towns of Mount Currie and Pemberton, the Mount Currie Rodeo, motorcycles on the Sea to Sky Highway, Nairn Falls, cityscapes and street scenes of Vancouver, the original Grouse Mountain cable car, dogs, hiking, Adventures West and Alta Lake, the Easter Parade in Whistler, Whistler Peak, T-bars, Orange Chair, and mountain views.

Negatives
GRI-01-39-004 · File · [c. 1978]
Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

Photographs of a mountain views, people gathered at a ski lift dressed as sheep, interior of Whistler Ski School desk with instructors dressed as animals, other people dressed in costume posing with their skis and skiing, people dressed as bunnies posing with skis, and a baby sitting in a chair with a cat and on its own.

Note that there is a contact sheet that corresponds with the negatives in this file.

Negatives
GRI-01-17-084 · File · [c. 1979-1995]
Part of Greg Griffith Fonds

Photographs of skiers on Blackcomb Mountain, people in costume (including the Easter Bunny), people having a picnic on the mountain, and Willie Whistler in front of a hotel.

Ken Snowball Fonds
KSNO · Fonds · 1972-1973

Photographs taken between 1972 and 1973 by Ken Snowball, primarily of skiing and ski racing on Whistler Mountain and Grouse Mountain, the Mount Currie Rodeo, Nairn Falls, cityscapes and street scenes of Vancouver, Adventures West and Alta Lake, and the Easter Parade in Whistler.

WA_2019_030-01-128 · File · April 10, 1955
Part of Dick Chambers

Photographs of Jo Yard, Bob Harper, Hanna Weber and a mountain cabin on a snowy Easter ski trip on April 10, 1955.

Captions:
001: "Easter Ski Trip - Apr[il] 10 [19]55 - Cabin at Forks - Jo Yard - Bob Harper - Supreme Home Photo"
002-003: "Easter Ski Trip - Apr[il] 10 [19]55 - Hanna Weber - Supreme Home Photo"