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10th International Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp 1975

Item is a pamphlet for the 10th International Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp for Serious Junior Skiers at Whistler Mountain. It provides information on dates, directors, coaching staff, lifts, different sections of the camp (advanced, intermediate and novice racing, freestyle, recreational), accommodations, recreational activities, schedules, costs, age limits, equipment, and travel arrangements. Also included is an application card attached at the back. The front of the pamphlet is purple with images of skiers.

11th International Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp 1976

Item is a pamphlet for the 11th International Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp for Junior Skiers at Whistler Mountain. It provides information on dates, directors, coaching staff, lifts, different sections of the camp (advanced, intermediate and novice racing, freestyle, recreational), accommodations, recreational activities, schedules, costs, age limits, equipment, and travel arrangements. Also included is an application card attached at the back. The front of the pamphlet is pale greenish-grey with drawings of skiers.

12th International Toni Sailer Ski Camp 1977

Three copies of an advertising pamphlet for the 12th International Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp 1977, providing information on programs, dates, history, coaches, prices, equipment, and travel planning.

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.

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.

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."

Nude skiers jumping - Get well Alex

Item is a large black-and-white photograph of two naked men on skis jumping into the air. It has a black wooden frame with a glass front and cardboard backing. The photograph has been signed by many people from the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp and has three longer messages written on the back. It appears to have been given to Alex Douglas as a 'get well soon' present after injuring his leg.

Signatures on the front: Alex, "Double [is] Trouble" -Alan | Keep your tips up -[Eve/Eric? Barclay] | [Luc Lafeunene?] | Ski Rossignol | Wayne Booth | Lynne Somerville | "Boogie Boogie Boogie" -Wayne Wong | Al Schmuck | Roy Ferris! | Dan Irwin | Floyd Wilkie | Colin Hoffey | Deb Sand | [Danny/Donny] Cox | Al Raine | Nancy Greene | Diane Lanctot | Alan White | Al Menzies | George Askevold | Philippe Peltier

Messages on the back read:
"Alex: to quote an ol' Chinese proverb - keep "tips" up. Get better!!!!"
"Next year when your leg is [hardy], I want to see some of your hard skiing. Hang tough Colin Hoffey."
"Alex - here is hoping you have a speedy recovery so you can get in on the action next summer. Get well soon and keep [truckin.] George Askevold."

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.

Summer 1979 people in camp

Photographs of campers at Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp in 1979 playing volleyball, having a BBQ beside Alta Lake, on a bus, swimming in a pool, and relaxing on Whistler Mountain in summer.

Identification according to ADOUGLAS-03-011:

  • 001 (73-14) – June 1979, “Scotty and his size 16s.”
  • 002 (75-1) – June 1979, “Children’s Camp Beach Barbecue.”
  • 003 (75-2) – June 1979, “Children’s Camp Beach Barbecue.”
  • 004 (75-4) – June 1979, “Greg (white shirt), Nick Adler background.”
  • 005 (75-5) – June 1979, “Jon [Grim?], Donny.”
  • 006 (75-8) – June 1979, “Hoggy.”
  • 007 (75-12) – June 1979, “Mini and Martha Ward, Nick and Tom back seat.”
  • 008 (75-14) – June 1979, “Jeff and Andrew, Bestsy.”
  • 009 (75-19) – June 1979, “Dana Baum.”
  • 010 (77-7) – mid-July 1979, “What’s Steve doing to Pam.”
  • 011 (77-9) – mid-July 1979, “Pam doing a flip.”
  • 012 (77-10) – mid-July 1979, “Me doing an [omobrius?] flip off diving board at Whistler Inn.”
  • 013 (77-11) – mid-July 1979, “Me doing an [omobrius?] flip off diving board at Whistler Inn.”
  • 014 (77-13) – mid-July 1979, “Tom [Chemis] and a Canadian.”
  • 015 (78-5) – July 1979, “Nini sister picking blue berries.”
  • 016 (78-21) – July 1979, “Allan White, Nole, Rocky, Bill, Steve, Chad, Nancy, Linda.”

Douglas, Alex 'Axel'

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