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1985 Whistler Summer Ski Camp with Dave Muray

Item is a pamphlet advertising the 1985 Whistler Summer Ski Camp with Dave Murray. It includes information on coaches and staff, accommodations, activities, programs, dates, age limits, schedule, and transportation. A registration form is attached at the back. The pamphlet has full-colour photographs throughout, including one of Dave Murray skiing on the front.

Mountain Moments

Alan White photographs

File contains 12 large, mounted photographic prints of people at the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp. These photographs presumably belonged to or were taken by Alan White. All photos are stamped on the back: "D. Duerks / 173 St. Paul Street / Kamloops, BC / V2C 2J1."

Item-level descriptions:

  • 001 - Two men in underwear riding up the t-bar. Labelled "Daniel / 80" on front. 41 x 51 cm.
  • 002 - Group of people hiking up to the top of the glacier, with skis left in the snow behind them. 41 x 51 cm.
  • 003 - People on skis on the mountain. Labelled "July 82, Whistler Mountain, D. Duerks" on back. 41 x 51 cm.
  • 004 - People hiking up a rocky mountainside with skis. Labelled "July 82, Whistler Mountain, D. Duerks" on back. 41 x 51 cm.
  • 005 - Some people and many skis on a snowy mountainside. Labelled "Daniel / 80" on front. 41 x 51 cm.
  • 006 - A long line of people walking along the glacier. Labelled "D. Duerks 7/81" on back. 41 x 51 cm.
  • 007 - Two men riding up the t-bar, with a view of the valley in the background. 41 x 51 cm.
  • 008 - Two people windsurfing on a lake. 41 x 51 cm.
  • 009 - Young man doing a backflip on a trampoline. Labelled "D. Duerks 7/81" on back. 41 x 51 cm.
  • 010 - Nancy Greene Raine standing with skis. Labelled "July 82, Whistler Mountain, D. Duerks" on back. 45.7 x 38 cm.
  • 011 - Toni Sailer in red with sunglasses. 47 x 39 cm.
  • 012 - Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp group photo, 1979. See ADOUGLAS-01-02-015 for identification of most subjects. 40.6 x 50.8 cm.

Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp 1986 Misc.

Video contains footage of the 1986 Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp with some background noice and voices. This includes footage of campers skiing, slaloming, riding the t-bar, windsurfing, playing tennis, and more.

Group portraits of Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camps

Group photographs of the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp staff and campers.

ADOUGLAS_01_02_001_001: Staff photo, 1979. Formerly under accession code WA_2016_023_022. See ADOUGLAS_01_02_015_001 for identification of most people in the photo. Photo taken by Harvey Soicher.

ADOUGLAS_01_02_001_002: Photo of all campers and staff. "5th season 1980 July 19-26" written on verso, along with names of most people in photo.

ADOUGLAS_01_02_001_003: Photo of all campers and staff. Names of most people in photo written on verso.

Misc. TSSSC and DMSSC Photos

Photographs of campers and staff skiing, hanging around, and posing for group photos at the Toni Sailer and Dave Murray Summer Ski Camps.

  • 001 - photo view from the top of a ski run looking down, with the DMSSC banner in the foreground.
  • 002 - photo of campers and staff sitting and standing around in front of the TSSSC office.
  • 003a-b - two identical group photos of TSSSC staff outdoors. Very similar shot to 004/005.
  • 004 - group photo of TSSSC staff outdoors. Same shot as 005; very similar shot to 003.
  • 005 - large print of group photo of TSSSC staff outdoors. Same shot as 004; very similar shot to 003.
  • 006 - black-and-white cardboard-mounted photo of a man skiing.
  • 007 - black-and-white photo of a man skiing. Same shot as 008.
  • 008 - black-and-white cardboard-mounted photo of a man skiing. Same shot as 007.

Notes made by Alex Douglas:

001: "DMSSC on Blackcomb Glacier"
002: "Adventures West Village - Camp was there 1972 to 1979. On table: Floyd Wilkie, Wayne Wong. Greg Lee on deck."
003-005: "Back row left to right: Toni Sailer, Wayne Booth, Alan White, Greg Lee, Wayne Wong, Bob Dufour, Don McQuaid. Middle row left to right: Scott Bridger, Nancy Greene Raine. Front row left to right: "Bob Turgeon, Floyd Wilkie. This photo would have been on the Whistler Glacier, probably 1978 or 1979."
006: "either 1973, 1976, or 1977. Alex Douglas wearing ski patrol pack. Harvey Soicher photo."
007-008: "These two photos taken by Harvey Soicher (worked with Greg Griffith). 1972 or 1976."

Skiers and group photographs

File contains 19 photographic prints, 1 newspaper photograph, and a postcard, showing individual skiers and groups at the Toni Sailer and Dave Murray Summer Ski Camps.

