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Blackcomb Mountain Aerial photography
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Photographs of various aerial shots of Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler village, and Crystal Ridge area, some taken at night, some during the day. Photographs 2 and 9 are dated 6 Jan. 1995, the remaining photographs are undated.

Photographs

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 and World Cup of Snowboarding), summer sports, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, heli-skiing, heli-boarding, and hotels and condominiums. The collection also includes photographs of well-known Whistler residents and athletes, historical moments in Whistler (such as the opening of Blackcomb Mountain, the construction of Whistler Village, squatter culture), and various events in Whistler.

Greg Griffith Fonds

  • GRI
  • Fonds
  • 1969-2007

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

Slides

Photographs of Rendezvous Restaurant on Blackcomb Mountain with Solar Coaster Quad Chair in the foreground, Whistler Village and Blackcomb Mountain at dusk, Chateau Whistler Resort and Whistler Village at night, a snowy road in Whistler Village with a bus and Canadian flag with mountains in the background, Whistler Village and Chateau Whistler Resort in winter with Blackcomb mountain in the background, aerial view of Whistler Village and Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, a jeep that has a few feet of snow on it from an overnight 'dump' of snow, Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains with fresh snow with views of the valley and Green Lake in the foreground, and Blackcomb Mountain in the winter with Apres ski at Merlin's Bar & Grill in the foreground.

Captions:
001: "Rendezvous Rest. & Solar Coaster Quad, Blackcomb Mt"
002: "Whistler Village & Blackcomb Mt. at dusk"
003: "Whistler village at dusk"
004: " CHATEAU WHISTLER"
005: "Whistler Village In Winter"
008: "Winter- Whistler Village Chateau Whistler Resort"
009: "Whistler Village In Winter With Blackcomb Mt."
010: "Winter- Whistler Village Aerial of Whistler Village with Blackcomb/Whistler Mtn"
011: "Overnight dump Whistler, B.C."
012: "Fresh snow on Blackcomb & Whistler Mtns & valley"
013, 014: Winter/Whistler Fresh snow in Whistler Village"
016: "Blackcomb Winter Apres-ski Merlins Restaurant"
017, 018: "Whistler-Winter Whistler Village & Blackcomb Mt."
019: "Whistler-WInter Condos in snow country"

Slides

Photographs of snow-covered Whistler and Blackcomb mountains with Whistler Village in the foreground, Wedge Mountain and surrounding mountains with alpenglow, snow-covered mountain landscapes including: Tantalus Range, Armchair Mountain, view of a cloudy sky and the sun, the moonrise over Armchair Mountain, an aerial shot of ski tracks within the Coast Range, Whistler Village at the base of Whistler Mountain with the Pan Pacific Mountainside and Sundial Hotel in the background, Whistler Village in the winter with views of the Sundial Hotel, Clocktower Building, and Blackcomb Lodge, some with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, and views of Upper Village in the winter including the Chateau Whistler Resort and Le Chamois with mountains in the background.

Captions:
006: "MOONRISE OVER ARMCHAIR MTN WHISTLER"
009: "TRACKS - COAST RANGE"
012, 013: "TANTALUS RANGE. B.C CANADA"
014, 015: "Whistler Village at base of Whistler @ Blackcomb Mts"
016: "Winter in Whistler Village Blackcomb Mountain in background Whistler B.C. Canada"
017: "Winter- Whistler Village Chateau Whistler Resort"
018: "Whistler-Winter Fresh snow fall [sic] Whistler Village"
019: "Chateau Whistler Resort & Base of Blackcomb B.C."
020: "Winter/Whistler Village Whistler Village Whistler, B.C."

Slides

Photographs of a Ski Patrol team or medical team practicing situations on a chairlift, the construction of a square structure on the top of a rocky outcrop, a group of people playing hockey on a frozen lake [most likely Alta lake], a group of people ringing a brass bell with the sign "Garibaldi Ski School" on top with Jim McConkey to the left of the group, hiking, a group of people sitting on a mountain in chairs, views of ski runs with fresh powder, skiers skiing fresh powder in a bowl, and aerial views of parking lots at the base of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains.

Note that item 011 is labelled "© Gary Fiegehen 1975".

Slides

Photographs of various skiers skiing powder on Whistler Mountain including the back bowls, Whistler Peak, heli-skiing on Spearhead Range, and skiing the Alpine Bowls on Blackcomb Mountain. Also includes aerial photographs of Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains in winter with Whistler Village in the foreground, and a night photo of Chateau Whistler Resort and the Upper Village.

Captions:
001, 005-006: "Powder skiing Whistler [M.R.]"
002: "Whistler-Winter Skiing Whistler Back Bowls Skier:"
003: "Skiing Alpine Bowls Whistler [M.R.]"
004: "Skiing Whistler Back Bowls <M.R.>"
007: "Snowboarding Blackcomb M.R."
008, 010: "Powder skiing The Peak Whistler B.C. [M.R.]"
009: "Heli-skiing Spearhead Range Whistler B.C."
011: "Skiing Alpine Bowls Blackcomb B.C. [M.R.]"
012: "Tracks on Camel Backs Whistler."
013: "Aerial Blackcomb & Whistler B.C. Canada."
014: "Whistler Mtn : The Peak Skier: Chad Hendren"
015-017, 019: "Aerial Blackcomb/Whistler Winter"
018: "Whistler Village & Blackcomb Mt. at dusk"
020: "Winter- Whistler Village Chateau Whistler Resort"

Transparencies

Aerial photographs of Blackcomb Mountain with Whistler Village below, with one taken at dusk.

Captions:
002: "Aerial Blackcomb + Whistler Village"

Transparencies

Photographs of condominiums and cabins under snow, Whistler Village at night with Blackcomb Mountain and the moon in the background, The Gables condominiums, people heli-skiing on a snow-covered mountaintop, people skiing down a run on either Blackcomb or Whistler Mountain, and an aerial view of Whistler Village with views of Wedge Mountain, Mount Weart, and Green Lake.

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