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Happiest in the Mountains: Stefan Ples (Part Two)Happiest in the Mountains: Stefan Ples (Part Two)

May 26, 2020 Whistler Museum 0 Comments

There is an often told story of the first meeting of Stefan Ples and Franz Wilhelmsen of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. on Whistler Mountain. Apparently Franz arrived at the top of the mountain by helicopter to find Stefan there on skis. Franz asked, “What are you doing on my mountain?”, to which Stefan replied, “What are […][...]

Museum Musings
Ski-Town Stories
Tales from Alta Lake

Happiest in the Mountains: Stefan Ples (Part One)Happiest in the Mountains: Stefan Ples (Part One)

May 19, 2020 Whistler Museum 4 Comments

Well before people started to pay for lift access and a day’s skiing, skiers were climbing Whistler and the surrounding mountains, either in search of skiable terrain, such as the George Bury expedition in 1939, or simply to spend time outdoors exploring, such as Pip Brock in the early 1930s. One person who spent countless […][...]