  • 001 – large photographic print of a group of (probably) Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp participants on a rocky mountaintop, c. 1970s?
  • 002 – b&w photographic print of a person in a striped hat skiing, with t-bar in the background.
  • 003 – b&w photographic print of a woman skiing, with two poles in the foreground and two skiers in the distance.
  • 004 – b&w mounted photograph of a person skiing, with t-bars in background.
  • 005 – b&w mounted photograph of a woman with ‘39’ on her jacket skiing around poles.
  • 006 – b&w mounted photograph of a woman with ‘60’ on her jacket skiing around a banner. Harvey Soicher photo.
  • 007 – newspaper photograph from May, 1970 edition of Garibaldi’s Whistler News, showing the previous year’s staff of the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp: Alan White, Dan Irwin, Yves Bienvenu, Rod Hebron, Al Menzies, Nancy Green, Karen Dokka, Andi Schall, Colin Haffie, Toni Sailer, Roy Ferris, Wayne Booth, and Dag Aabye. Originally adhered to a photo album page.
  • 008 – framed Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp group photograph with Whistler Summer Ski Camp and Dachstein banners in the background, c. 1980s. "Mountain Moments" stamped on back.
  • 009 – framed Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp group photograph with Whistler Summer Ski Camp and Atomic Ski banners in the background, c. 1980s. "Mountain Moments" stamped on back.
  • 010 – Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp postcard showing group staff photograph, post-1990. Photo by Greg Griffith, produced by Mountain Moments.
  • 011 – framed summer ski camp group photograph on mountain with Tyrolia banner. "Mountain Moments" stamped on back.
  • 012 – framed summer ski camp group photograph on mountain with banner. Comes with an identification sheet giving the names of many people in the photograph.
  • 013 - group photograph of Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp staff seated on rocks, c. 1970s. Back row: unknown, Wayne Wong, unknown, unknown. Middle row: Toni Sailer, unknown, Greg Lee, Don McQuaid, Nancy Green Raine, unknown. Seated in front: unknown, Floyd Wilkie.
  • 014 – framed photograph of a man in a white shirt, dark overalls, sunglasses and cap skiing. The skis are pointing slightly upwards and there is a big spray of snow. Whistler Mountain Photo.
  • 015 – framed group photograph of Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp participants on glacier with 'Willie Whistler' mascot and helicopter, 1981. Comes with an identification sheet giving the names of many people in the photograph.
  • 016 – large print of a man with skis standing on front of multiple banners (Carrera, Dachstein, ess var, Whistler Summer Ski Camp, Descente, Toko) on the ski hill.
  • 017 – b&w mounted photograph of a boy (?) skiing. Harvey Soicher photo.
  • 018 – b&w print of girl or young woman with pigtails skiing.
  • 019 - b&w print of a man on skis pointing.
  • 020 – framed summer ski camp group photograph on mountainside with Tyrolia banner.
  • 021 - b&w mounted photograph of a man skiing.

Skiing and construction on glacier

File contains photographs of people skiing and building (a t-bar?) on the Whistler Glacier during one of the summer ski camps.

Notes made by Alex Douglas in 2020:
001: "Doug Matthewman skiing on glacier"
002: "Alex "Axel" Douglas skiing on glacier"
003: "Noel Thompson making cement bottom of T-bar counterweight"
004: "Whistler Thycole Snowcat driver "Dexter?" - Loading station of summer camp T-bar. Might be Bob Dufour cut off, right."
005: "Hole dug to put tower down on glacier ice. May 1976 to about 1984. Alex Douglas"
006: "upright of T-bar tower being moved up the slope by Whistler cat - mid 1980s"
007: "Eli Sigurdson and Noel Thompson in hole waiting for tower"
008: "Whistler cat moving tower into place on the glacier - Phil, Whistler staff"
009: "Bottom of tower which would get covered with snow by cat"
010: "Cat moving tower up onto glacier up road they built - May"
011: "Could be Phil or Dexter lining up top of tower pad"
012: "rather than hand dig holes, just have cat dig a trough around glacier and then backfill"
013: "I think Noel Thompson and Dexter"
015: "Tower 3 + 4 - Up. - Tower 1 (load station up) - Tower 2 still on the snow"
017: "Getting ready to string the cable for T-bar"
018: "Bottom of T-bar load station. Doug Matthewman, Noel Thompson, Eli Sigurdson"
019: "Eli Sigurdson on Whistler Snowcat"

Summer Camp 1976-80

Photographs of campers enjoying Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp in 1976-1980. Includes swimming and sailing in Alta Lake, skiers relaxing in the snow, trampolining, and people swimming in a pool.

Identification based on ADOUGLAS-03-011:

  • 001 (1-3) – mid-July 1976
  • 002 (1-2) – mid-July 1976, “note sail surfer.”
  • 003 (1-5) – mid-July 1976, “Scott from California.”
  • 004 (1-6) – mid-July 1976
  • 005 (1-7) – mid-July 1976, “Oliver, Floyd’s bird.”
  • 006 (1-9) – mid-July 1976, “Scott B’s girlfriend.”
  • 007 (2-1) – July-August 1976, “Stuart, Carol, Stella, [Bubu].”
  • 008 (2-3) – July-August 1976, “Bear at Keg.”
  • 009 (2-2) – July-August 1976, “Bear at Keg.”
  • 010 (2-4) – July-August 1976, “Bear at Keg.”
  • 011 (2-5) – July-August 1976
  • 012 (77-14) – mid-July 1979, “Allan [sic] White muscle man.”
  • 013 (98-12) – July 1980, “Rosalind, Sallyanne Johnston.”
  • 014 (98-7) – July 1980, “LeeAnne + Bob Dofour [sic].”
  • 015 (31-2) – July 1977, “Wayne Wong + Katie Brown.”
  • 016 (77-6) – mid-July 1979, “Floyd relaxing in the pool.”

