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Shangrila cabin, Jasper National Park, Alberta.
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1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 18 cm
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Joseph A. Weiss (1896-1993) was a professional photographer at Jasper and Edmonton, Alberta. Weiss was born in Switzerland and moved to Jasper in 1926, where he worked as a photographer, ski guide and mountaineering guide. In the late 1920s he skied into the eastern slopes of Marmot Mountain and found the area that he later called Marmot Basin. In the 1930s he blazed the first trail into the Basin from the Athabasca Valley for downhill ski enthusiasts. The Lovat Scouts hired Weiss as one of their instructors when they trained in mountain warfare in the Jasper area during the Second World War. Weiss began his photographic business in the early 1930s, specializing in guiding, outfitting and skiing and the production of commercial postcards. From 1945 to 1955, he operated a photography shop in Jasper and after 1955 he manned a look-out at the Palisades in Jasper National Park. Weiss has a mountain in the Winston Churchill range named after him. He died in February, 1993.
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Shangrila cabin ready for occupancy, mainly for ski trips. Willard and his son Doug resting and happy, having helped Donald "Curly" Phillips in the building of Shangrila. Photographer Joe Weiss took the pictures and helped in the building. Vern Jeffery was away on his honeymoon at this time. He and his brother Doug later made a root house and rustic furniture for the cabin. They also packed in a stove, etc. that could not be made up there.<br><br>
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modified: 2003-03-26