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Whistler Mountain ski patrol manual from the 1982/1983 winter season.

Table of contents:

• Introduction
• Ski Patrol Skill Levels
• First Aid Supplies
• Ski Patrol Dispatch
• Patrol Guest
• Alpine Office
• Communications Procedures - Alpine Office Secretary
• Toboggans
• Accident Reporting
• Accident Photography
• Weather Recording & Reporting
• Avalanche Hazard Forecasting
• Avalanche Control:
• Ski Cutting
• Explosives Safety
• Use of Handcharges
• Use of Avalauncher
• Cornice Control Procedures
• Helicopter Bombing
• Avalanche Rescue:
• Avalanche Search Plan
• Search By Electronic Transceiver
• Avalanche Rescue Dogs
• Lift Evacuation - Plan & Methods
• Gondola Evacuation
• Self Evacuation
• Snowmobile Operation
• Speed Control
• Sign Line Violators
• Race Patrol
• Public and Staff Relations
• Sweep Procedures
• Missing Persons - Night Search

Whistler-themed colouring book created by the Whistler Museum and Archives using traced photographs from the archives featuring prominent Whistler figures and scenes. The book was sold at the Whistler Museum's gift shop and other locations in Whistler Village.

Photographs of Slush Cup in front of Glacier Creek Lodge on Blackcomb Mountain, and various photographs that relate to avalanche control including: a helicopter flying in parts for an avalauncher, someone preparing rockets, a few people throwing hand charges while skiing on the mountain, views of an avalanche on Whistler Peak, a helicopter evaluating an avalanche area, and a view of a helicopter at sunset.

Captions:
013: "HELICOPTER FLIES CYLINDERS FOR GUN"
014: "PREPARING THE ROCKETS"
015: "THROWING HAND CHARGES"
016, 017: "AVALANCHE WHISTLER"
018: "AVALANCHE ON WHISTLER PEAK"
019: "HELICOPTER EVALUATION"
020: "HELICOPTER AT SUNSET MINOLTA - 35 MM 250 F8"

Slide film of cutting the end off a tree log, the living room at Tokum Corners, Squamish Days Logger Sports Festival, and the Upper Franz avalauncher.

Photographs of Ski Patrol, Red Chair, Blue Chair, landscapes of Whistler, Ski Patrol making avalanche preventative explosives/bombs (3/2/56/60), retrieving avalanche explosives/bombs from bomb cash (3/2/56/63), a Tucker Snowcat, avalanche control, Jo Schnetztler, John Hetherington (3/2/56/70), a sign at Glacier Bowl, an Avalauncher gun, Roundhouse, and Okanagan helicopters.

Photographs of mountain views as seen from a helicopter, an avalauncher on Whistler Mountain with people loading ammunition, various people on Whistler Mountain posing with skis, and skiing [John Lee has identified one as Roger [McCarthy?]], cabins covered in snow in Rainbow Estates area, a cat sleeping, and a sweater laying on a chair.

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

Photographs of the Burns Lake bust (3/2/213/1), Steve Podborski, dynamite cash on Whistler Mountain (3/2/213/4), Duncan Bell-Irving in the back of a police car, a flood at Alpine Meadows and 19 Mile Creek, an avalauncher, Roundhouse, the parking lot at Creekside and the Gondola Barn, the Tokum Corners sign, Franz Wilhelmsen, Armchair Glacier, and Jordan's Lodge covered in snow.

Avalanche control footage (same footage on reel 13), includes footage of the AC team setting of controlled avalanches with the Avalauncher, as well as Bruce Watt running exercises with Avalanche dogs. Also includes shots of various Avalanche control signs and caution advisories. And also includes footage of the AC Patrol and other people skiing.

Photographs taken by Greg Griffith depicting a Dave Murray ski camp, the Avalauncher, and various people skiing on Whistler Mountain.

Photographs of a hut interior for avalanche control with views of the ammunition, avalauncher, and a group of people preparing the ammunition (item: 002 has possibly been identified as Jo [Schnetzler?]), various mountain views, people skiing, people riding a 2-person chairlift (item: 014 has possibly been identified as Nigel Woods), and people competing in a ski race.

Caption on file:
"WHISTLER"