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The Rockies from the Bow River

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Artist
Maurice Galbraith Cullen (1866 – 1934, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
CuM.02.01
Description
A snowy mountain landscape with the Bow River in the bottom quarter and a cloudy blue sky in the top quarter.
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Artist
Maurice Galbraith Cullen (1866 – 1934, Canadian)
Title
The Rockies from the Bow River
Date
1930
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
36.0 x 46.5 cm
Description
A snowy mountain landscape with the Bow River in the bottom quarter and a cloudy blue sky in the top quarter.
Subject
Mountain
Bow River
tree
evergreen
snow
winter
Credit
Gift of Barbara McMorland, Calgary, 2017
Catalogue Number
CuM.02.01
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The high Alps : a natural history of ice and snow

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1931
Author
Tutton, A. E. H.
Publisher
London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.
Edition
2nd edition
Call Number
03 T89t
Author
Tutton, A. E. H.
Edition
2nd edition
Publisher
London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.
Published Date
1931
Physical Description
317 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Water
Ice
Snow
Science
Expeditions
Alps
Contents
PART I -- I. Introduction -- II. The evolution of our knowledge of water and ice -- III. The physical relationships of water and ice -- IV. The crystal structure of ice and snow -- V. Optical, thermal, and electrical properties of ice -- VI. Plasticity, viscosity, and elasticity of ice -- VII. Artificial ice production, river and ground ice, arctic and antarctic ice -- PART II -- VIII. The Alps, the ice and snow mountains of central Europe and their call -- IX. Nature and geological character of the Alps -- X. Situations of the ranges, peaks, and glaciers of the Alps -- XI. Snow-caps and glaciers and their movements -- XII. Crevasses, bergschrunds, and seracs ; dirt-bands and veins ; moraines and glacier lakes -- XIII. How the great summits have been conquered -- PART III -- XIV. Expeditions in the Bernese Oberland -- XV. Expeditions in the Pennine Alps, Monte Rosa -- Matterhorn section -- XVI. Expeditions in the Pennine Alps. Zinai, ferpecle and arolla section -- XVII. Expeditions in the chain of Mont Blanc -- XVIII. The ascent of Mont Blanc. Scientific work on the mountain -- XIX. Expeditions in the Graian and Dauphine Alps -- XX. Expeditions in the Bernina Alps and ortler group.
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
03 T89t
Collection
Archives Library
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Early Snow, Mount Assiniboine

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1937
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.164
Description
A sunny day with lots of snow, a ski trail of path leading up to a snow-covered mountain to the left. In immediate foreground is an evergreen to the left, some gold snow-covered larches on the crest of the hill especially to the right. Blue sky with a few wispy white clouds.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Early Snow, Mount Assiniboine
Date
1937
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.2 x 35.5 cm
Description
A sunny day with lots of snow, a ski trail of path leading up to a snow-covered mountain to the left. In immediate foreground is an evergreen to the left, some gold snow-covered larches on the crest of the hill especially to the right. Blue sky with a few wispy white clouds.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain, Mount Assiniboine
snow
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.164
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.173
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Idealized Landscape
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.0 x 27.5 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
winter
snow
ski trail
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.173
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Skiers, Deception Pass

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.395
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Skiers, Deception Pass
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.6 x 35.2 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
snow
skiers
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.395
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Mountaineering : essays on safety and technique

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1959
Author
Fisher, David R
Publisher
Chicago : s.n
Call Number
G510 A1 F581
Author
Fisher, David R
Publisher
Chicago : s.n
Published Date
1959
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Snow
Call Number
G510 A1 F581
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1960
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Edition
1st ed.
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Responsibility
planned by the Climbing Committee of the Mountaineers
Harvey Manning, chairman of editors
editorial committee: John R. Hazle and others
illus: Donna Balch Cook and Robert Cram
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Published Date
1960
Physical Description
x, 430p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Manuals
Equipment
Camping
Travel
Rock climbing
Snow
Ice
Ice climbing
First aid
Geology
Abstract
Pertains to how to safely mountaineer with a focus on North America as per the Mountaineers Climbing Committee
Contents
Preface
Part One - Approaching the Peaks
Equipment
Camping and Sleeping
Alpine Cuisine
Wilderness Travel
Navigation in the Hills
Part Two - Rock Climbing
Routefinding on Rock
Balance
Counterforce
Roped Climbing
Belaying
Pitoncraft and Rappels
Part Three - Snow and Ice Climbing
Snow
Ice
Glaciers
Arrests and Belays
Part Four - Safe Climbing
The Climbing Party and its Leadership
Climbing Dangers
First Aid
Alpine Rescue
Part Five - The Climbing Environment
Mountain Geology
The Cycle of Snow
Mountain Weather
Appendix - Food Requirements for Climbers
ISBN
0916890015
Accession Number
2019.43
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Collection
Archives Library
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Artillery control of avalanches along mountain highways

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1970
Author
Gardner, Noel C
Publisher
Fort Collins (CO) : Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Call Number
03.5 G17 Pam
Author
Gardner, Noel C
Responsibility
by Noel C. Gardner and Arthur Judson
Publisher
Fort Collins (CO) : Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Published Date
1970
Physical Description
26p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Snow
Notes
Bibliography
Accession Number
NC8500
Call Number
03.5 G17 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Snowcraft and ski mountaineering for amateurs

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1970
Author
Bradley, W. R. (Russ)
Publisher
Calgary : Canadian Ski Patrol System
Edition
7th ed
Call Number
QC929 S7 B7
Author
Bradley, W. R. (Russ)
Edition
7th ed
Publisher
Calgary : Canadian Ski Patrol System
Published Date
1970
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Skiing
Snow
Call Number
QC929 S7 B7
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Forecasting runoff - operational practices

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1972
Author
Quick, M. C
Publisher
Banff : International Symposia on the Role of Snow and Ice in Hydrology
Call Number
03.5 Qu4 Pam
Author
Quick, M. C
Publisher
Banff : International Symposia on the Role of Snow and Ice in Hydrology
Published Date
1972
Physical Description
14p
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Snow
Notes
Bibliography
Accession Number
1683
Call Number
03.5 Qu4 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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