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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.

B.C. Motorist Magazine, January-February 1967

The January-February 1967 (Vol. 6, No. 1) issue of B.C. Motorist Magazine published by B.C. Automobile Association containing the following articles:
"Teenage Drivers"
"Whistler - Hottest Ski Area in Canada"
"The Driving Lesson"
"Electric Autos Coming Back?"
"New Life for Old Totems"
"Fasten Your Seat Belts, Please!"
"Lake Country and Ghost Towns"
"Fishermen and Fish - The West Coast Troller"
"A Walk to Siwash Rock"
"Campbell River Loves the Sea"
"A Man and His Fossil Mountain"
Cliff Fenner used tabs on cover page and on pages 4 and 6 to indicate his photographs used in the magazine. These photographs are of Black Tusk, construction of the village in Whistler, and Dag Aabye (ski acrobat) on Whistler Mountain.

Blackcomb Whistler Higher Ground Booklet

Promotional booklet advertising upcoming developments on Whistler Mountain, made possible by the investment of $24 million in the resort by Intrawest. These include a new high-speed detachable quad chairlift for the peak, improved alpine trails, the reintroduction of Franz's Chair, the complete renovation of the Roundhouse Lodge, and the redevelopment of Creekside base. The pamphlet includes modern photographs of the peak, archival photographs (Myrtle and Alex Philip and others on Whistler Mountain; Alan White, Nancy Greene, Roy Ferris, and Toni Sailer; and Rob Boyd) and concept art for the new Creekside.

Garibaldi Ski School Information Letter

An information letter to skiers potentially attending the Garibaldi Ski School, sent April, 1967. It explains there will be two sections of the Whistler Mountain Summer Ski Camp: the Racing Section with Toni Sailer and the Ski Technique section with Art Furrer. It also gives arrival instructions, including recommended flights into the Vancouver airport for attendees. The letter is signed by the director Roy A. Ferris. A handwritten note in the top right-hand corner reads "Dep. $50.00 x 2 for S and J for June 18-27/67."

International Summer Ski Camp Pamphlet

A pamphlet from the International Summer Ski Camp. The front panel shows a drawing of a man with a broken leg and a crutch saying "So then I said who needs the International Summer Ski Camp at Garibaldi's Whistler Mountain B.C. Canada with guest coaches Toni Sailer & Art Furrer for junior skiers of intermediate-advanced racing ability under the direction of Roy Ferris & Alan White and all that jazz". The inside panels feature images of the T-bar used for the camp, Toni Sailer, Art Furrer and four non-skiing activities available at the camp (water skiing, sailing, horseback riding, and barbeques). It also contains short biographies of Roy Ferris, Heidi Obrecht, Alan White, Jo Csizmazia, Toni Sailer and Art Furrer. The other panels have information about the camp itself, such as the qualifications for attending, the schedule, the equipment needed, transportation and insurance.

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 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"

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