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Molson World Downhill 1982 Magazine

The Molson World Downhill (Whistler Mountain, February 27, 1982) magazine.
Table of Contents:
2 Canadian Alpine Ski Team
3 Premier's Message
4 Mr. Eric Molson's Message, Dr. Peter Andrew's Message
6 Acknowledgements
8 Organizing Committee, World Cup Rules, Schedule of Events
10-11 World Cup to Date
13 Competitors Picture Page
15 Ken Read Story, "This is Whistler" Section
18 The Course
20 1981 Final World Cup Standings
22 Skiing for Medals, National Team Coach John Ritchie
26 The Competitors
28 Race Results Chart
28 How to Watch the Race

Includes information on the story of the World Cup Race, the World Cup rules, the Schedule of Events, past World Cup results, the top competitors, an article on the resort town of Whistler, and article on downhill skiing by Ken Read, map of the course, an article about Molson skiing and information about how and where to watch the race.

Articles, Report, and Signatures

File consists of two magazine articles, a report, and a series of signed papers relating to the Toni Sailer and Dave Murray Summer Ski Camps.

  • 001 - Magazine article, "A letter from camp," by Michel Beaudry, Ski Canada magazine, 1986 or 1987, 4 pages.
  • 002 - Magazine article, "Camp really is for kids," by Leslee Jaquette, Ski Canada magazine, spring 1993, 4 pages.
  • 003 - Report on the 1972 Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp at Whistler Mountain, British Columbia, Canada, by Roy A. Ferris and Alan White, August 1972, 3 pages.
  • 004 - 6 papers with Toni Sailer Summer Ski camp letterhead, with message to 'Axel' (Alex Douglas) thanking him for his help with the year's first adult ski session, and bearing signatures from camp participants, July 17 1981.

Whistler Mountain Summer Ski Camp freestyle competition certificate

Item is a certificate stating that Alex Douglas attended Whistler Mountain Summer Ski Camp in summer 1972 and achieved first place in the freestyle competition. It is signed by coaches Toni Sailer, Nancy Greene, Philippe Peltier, [illegible - 'Luke Gilespie?'], Conrad Guaye, [Leo Verstraet?], Wayne Booth, Colin Hoffey, Dan Irwin, Yves Bienvenu, Karen Dokka, and Al Menzies. The certificate was lithographed by Security Printing Corp. Ltd. in Vancouver.

Annotation on the back reads "Congratulations Alex and good luck with your skiing - Wayne Booth" and is accompanied by a small drawing of two crossed skis.

Security Printing Corp Ltd.

Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp extras - People + Events 1978

Photographs of Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp in 1978 including group portraits, mingling outside, campers on the glacier, a spread of food and drink, obstacle races, trampolining, canoeing, sailing, and swimming in Alta Lake.

Identification according to ADOUGLAS-03-01:

  • 001 (53-12) – July 1978, “[Group] shots poor shadow.”
  • 002 (56-8) – July 1978
  • 003 (53-11) – July 1978, “Sharon Alberti, ball between the knees race.”
  • 004 (53-18) – July 1978, “Vancouver trip group at Stanley Park.”
  • 005 (53-20) – July 1978, “[Obscene?] jesters!”
  • 006 (53-21) – July 1978, “Ken, Steve, Andrew, Ron.”
  • 007 (60-13) – July-August 1978, “Wayne, Nancy, Wayne, Toni toast the luncheon.”
  • 008 (60-11) – July-August 1978, “Scotty, Don, Danny [joking] around.”
  • 009 (60-10) – July-August 1978, “Lunch on top of the mountain.”
  • 010 (60-16) – July-August 1978, “Line up for lunch time.”
  • 011 (60-15) – July-August 1978, “Lunch time.”
  • 012 (52-10) – June-July 1978, “General Beach shots.”
  • 013 (53-9) – July 1978, “Dizz stick teams cheering everyone on.”
  • 014 (53-7) – July 1978, “Beach shots.”
  • 015 (53-8) – July 1978, “Beach shots.”
  • 016 (53-3) – July 1978, “Beach shots.”
  • 017 (53-17) – July 1978, “[Group] shots poor shadow.”
  • 018 (52-14) – June-July 1978, “General Beach shots.”
  • 019 (52-15) – June-July 1978, “General Beach shots.”
  • 020 (52-8) – June-July 1978, “Tramp shot.”
  • 021 (50-19) – June 1978, “Field day at the school, dizzy stick contest.”
  • 022 (56-10) – July 1978, “Lone canoeist.”
  • 023 (56-11) – July 1978, “Canoeist on Alta Lake.”

Douglas, Alex 'Axel'

Slides

Photographs of people canoeing on a lake, Highway 99 near Creekside with the Husky Gas Station & Store, windsurfers on Alta Lake, mountain views of Black Tusk and Garibaldi Provincial Park, Brandywine Falls, people skiing on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains including a blind skier, a line of chairs for the new chairlifts on Whistler Mountain, construction of Whistler Village, and opening day of Nancy Greene Olympic Lodge with a skiing convoy with flags down Whistler Mountain to Whistler Village.

