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Calgary goes skiing : a history of the Calgary Ski Club

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12956
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2005
Author
Mittelstadt, David
Publisher
Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
01.5 M69c
Author
Mittelstadt, David
Publisher
Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2005
Physical Description
234 p. : ill., ports., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Alpine Club of Canada Huts
Environment
Mount Norquay ski area
Olympic games
Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies
Women
World War II
Notes
Includes index
ISBN
1-894765-65-6
Accession Number
7797
Call Number
01.5 M69c
Collection
Archives Library
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Part Of
Ray Wardell fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger an…
Date Range
1993
Reference Code
M252
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Ray Wardell fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 252
Sous-Fonds
M 252
Accession Number
6505
Reference Code
M252
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1993
Physical Description
6 cm of textual records (ca.130 p.)
History / Biographical
Ray Wardell, 1922-1994, was an engineer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1948 until 1958, and lived at Oakville, Ontario until his death. Wardell worked on early construction at Mount Norquay ski area and rose to the position of Superintendent of Construction and Maintenance for the Banff Chairlift Corporation.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger and safety services, Upper Terminal Tea Room and improvements to Mount Norquay Lodge. Contents include technical details, construction photographs and articles from trade journals
Name Access
Wardell, Ray
Subject Access
Chairlifts and gondolas
Mount Norquay Ski Area
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Wardell, Ray
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Skiing and beyond : Peter Vajda, P.Eng. 1913-2003

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12688
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2004
Author
Vajda, Elizabeth
Publisher
Sidney B.C. : Elizabeth Vajda
Call Number
01.5 V17s
Author
Vajda, Elizabeth
Responsibility
Elizabeth Vajda; Copy editing Gretchen Zinkan
Publisher
Sidney B.C. : Elizabeth Vajda
Published Date
2004
Physical Description
106p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Athabasca, Mount
Biography
Mount Norquay ski area
Ski racing
Notes
Includes the history of ski areas in Canadian Rockies and Grouse Mountain
Accession Number
7572
Call Number
01.5 V17s
Collection
Archives Library
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The spirit of Norquay

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11396
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2000
Author
Hunter, Eddie
Publisher
Banff : Banff Mount Norquay Ski Area
Call Number
01.5 H91 c.1
01.5 H91 c.2
Author
Hunter, Eddie
Publisher
Banff : Banff Mount Norquay Ski Area
Published Date
2000
Physical Description
215 p. : ill., ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff (residents)
Biography
Mount Norquay ski area
Notes
Includes index
Copy 2 is signed by the author
ISBN
0-9688073-0-5
Accession Number
7288
Call Number
01.5 H91 c.1
01.5 H91 c.2
Collection
Archives Library
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Winter sports in Alberta

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7799
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Author
Moore, Ralph R
Call Number
01.5 M78 Pam
Author
Moore, Ralph R
Physical Description
14p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff Winter Carnival
Curling
Mount Norquay ski lift
Notes
From Canadian Geographical Journal, February 1957
Accession Number
3091
Call Number
01.5 M78 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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