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Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp 50th Anniversary

File contains e-mail correspondence, to-do lists, articles, and other documents relating to the 50th Anniversary of the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp, with a particular focus on the planning of the anniversary celebration by Alex Douglas.

List of documents:

  • 001 - article, “Museum Musings: Celebrating 50 years of summer skiing,” Jeff Slack, Whistler Question, April 25 2016.
  • 002 - article, “Olympic Hero Toni Sailer Teaches Ski Racing Atop a Canadian Glacier,” Anita Verschoth, Sports Illustrated Vault, June 1 1981.
  • 003 - advertisement for Brandy’s at The Keg, Creekbread and the Community, winter wear and cookbook, Mountain Life, winter/spring 2016.
  • 004 - e-mail correspondence between Tam Peavoy and Alex Douglas, March 24-26 2016.
  • 005 - Creekbread menu, c. 2015-16.
  • 006 - e-mail correspondence between Alex Douglas and Wayne Wong, February 15-16 2016.
  • 007 - e-mail correspondence between Jeff Slack and Alex Douglas, March 24 2016.
  • 008 - scan of a TSSSC pamphlet: Racing/Freestyle/Recreational, with pictures of Toni Sailer, Nancy Greene Raine, Wayne Wong, and Bob Dufour.
  • 009 - e-mail correspondence between Whistler Museum and Alex Douglas, October 15 2015.
  • 010 - e-mail correspondence between Sarah Drewery and Alex Douglas, August 2 2013.
  • 011 - e-mail correspondence between Karla Grenon and Alex Douglas, April-August 2015.
  • 012 - Priority Communication Planner page with phone numbers, e-mails, and notes about the Whistler 50th Anniversary.
  • 013 - Priority Communication Planner page with to-do-list (?) for planning 50th Anniversary.
  • 014 - Priority Communication Planner page with notes regarding 50th Anniversary.
  • 015 - e-mail correspondence between Alex Douglas, Doug Matthewman, Steven Threndyle, Alan White, and Scott Bridger, regarding date for 50 Summers at Whistler celebration.
  • 016 - copy of April 2015 correspondence between Alex Douglas and Karla Grenon, with handwritten notes along the top and on the back.
  • 017 - e-mail from Alex Douglas to Nancy Greene and Al Raine, April 26 2015.
  • 018 - e-mail correspondence between Alex Douglas and Cate Webster, March-April 2015.
  • 019 - Priority Communication Planner page with notes/to-do list for 50th Anniversary.
  • 020 - e-mail from Alex Douglas to Gemma Prescott, March 16 2015.
  • 021 - e-mail from Michelle Leroux to Alex Douglas, August 2 2013.
  • 022 - e-mail correspondence between Harry Burgess and Nancy Greene Raine, May 9 2014.
  • 023 - e-mail from Alex Douglas to Mark Taylor, October 7 2014.
  • 024 - “Summer Skiing? A Whistler Tradition,” Whistorical blog, June 29 2013.

Vancouver 2010 Official Souvenir Program

Vancouver 2010 Olympics Official Souvenir Program.

Table of Contents:

p. 26: Forever Young- Best-selling author Douglas Coupland takes on a vivid journey through his Vancouver - tracing its history, its neighbourhoods, its heart and its soul.
p. 38: Hockey: Canada's Game - For sport lovers visiting this land, writes Roch Carrier, the password is hockey. Carrier traces hockey's historic roots and its significance today.
p. 48: Tiger Tales - Canadian Olympic hero Nancy Greene Raine on national pride and winning the ultimate prize in sport.
p. 50: Spirit of the Games - Being a true Olympian of Paralympian isn't just about sport and winning medals - its about fundamentals, lasting values, true ideals writes Stephen Brunt.
p. 76: History Makers - From Torvill and Dean to the Miracle on Ice, acclaimed sports anchor Brian Williams shares his most cherished memories of past Olympic Games.
p. 86: Stars that Dazzle - The Paralympic Winter Games is littered with tales of remarkable athletes achieving remarkable results in their sports and private lives, writes Allan Maki.
p. 146: The Last Word - Allow yourself a moment to dream during these Games - there's so much more at stake than just winning or losing writes Canadian Olympian and NBA superstar Steve Nash.
p. 18: The Warm Up - A mixture of Games-time cultural highlights and classic Canadiana.
p. 33: Dream Believers - How a single gold medal ignited a big, bold ambition to bring the world to Whistler.
p. 61: Ice Masters - Creating the perfect ice surface is painstaking work.
p. 64: Bearing Witness - First Nations culture is finding fresh ways to express itself.
p. 73: Canada's Games - Hosting the Games is about kinship, community and being the best a nation can be
p. 94: Home Away From Home - Catriona Le May Doan and others share a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life in an Athletes' Village.
p. 98: Power, Purpose, Glory - The 2010 Winter Games venues are fostering the highest performance possible.
p. 105: Shaping a Future - How youth and social groups are benefiting from the greenest Games ever.
How the Games Changed My Life:
p. 63: Colette Bourgonje
p. 72: Philip Boit
p. 93: Doug Anakin
p. 97: Steven Bradbury
p. 104: Ragnhild Myklebust
p. 109: Michael "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards
p. 110: Olympic Games Schedule
p. 111: Letters
p. 112: Olympic Games Sports
p. 128: Paralympic Games Schedule
p. 130: Paralympic Games Sports
p. 136: Vancouver Map
p. 138: Whistler Map