Captions:
008: "Chairs for new lifts"

Slides

Photographs of children riding bikes on the Valley Trail, Alta Lake in summer, women sunbathing on a dock, Alta Lake as seen from a boat on the lake, a group of people enjoying the sun on a dock, and the base of Blackcomb Mountain, Upper Village, and the Chateau Whistler Resort as seen from Wizard Express chairlift on Blackcomb Mountain. Also includes photographs of people rock climbing in the Tantalus Range, a busy day in Village Square in summer, an aerial view of Whistler Village with Whistler Mountain in the background, Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain in the background, a sunset over Howe Sound, Nancy Greene Raine skiing on Blackcomb Mountain in the summer, a group of people posed on a ski hill with ski equipment on, a person rock climbing up a steep cliff, and woman rowing a boat with a child in the summer on Alta Lake.

Captions:
007: "Summer/Whistler Rock Climbing, Tantalus Range, B.C."
008: "VILLAGE SQUARE WHISTLER"
009: "Summer/Whistler Village Summer in Whistler Village"
011: "AERIAL - WHISTLER VILLAGE + BLACKCOMB"
012: "Summer/Whistler Whistler"
014: "Summer- British Columbia Howe Sound"
015, 018: "NANCY GREENE - SUMMER SKI, BLACKCOMB"

Slides

Photographs of an aerial view of Whistler Village as seen from Whistler Express Gondola, someone rock climbing up a steep cliff, aerial views of Whistler Village in summer, Whistler Golf Course in summer with Whistler Mountain in the background, a close-up view of autumn leaves on a tree, Nancy Greene Raine summer skiing on Blackcomb Mountain, a close-up of alpine wildflowers, Green Lake with mountains in the background, someone snowboarding, a snowy mountaintop view, a snowboarder standing at the top of the mountain with his board, a group of people rafting on Elaho-Squamish river, and an aerial view of Alta Lake with Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain to the right and Green Lake in the distance.

Captions:
001: "Summer- Whistler Village Whistler Express Gondola & Village"
003: "Summer/Whistler Village Whistler Village Whistler, B.C."
004: "Summer/Whistler Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain behind"
008: "Summer/Blackcomb/Ski Summer Skiing on Blackcomb Skier: Nancy Greene"
010: "ALPINE WILDFLOWER BRITISH COLUMBIA"
019: "RAFTING: SQUAMISH RIVER BC"

Whistler - The Magazine, Winter 1987

Whistler-themed magazine, published by Paul Burrows, containing the following articles:
"Shopping Around the Valley: A potpourri of gifts, treats, and activities available from the merchants of Whistler"
"A Skier's Guide to the Dual Mountains: For the uninitiated, an introduction to skiing opportunities on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain"
"A Collection of Whistler Snowbirds: Artist Isobel MacLaurin prepared these works in watercolour and ink of the winged wildlife of winter"
"A Taste of Whistler: Six of Whistler's finest chefs and a selection of their dishes make us a composite Coast Mountain meal"
"For the Love of Nordic Skiing: The Lost Lake cross-country trail system will be longer and better groomed than ever this year"
"The Whistler Resort Guide: Twenty-four pages of everything you ever wanted to know about Whistler"
"Ecosign: Whistler's mountain design company: Sophisticated, comprehensive planning in a highly specialized field has established Ecosign as a world leader in ski area design."
"Backcountry Skiing: Heaven or Hell?: Peter Chrzanowski has had a few close calls while ski mountaineering. He has some wise advice for those with a desire to venture off the beaten track."
"Behind the Scenes: A few candid shots of some of the people who make Whistler work"
"101 Things To Do, or how I spent my Summer in Whistler: There's a lot more to this resort than just skiing, as this overview of summer activities reveals"
"A Summer Side of Life: A collection of photographs to warm the insides on a winter's evening"

Duplicate copy in same folder.

1978-1995

Photographs of ski racing events (including Dave Murray Masters Ski Camps races), Whistler Village in the winter, aerial photographs of Whistler Village, Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, Christmas lights, skiing, night photography, ski runs, lakes, cross-country skiing, dogsledding, hot tubs, swimming pools, Snowcats, adaptive skiing, chairlifts, ski gear, Phil Chew, Franz Weber, Andreas Kikaukau, Bobby Swann, Alan Carsen, Kevin Mann, Andrew German, Nancy Greene Raine, Rob Boyd, Dave Murray, Peter Mueller, Alberto Ghidoni, Pirmin Zurbriggen, Brian Stemmle, and Felix Belczyk. The identified sponsoring companies include Labatt Brewing Company and Molson Canadian.

This file consists of previously labeled file "Box 3 File 5" and the section "SKI RACING OLD [PNA], SPEED, ETC." from "Box 5 of 6."
Originally labeled "Box 3 File 5" was accompanied by a typed and printed piece of paper by the archivist that reads, "From here on I ran / out of archival files of / the right size so / prints are in original / sleeves"

These accompanying pieces of paper are included in the newly organized file as to identify original context and order.

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