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Fairy Meadows/Bill Putnam Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Bill Putnam / Fairy Meadows Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1983 and 2016. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at t…

Date Range: 1983-2016

Reference Code: M200 / IV / M

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / M: Fairy Meadows/Bill Putnam Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 2014.8293; accn. 2023.20; accn. 8002; accn. 5635; accn. 6766; accn. 2023.10; accn. 7779

Reference Code: M200 / IV / M

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1983-2016

Physical Description: 20 cm of textual records 8 volumes

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website: "Built in 1965 by the ACC as a project proposed and largely overseen by William Putnam, the hut has since seen extensive renovations which have transformed the two-storey wooden building into a deluxe backcountry destination. With a complete propane system which includes an oven for baking, a very efficient wood stove and a fully stocked cooking area, comfort is guaranteed. There is sleeping space for 20 on the second level and a spacious common room with adequate space for hanging gear. A large and very hot wood-burning sauna is an absolute treat on those clear, cold winter nights! [...] Fairy Meadow is one of the great backcountry ski destinations in North America, with outstanding ski mountaineering and ski touring. In summer the hut is a base for excellent granite mountaineering. The hut is well equipped with a wood sauna, extensive kitchen and bunks. Access is via Helicopter or a very long and very difficult hike (hiking is absolutely not recommended). The Great Cairn Hut is a day’s mountaineering travel to the south." The ACC's Backcountry Huts: Bill Putnam (Fairy Meadows) Info Sheet states: "In 1965, the Fairy Meadow Hut was constructed by the Alpine Club of Canada as a project proposed and overseen by Bill Putnam. In 1973 the first structure, which was woefully inadequate for the heavy snowfall of the area, was totally renovated and enlarged, a project once again largely funded and overseen by Bill Putnam. Bill Putnam devoted his life to the mountains. He was the President of the American Alpine Club for years and was on their Board of Directors for decades. Putnam has also contributed heavily to Canadian mountaineering history. He spent half a lifetime exploring the Selkirks, Purcells and Rocky Mountains, and took part in writing guidebooks for the same areas (Rocky Mountains of Canada – South and North, Columbia Mountains of Canada – Central, and West and South). In addition to these, he has written several history books about the same mountains. The hut is regularly used in the winter months for ski camps, both by the national Club as well as by various Club sections. The Club’s General Mountaineering Camp, although not utilizing the hut itself, has been held in the Fairy Meadow area on three separate occasions since 1981. The hut renovations in the summer on 1992 included complete gutting and refurbishing of the interior, new outhouses and the addition of a propane stove. The hut is presently in excellent condition".

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Bill Putnam / Fairy Meadows Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1983 and 2016. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / M / 1: Fairy Meadow's Hut Registration 1983 to 1988; M200 / IV / M / 2: [Fairy Meadows Hut Register 1989 - 1994]; M200 / IV / M / 3: Fairy Meadow Hut register Apr. 2, 1994 - Aug. 25, 1997; M200 / IV / M / 4: Fairy Meadow Hut [1997-2001]; M200 / IV / M / 5: Fairy Meadows March 10, 2001 - May 23, 2003 (Bill Putnam); M200 / IV / M / 6: Bill Putnam Hut Register 2003 -2007 [Formerly Fairy Meadow Hut]; M200 / IV / M / 7: 2007 - 2010 Fairy Meadows Hut Register; M200 / IV / M / 8: Bill Putnam (Fairy Meadow) Hut Registry

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Environment; Environment and Nature; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; British Columbia; Revelstoke; Huts; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Camps; Construction

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Selkirks; Revelstoke

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French; German; Japanese; Spanish

Conservation: Some registers contain loose pages. Some book/register bindings are fraying.

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/bill-putnam-fairy-meadow-hut/ Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Bill Putnam (Fairy Meadows) Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FMHut-InfoSheet.pdf

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Isabel Coursier - ski-jumping pioneer

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Lea, Heather

Call Number: P

Author: Lea, Heather

Physical Description: p.55-56 : ill

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Women; Revelstoke; Ski jumping

Notes: In Experience the Mountain Parks, 2008/2009 (iss 3)

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Mountain biking sweet spots

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: May 2017

Author: Oprsal, Peter Ward, Megan J

Publisher: In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.01, 2017

Call Number: P

Author: Oprsal, Peter Ward, Megan J

Publisher: In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.01, 2017

Published Date: May 2017

Physical Description: p.30-31

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kananaskis Country; Waterton Lakes National Park; Kootenay National Park; Revelstoke; Golden; Canmore; Crowsnest Pass; Fernie

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Pioneer days of ski-ing in western Canada

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Verne, Rudolph J

Call Number: P

Author: Verne, Rudolph J

Physical Description: p.82-84

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Banff Ski Club; Nelsen, Nels; Revelstoke; Ski jumping

Notes: In Canadian Ski Annual, 1928-1929

Accession Number: 37500

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Plight of the Whitebark Pine

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: May 2019

Author: Los, Fraser

Publisher: Crowfoot Media

Call Number: P

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Author: Los, Fraser

Publisher: Crowfoot Media

Published Date: May 2019

Physical Description: p.22-23

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Conservation; Revelstoke; Glacier National Park; Trees; Parks Canada

Abstract: Pertains to a collaborative project with Parks Canada as part of a country-wide Conservation and and Restoration program to create white pine blister rust resistant Whitebark Pines to replant in their natural ranges in Glacier National Park and Mount Revelstoke National Park.