Slides

Photographs of various skiers on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains (Dean Stone, Ginny Fortin, Eric Griffith, Scott Nicholson, Nancy Greene Raine, and Mike Douglas) and a birds-eye view of a mogul run.

Captions:
003: "SKIER: [SOPHIA?]"
005: "DEAN STONE WHISTLER BACK BOWL BURNT STEW BASIN"
006: "SKIER: GINNY FORTIN BLACKCOMB"
007: "MASTERS SERIES WHISTLER"
008: "BLACKCOMB GLACIER"
011: "WHISTLER BACK BOWLS"
013: "ERIC GRIFFITH : Age 10 WHISTLER"
014: "-OOPS-"
015: "SKIER: SCOTT NICHOLSON BLACKCOMB"
016: "NANCY GREENE"
017: "SKIER : MIKE DOUGLAS"

Slides

Photographs of heli-skiers with Tyax Heli-ski, various skiers on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains including: Maria Sederholm, Gerry Young, Greg Heyes, Dean Stone, Pat Griffith, Eric Berger, Marie Sivertsen, Don Goodall, Nancy Greene Raine, Mike Douglas, Ginny Fortin, and Ben Tice.

Captions:
001: "TYAX HELI-SKIING"
002: "PICCOLO SHOULDER - BURNT STEW BASIN, WHISTLER"
003: "SKIER: MARIA SEDERHOLM BLACKCOMB"
004: "SKIER: GERRY YOUNG BLACKCOMB"
005: "SKIER: GREG HEYES WHISTLER"
006, 008: "MARIA SEDERHOLM BLACKCOMB"
009: "SKIERS: DEAN STONE MARIA SEDERHOLM WHISTLER"
010: "PAT GRIFFITH WHISTLER"
011: "GREG HEYES - UP SHUTES WHISTLER"
012: "ERIC BERGER - PICCOLO PEAK, WHISTLER"
013: "SKIER: MARIA [sic] SIVERTSSON [sic] WHISTLER BACK BOWLS"
014: "SKIER: MARIA SEDERHOLM WHISTLER"
015: "ERIC BERGER BLACKCOMB"
016: "SKIER: DON GODDAL [sic] BLACKCOMB"
017: "NANCY GREENE"
018: "SKIERS: MIKE DOUGLAS GINNY FORTIN"
019: "SKIER:BEN TICE WHISTLER"

1974-2007

Photographs of skiing on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Village, night photography, chairlifts, Blackcomb Glacier, Saudan Couloir, 7th Heaven, telemark skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, Slush Cup, Air Jordan, Flute Bowl, Sun Bowl, Fissile Peak, heli-skiing the Speardhead Range, the Pemberton Icecap, and Powder Mountain, Black Tusk, Piccolo peak, Symphony Bowl, Harmony Bowl, Whistler Bowl, Glacier Bowl, Whistler Peak, Pika's Restaurant, Glacier Creek Lodge, 1993 Molson World Cup Downhill, Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championships, avalanches, Horstman Glacier, sunsets and sunrises, alpenglow, Alta Lake, Green Lake, Wedge Mountain, panoramic photography, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, halfpipes, picnics, glaciers, Xhiggie's Meadow, Ipsoot Mountain, Burnt Stew Basin, Christmas lights in Whistler Village, condominiums, Snowcats grooming, DOA, apres ski, aerial photography, Secret Bowl, Crystal Ridge, Rendezvous Lodge, Roundhouse Lodge, Whistler Heli-skiing, and Tyax Heli-ski.

