- WB
- Fonds
- 1984-2019
Posters from the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, Blackcomb Mountain, and various Whistler Blackcomb skiing and snowboarding events ranging from 2013 to 2015, as well as lift tickets.
Posters from the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, Blackcomb Mountain, and various Whistler Blackcomb skiing and snowboarding events ranging from 2013 to 2015, as well as lift tickets.
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.
Materials donated by Bob Barnett from various events in Whistler, including posters from the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, the Shell Cup Canadian Championships, the Vachon Cup, Molson World Cup Downhill, Whistler Ski Classic, Todd Brooker Ski Challenge, Alpine Wine Festival, Alpine Wine & Dine, the opening of the Peak 2 Peak Gondola, and the 40th anniversary of Whistler Mountain and 25th anniversary of Blackcomb Mountain. There are also advertising posters from LANGE boots and Elan Skis.
Original slides, transparencies, negatives, contact sheets, and prints of photographs taken by Greg Griffith, local photographer and owner of Mountain Moments Photography. The photographs are chiefly of skiing, snowboarding, mountain scenery, aerial shots, Whistler Village, skiing and snowboarding competitions (including the Molson World Cup Downhill), summer sports, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, heli-skiing, heli-boarding, and hotels and condominiums. The collection also includes photographs of well-known Whistler residents, historical moments in Whistler (such as the opening of Blackcomb Mountain, the construction of Whistler Village, squatter culture), and various events in Whistler.
Griffith, Greg
Documents relating to the purchase of membership to Whistler Mountain Ski Club, the purchase of annual ski passes from Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., the du Maurier International Slalom on Whistler Mountain, the purchase of ski gear, Whistler Mountain's Silver Anniversary, tourism pamphlets for ski camps and Garibaldi Lodge, summer ski camp certificates, and the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
Peak To Valley Race, Dave Murray Masters Ski Camps Alpine Series, and Labatt's Blue Whistler Challenge race results.
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.
Video footage of children of the Whistler Museum and Archives Christmas Concert, Tony Sailer Summer Ski Camp, the 1993 Molson World Cup Downhill, and a video titled "Whistler: Catch a Dream."
This fonds has been transferred from old FileMaker Pro records, and as such, is missing some descriptive information.
Fonds consists of 2 series based on format:
01: Magazines
02: Films
Series 01: Magazines
The magazines relate to Molson World Cup skiing events held in Whistler and include schedules, advertisements, results, and articles about the racers, host town, and competition.
WA_2018_003_001 - Molson World Downhill magazine, Whistler Winterfest, March 7-11, 1984
WA_2018_003_002 - Molson World Downhill and Super G Official Program, March 15-16, 1986
WA_2018_003_003 - Molson World Cup Men's Downhill Official Publication, March 9, 1979
Series 02: Films
The films relate to skiing, Toad Hall, and a helicopter trip over Whistler.
WA_2018_003_004 / KENN_02_001 - 8mm film reel 1
WA_2018_003_005 / KENN_02_002 - 8mm film reel 2
WA_2018_003_006 / KENN_02_003 - 8mm film reel 3
WA_2018_003_007 / KENN_02_004 - 8mm film reel 4
WA_2019_028_001 / KENN_02_005 - super 8 film reel 1: skiing and ski-jumping, 1972/1973
WA_2019_028_002 / KENN_02_006 - super 8 film reel 2: helicopter to Sproatt, December 1972
WA_2019_028_003 / KENN_02_007 - super 8 film reel 3: road trip, child in backyard
WA_2019_028_004 / KENN_02_008 - super 8 film reel 4: people outside Toad Hall, May 1973, Soo Valley