Douglas, Alex 'Axel'

Summer Camp Photos

File contains five photographs showing staff, campers, and scenery from the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp. The people in the photographs include Wayne Booth, Roy Ferris, Floyd (Wilkie?) and Tim (Ferris?).

  • 001 - group photograph of Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp staff seated on rocks, c. 1970s. Includes Toni Sailer, Greg Lee, Wayne Wong, Don McQuaid, Nancy Green Raine, and Floyd Wilkie.
  • 002 - photograph of five standing men, marked '7/1970' on back. (Possibly Wayne Booth at far left, Roy Ferris middle, Yves Bienvenu 2nd from right?)
  • 003 - photograph of a group of kids/teens standing around outside cabins, marked '1/74.'
  • 004 - photograph of glacier, marked '2/"74.'
  • 005 - photograph of man (Roy Ferris?) standing with boy (Roy's son Tim?) and holding ski, marked "Whistler Mt / Easter 1973."

Notes made by Alex Douglas in 2020:

001: "Taken up on Whistler Glacier during TSSSC mid 1980s - Back, left to right: Alan White, Wayne Wong, Bob Dufour, Scott Bridger. Middle, left to right: Toni Sailer, Wayne Booth, Greg Lee, Don McQuaid, Nancy Greene. Front, left to right: Bob Turgeon, Floyd Wilkie."
002: "1975 or 1973 TSSSC. Left to right: Wayne Booth, ?, Toni Sailer, ? Eve - Adventures West"
003: "On the beach at Adventures West TSSSC - full right is Floyd Wilkie"
004: "Whistler Glacier Summer Camp late 1970s-early 1980s"
005: "Roy Ferris and Tim Ferris, would have been early 1970s"

Summer Ski Camp prints

File contains photographic prints of skiers in action; lifts, scenery and buildings on Whistler Mountain; and a TSSSC or DMSSC group photograph.

  • 001-010 - action shots of individuals skiing the glacier. (001 and 007 are duplicates of each other).
  • 011 - group photo of Summer Ski Camp staff and participants, circa 1990s.
  • 012 - glacier in summer 1979, "to the left of towers 1+2."
  • 013 - glacier in summer 1979, showing "all 4 towers."
  • 014 - glacier in summer 1979, "hiking out after a hard day."
  • 015 - two-photo panorama of the glacier t-bar in 1979, “glacier from tower 3, bump hill from tower 3.”
  • 016 - five-photo panorama of the glacier t-bar.
  • 017 - photo of the top of Red Chair in summer.
  • 018 - photo of the Whistler Mountain equipment barn.
  • 019 - photo of the Whistler Mountain Roundhouse in summer.
  • 020-021 - photos of a ski run on Whistler's glacier.

Notes made by Alex Douglas in 2020:
001: "Alex Douglas on Whistler Glacier early 1980s, Greg Griffith or Harvey Soicher photo"
002, 006-007: "Alex Douglas "Axel" Salomon boots. Ski Patrol pack on waist, Greg Griffith or Harvey Soicher photo, Whistler Glacier"
003-004: "Alex "Axel" Douglas, Whistler Glacier, maybe late 1970s or early 1980s, Greg Griffith or Harvey Soicher photo"
005: "Alex "Axel" Douglas, skiing down main summer camp slope (which was steep), rope line for lanes on right of photo"
008: "Alex "Axel" Douglas with ski patrol pack on waist. Salomon boots. RACE DAY, practicing"
009: "Race practice, Alex "Axel" Douglas, Whistler Glacier, 1978 or 1979"
010: "More DMSSC than TSSSC, mid 1980s, Alex "Axel" Douglas on Whistler Glacier"
011: "Group photo, Whistler Glacier, TSSSC Adult Camp between 1980-1983. Left side to right side [with many names missing inbetween]: Wayne Wong (white shirt), Alex Douglas (yellow shirt), Nurse Heather, Doug Matthewman (blue pants), Toni Sailer (dark blue top), Greg Lee (blue top), Stephanie Sloan (pink top), Floyd Wilkie, Linda McLennan from Seymour, Bob Dufour (standing, leaning on poles)."
014: "This is the Whistler Glacier, summer camp 1st week of August after very warm summer. I cleaned up for 3 full days. Slept on the mountain."
015: "Taken from top of T-bar. August after camp finished before T-bar dismantled (only took about 3 or 4 days)"
017: "Alex Douglas, NIssan Multi driven to top maintenance building August 1984. Red Chair and Little Red Chair"
020-021: "Very hot summer, last days of DMSSC, lots of glacier ice showing"

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