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  • GRI-01-55-001
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  • August 1978 - December 1984
  • Part of Greg Griffith

Photographs of a child cross-country skiing, aerial photographs of early construction of Whistler Village, Whistler Golf Course under construction, Creekside Gondola heading up Whistler Mountain, various people skiing Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, Whistler Village at dusk/night near the Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort, a log competition with people climbing vertical logs [Squamish Days Loggers Sports Festival?] and others log rolling in water, a group of people in front of a fireplace, various mountain views of the Coast Range, Dave Murray, Jim McConkey and Don Barr, and Arnold Palmer golfing on Whistler Golf Course.

Captions:
003: "Whistler Golf Course"

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Photographs of a woman being photographed at the top of a mountain, whitewater rafting, a helicopter and Black Tusk at sunset, Symphony on the Mountain, hiking on Blackcomb Mountain, a bearded man in yellow and blue playing a trombone, summer in Whistler Village, a close-up of wildflowers, biking in Whistler Village, hiking on Whistler Mountain, Duffey Lake Road, skiing in swimsuits, golfing, and windsurfing.

Inscription on slide 01_20_001_003 mount: "Summer Whistler Sun set on Whistler Mt."
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_004 mount: "Winter/Whistler Helicopter at Sunset Whistler, B.C."
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_005 mount: "SYMPHONY ON THE MOUNTAIN"
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_007 mount: "Summer/Whistler Village Whistler Village Whistler, B.C."
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_008 mount: "Summer/Blackcomb Hiking on Blackcomb Mountain"
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_011 mount: "Summer- British Columbia Rafting on Squamish River"
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_012 mount: "Summer/Whistler Village Summer in Whistler Village"
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_013 mount: "Whistler Summer Hiking on Whistler"
Inscription on slide 01_20_001_014 mount: "DUFFY LAKE HWY BC"

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Photographs of the Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain in the background; an aerial view of the top of Blackcomb Mountain with views of Secret Bowl, Saudan Couloir, and Horstman Glacier; the finish area of the Molson World Cup Downhill on Whistler Mountain; Whistler Village with Blackcomb Mountain in the background; avalanche blasting on a mountain ridge; and views of Alta Lake with Wedge Mountain, Mount Weart, Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains in the background.

Sunday February 21, 1982 Page 3

A full page article from The Magazine newspaper on Sunday, February 21, 1982 on page three. The article is entitled "Now here's the $24- million question: Will the world be wowed by Whistler?" The article previews the World Cup Downhill race featuring the Crazy Canucks, the promotion of Whistler as a world class resort, and the real estate development taking place in Whistler Village..

Resort Municipality of Whistler Newsletters

Two Resort Municipality of Whistler newsletters from February 1979 and March 1981 sent to the Alpine Club of Canada Vancouver Section. The issues were read and used by the Section executive of the Club and were previously part of the Section archive.

The newsletters broach subjects including regarding a Garibaldi Lift Company announcement to develop the North Face of Whistler Mountain, the rights to develop Blackcomb Mountain by Fortress Mountain Resorts Ltd, the sod turning ceremony of the Town Core [Whistler Village], announcement for a contract for underground parking, the announcement that Arnold Palmer Enterprises set to design an 18 hole golf course [Whistler Golf Course], the Whistler Volunteer Fire Department, private water systems, the Information Center, thank-yous to council members, welcomes to newly elected council members, highway improvements to the north, subdivision paving, overnight camping, Health Center and ambulance service, efforts to establish an R.C.M.P detachment, establishment of a ski train, television and radio reception, bylaws to control dogs and noise, taxes, establishing a municipal works yard, employee housing, schools, road maintenance, garbage service, zoning, recreational facilities, legal costs, budgets, flooding, gas utilities, Municipal Hall, bus transportation, Sunday shopping, construction, the cemetery, and the Cheakamus River.

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Photographs of Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain behind, sightseeing on 7th Heaven, Blackcomb Mountain, Brandywine Falls with rainbow at the bottom, Chateau Whistler Resort from afar, alpine hiking, Nicklaus North Golf Course, Chateau Whistler Golf Course, Wade Sutton playing golf at Whistler Golf Course, Whistler valley from afar in summer, Skier's Plaza in summer, Blackcomb's ski runs, and Whistler Express Gondola rising over the Village.

