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Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp 1969

Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp 1969

A smiling group posing for the camera on a sunny day on the mountain.

Annotations on the reverse of the print read as follows:

"Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp - 1969 Summer

Back left: Dan Irwin (Can. Nat. team), Yves Benvene (Fr. Nat. team), Roddy Hebron (Can. Nat. team), Andy Schall (Rocky Mtn. Ski Champ.), Dag Aabye (Whistler Mtn.), Wayne Booth (Mt. Seymour), Toni Sailer (World & Olympic Champ.), Al Menzies (Apex Mtn.)
Front row: Alan White (Whistler; director Mt. Seymour), Nancy Greene (Can. & World Olympic Champ.), Karen Dokka (Can Nat. team), Colin Haffey (Can. Ski, S.A.), Roy Ferris (Director of Summer Camp).

Third Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp"

This photograph was published in Garibaldi News in the fall of 1969.

5th International Summer Ski Camp for Junior Skiers at Whistler Mountain

Item is two documents (a fold-out brochure and a one-page flyer) advertising the 5th International Summer Ski Camp for Junior Skiers at Whistler Mountain. Includes information on staff, prices, age limit, dates, accommodations, activities, transportation, equipment, insurance, discipline, and camp schedule. An application form is attached to the brochure.

"Dag Aabye: The Last Ski Bum" Article

A page (B5) from the Vancouver Sun with an article about "Dag Aabye: The Last Ski Bum." The article covers Aabye's "ski bum" days in the 1960s, particularly his daring descent of The Lions on February 17, 1969, as well as his life since then. Included are two contemporary photographs of Aabye and one archival image of him skiing The Lions.

Ward, Doug

"Youngsters can't hold a ski to Dag Aabye" Article

Article from page A19 of the Vancouver Sun with one article about Dag Aabye, entitled "Youngsters can't hold a ski to Dag Aabye," by Jack Rogers. The author shares several personal memories of Aabye. (Rogers and Aabye were both employed by the Whistler Ski School from 1966 to 1969.)

Rogers, Jack