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Boyd, Rob

  • CA-BC-BR017
  • Person
  • February 15, 1966 -

Rob Boyd was born February 15, 1966 to parents Sandy and Molly Boyd. His father owned a skihill in Vernon, BC, before selling it and moving his family to Whistler in 1982 when Rob was 16 years old, which had him skiing at Whistler Mountain. He is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics. In 1989, he was the first Canadian alpine skier to win a downhill on home soil in Creekside, at Whistler Mountain. Boyd's own career with the national ski team spanned 13 seasons, followed by three seasons racing professionally. He had six career podiums including three wins, and placed in the top 15 on the World Cup circuit 28 times. He got married and had two children, both boys. He began coaching the Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) racing team in 2002, but was called up several years later to coach the women's national ski team. Under his guidance, the team posted some of its top results, with Britt Janyk, Emily Brydon and Kelly VanderBeek finding the podium. In 2003, he was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame, and also married Sherry Newstead. As of 2010, he came back to the WMSC as Head Coach and Sport Development Manager. In recent years he has shifted his focus to working in real estate with the Thornhill Real Estate Group. He currently lives in Whistler with his family.

Boyd, Sandy

  • CA-BC-BS011
  • Person
  • fl. 1960s-

Sandy Boyd was General Manager of a small, family-oriented ski hill called Tillicum Valley, located just outside of the Okanagan farming town of Vernon, BC in the late 1970s. He had two children with his wife, Molly, and moved to Whistler in 1982, where he worked for Whistler Mountain as alpine caretaker at the base of Creekside. His son, Rob Boyd, became a professional alpine ski race and went on to win the only World Cup Downhill vicotry by a Canadian on Canadian soil in 1989, in Creekside no less. Sandy and Molly left Whistler in the 1990s to work at Tyax Lodge and subsequently returned to Vernon in the late 1990s.

Boyer, Bob

  • CA-BC-BB022
  • Person
  • fl. 1980s-

Bob Boyer was a member of one of the longest running ski team dynasties in the Peak to Valley Race's history, Frankie Goes to the Valley, reputedly named after the band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The team consisted of Sue Boyd, Bob Boyer and the two men who would prove to be the team's enduring nucleus: Julien Soltendieck and Shawn Hughes. Frankie raced as a team, with a few personnel changes, for 16 years. In 11 of those races they won their age category. In 1985, '86, '88 and '92 they won the whole race. Aside from a DSQ in 1993, the team never finished lower than 8th place

Boyko, Paula

  • CA-BC-BP009
  • Person
  • b. c. 1965 fl. 1980

Paula Boyko attended the third session of the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp in 1980.

Boyle, David

  • CA-BC-BD028
  • Person
  • fl. 1980s-

David Boyle is a Whistler resident and a certified journeyman carpenter who founded David Boyle & Associates Ltd. in 1984 with a goal to build eco-friendly, low-maintenance, luxury homes in the Whistler Valley.

Boyle, Laurin Kyle

  • CA-BC-BLK001
  • Person
  • fl. 1990s-

Laurin Kyle Boyle is a resident of Whistler. She describes herself as an Angel Empowerment Practitioner, a Pathways of Light Spiritual Minister, and a Chopra Meditation and Yoga teacher. She is the owner of Kyle Boyle & Associates, a spiritual well-being company, and also works with Whistler Wellness. In 2001, Laurin became the second VP of AWARE.

Boyle, Sean

  • CA-BC-BS008
  • Person
  • 1970s-

Sean Boyle is the owner and chief guide (ACMG certified hiking guide) of West Coast Wonders, a small group adventure travel company operating in the Sea to Sky Corridor and on Vancouver Island. Born in Vancouver, he was raised in the UK. In his twenties, he traveled the world, then returned to Canada to live the life of a ski bum in Whistler, working for Blackcomb Mountain a the time. He returned to England in the 1990s to complete his formal education with master's degrees in both political philosophy and United States studies. This lead to a successful career as a politics and history teacher, but eventually the lure of the mountains brought him back to BC. After three years working for Whistler Discover Tours, he became certified as a mountain guide and started in his own company, West Coast Wonders. He currently lives in Squamish, BC. Since moving to Squamish, he has completed several GranFondo bike races.

Bozon, Roger

  • FR-BR010
  • Person
  • fl. 1960s-

Roger Bozon was a French ski jumper and freestyle ski pioneer who was active from the 1940s to [at least] the 1960s. Based in Chamonix, France, he competed in ski jumping in the 1940s and later starred in the early freestyle ski film Ski the Outer Limits (1968).

Bradburn, Stephanie

  • CA-BC-BS009
  • Person
  • fl. 1990s-

Stephanie Bradburn is a sales representative and writer who currently works as a Nespresso Territory Manager for B.C. Hotels and EVS Canada. From Vancouver, she studied Theatre at Capilano University. She worked as a Sales Representative at Duracell from 1994 to 1998. She began working for Kimberly-Clark from 1999 to 2001 as a Sales Representative in the BC region, and from 2001-2004 as a Sales Representative for Summerhill Pyramid Winery in Kelowna, BC. She switched from sales to a brief career in journalism in 2008, when she began working as a freelance writer for Whistler Traveler Magazine, and in 2006 became the Food and Drink writer for the Squamish Chief newspaper. From 2017 to 2018 she was the Account Manager at Two Wolves Brewing in the Fraser Valley, BC. She is currently Vice President of Dan's Legacy, a non-profit that raises money to pay for therapist of at-risk and addicted youth.

Bradburn, Wayne

  • CA-QC-BWC001
  • Person
  • October 11, 1947 - November 9, 2016

Wayne Clifford Bradburn was. He was born on October 11, 1947 in Montreal to Reford and Gertrude Bradburn. He was married to Cynthia Griffin, with whom he had two children: Christopher and Carolyn. He leaves behind the ski community of Gray Rocks Snow Eagle Ski School. He will also be mourned by Cynthia Griffin, the mother of his children. He began as a ski instructor at Snow Eagle Ski School in Gray Rocks, QC in 1966 and eventually became the ski school's director during the height of the school's prestigious years as one of the best ski schools in North America. During his time as ski school director there, Gray Rocks pioneered the ski-week concept in 1951: seven days, 19 meals, and 22 hours of instruction, all for one price.

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