Captions:
001: "Summer/Whistler Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain behind"
002: "Summer- Blackcomb Sightseeing on 7th Heaven"
003: "Summer- British Columbia Mountain Waterfall"
004: "Summer- Whistler Village Chateau whistler Resort"
006: "Nicklaus North Golf Course Whistler B.C."
007: "Chateau Whistler Golf Course Whistler"
008: "Summer/Whistler Whistler Golf Course"
009: "Summer/Whistler Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain behind"
010: "Chateau Whistler Golf Course Whistler"
011: "Summer/Whistler Whistler Golf Course Wade Sutton"
012: "Summer/Whistler Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain behind"
013: "Summer/Whistler Whistler Golf Course"
014: "Nicklaus North Golf Course Whistler B.C."
015: "Whistler Village & Blackcomb Mtn. B.C. in summer"
018: "Whistler Village & Blackcomb Mtn. B.C. in summer"
019: "Summer: Whistler Whistler Village"
020: "Summer: Whistler Express Gondola & Whistler Village"

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Photographs of musicians playing at the Jazz Festival in Whistler Village, flowers in Whistler Village, Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain in the background, wildflowers, mountains above the clouds, summer hiking on Blackcomb Mountain, hiking on Whistler Mountain, hiking across a creek, hiking by Wedgemount Lake, powder skiing on Blackcomb Mountain, Rendezvous Lodge and Saudan Couloir on Blackcomb at dusk, Howe Sound, and Whistler Express Gondola and Whistler Village.

Captions:
007-008: "Mountains @ Clouds"
009: "Summer/Blackcomb Hiking on Blackcomb Mountain"
010: "Hiking on Whistler Mt. B.C. (M.R.)"
012: "Summer- Whistler Hiking on Wedgemount"
013: "Powder skiing Blackcomb <M.R.>"
014: "Winter/Blackcomb Rendezvous Lodge & Saudan Couloir-Blackcomb at Dusk"
015-016: "Howe Sound B.C."
017: "Summer- Whistler Village whistler Express Gondola & Village"
018-019: "Blackcomb-Summer Hiking"
020: "Whistler Golf Course Whistler Mtn. in b.g."

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Photographs of an event on the mountain with skiers and tables of food, a photographer taking photos of a ski racer at a start line on Whistler Mountain, skiers on a three-person chairlift as seen from underneath, people canoeing on Alta Lake, a group of skiers climbing up a mountain, Arnold Palmer speaking with someone on Whistler Golf Course, a ski racer on a race course for the Molson World Cup Downhill, the Springs grill and waterslide at night, Whistler Village at night in winter near Fitzsimmons and Blackcomb Lodges, people riding a three-person chairlift in summer, hang gliding equipment in a field with Clocktower Building and Delta Mountain Inn in the background, a wood-chopping and log-climbing competition [Squamish Days Logger Sports Festival?], early construction of Whistler Village, an aerial of early Whistler Village with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, and people playing hockey on a frozen lake.

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Photographs of the bottoms of Greg Griffith's shoes, Big Sky Golf Course in Pemberton, a black bear on Blackcomb Mountain, wildflowers, an alpine lake, hiking in the alpine, Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain in the background, mountain views, hiking the Musical Bumps Trail, Cheakamus Lake, street entertainment, Singing Pass, Eric Griffith mountain biking, and Black Tusk.

Captions:
001: "MY [SIDI'S?]
002: "Whistler - Summer Big Sky Golf Club Pemberton B.C."
003: "BEAR ON BLACKCOMB"
009: "Summer/Whistler Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain behind"
010: "Summer- Whistler Hiking overlord"
012: "Summer Whistler hiking Musical BumpsTrail. Cheakamus Lake"
014: "Summer Whistler Hiking Musical BumpsTrail. Singing Pass Area"
017: "Cheakamus Lake Garibaldi Park"
018: "Summer Whistler Hiking Musical BumpsTrail. Singing Pass Area"
019: "Mountain biking Whistler B.C. Rider: Eric Griffith"

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