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Werner Himmelsbach – Igloo Inspiration (audio)

Close up of man wearing a ski helmet, ski goggles with orange lenses and a blue jacket and a black background.

Audio: Oral interview with Werner Himmelsbach; Interviewed by Jeff Slack; Source: Whistler Museum and Archives Society; Date: 2013.

Photo by Robin O’Neil; Source: Robin O’Neil, Date: 2007.

Werner Himmelsbach recalled, “For instance, when we came here we practiced building Igloos so I thought maybe that was how we would build these arches because you know an Igloo even if it is loaded it doesn’t collapse right or an arch it doesn’t collapse…so we made a few models.”