1978-2007

Photographs of mountain views of Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, Garibaldi Provincial Park, the Coast Range, Wedge Mountain, and Mount Weart; skiing on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain; the 7th Heaven area and other areas of Blackcomb Mountain, the finish coral of the Molson World Cup Dowhill; ski racing; avalanches and avalanche control; golf courses; Whistler lakes; heli-skiing; chairlifts and T-bars on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain; cross-country skiing; sunrises, sunsets, and alpenglow; hang gliding; cabins on Alta Lake and squatter settlements; rafting on the Elaho-Squamish River; vacations to Victoria, Mexico, and the Cayman Islands; Lillooet Lake; Harmony Bowl; Symphony Bowl; Whistler Peak; Cheakamus Lake; Black Tusk; windsurfing in Howe Sound and on Whistler lakes; hiking; telemark skiing; backcountry skiing; snowboarding slalom races and halfpipes at the Westbeach Classic Snowboarding Contest; Flute Bowl; Singing Pass; Ski Scamps; mountain biking on Vancouver Island and in Whistler; the Valley Trail; climbers on the Stawamus Chief in Squamish; Halloween; Whistler Village construction; Village North; Whistler Village; Roundhouse Lodge; paraskiing; golf; the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon; gondolas; a concert on Blackcomb Mountain near Rendezvous Lodge; a marathon on Village Gate Boulevard; Garibaldi Lake; panoramic and fisheye views; Mountain Hosts; Whistler on the Lake; the construction of the Vale Inn; Creekside; the bell at the Garibaldi Ski School; apres ski; Umberto Menghi at one of his restaurants; kayaking; Myrtle Philip Elementary School; Telemark Place; Tantalus Lodge; Alta Lake Road; the Horstman T-bar and glacier; snow grooming; Ski Patrol; Base II; Blackcomb Mountain staff portrait including Nancy Greene Raine; the opening of Wizard Chair on Blackcomb Mountain; Alpine Meadows; and dogsledding.

1978-2007

Photographs of people skiing and snowboarding on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, heli-skiing and heli-boarding, a train in the Cheakamus Canyon, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, backcountry skiing, aerial photography, the Blackcomb Powdercats and grooming, the Inukshuk on Whistler Peak, a helicopter evacuating someone, apres ski, alpenglow, sunset, cross-country skiing, windsurfing in Squamish on Howe Sound, night photography, Whistler Golf Course, Furry Creek Golf Course, Nicklaus North Golf Course, Chateau Whistler Golf Course, Mount Weart, Wedge Mountain, a farm in Pemberton, condominiums, picnics, mountain meadows, hiking in Singing Pass, mountain biking on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, the Garibaldi Gruel, rafting on the Elaho-Squamish River, Garibaldi Lake, Black Tusk, Whistler Village, climbing in the Tantalus Range, skiing at Vail and Mt. Hood, a couple on the beach in Hawaii, paraskiing, family portraits, Roundhouse Lodge, Rendezvous Lodge, the Purcell Range, Village North, Upper Village, Wedgemount Lake, someone snowboarding a halfpipe on Whistler Mountain, panoramic photography, T-bars, cars in a parking lot, Highway 99, a couple eating ice cream at Cows Ice Cream, canoeing, pubs, a tugboat hauling logs, a swimming pool, Halloween, Christmas in Whistler Village, cabins, fly-fishing, kayaking, hot tubs, and the Molson World Cup Downhill.

1978-2007

Photographs of various people skiing and snowboarding on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, cross-country skiing, aerial shots of the mountains and Whistler Village, early construction of Whistler Village, Creekside Gondola, the Squamish Days Logger Sports Festival, mountain views, Arnold Palmer golfing at Whistler Golf Course, the Delta Mountain Inn, ski racing at the Molson World Cup Downhill and Hochtaler Cup, canoeing, chairifts, the water slide at the Springs, hang gliding, hockey on a frozen lake, tennis, events on the mountain, Ski Scamps, RCMP, Willie Whistler, Christine's Restaurant at Rendezvous Lodge, snow bikes, sledding, catskiing, heli-skiing, snowboarding, fishing, alpenglow, deer, a gambling event at Whistler Conference Centre, Alta Lake, Whistler Cay, Andy and Bonnie Munster's cabin, Lyall Featherstone's cabin, Green Lake, the rescue cable car over the Cheakamus River in Cheakamus Crossing, a helicopter evacuating someone, Roundhouse Lodge, a helicopter at the microwave tower, alpenglow on Mt. Weart and Wedge Mountain, adaptive ski racing, fireworks, trampolining at the Highland Lodge, an event in the Myrtle Philip School gym, a car show in Village Square, Skier's Chapel, Nasty Jack's, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, Dos Senoritas Restaurant, the Jazz Festival on the mountain, Cheakamus Lake, aerobics, choir, sunsets, swimming pools, hotels, a Labatt's hot air balloon, Whistler Resort & Club at Nita Lake, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, ski ballet, Fitzsimmons Creek, Vale Inn, backcountry skiing, condominiums in the Benchlands, Secret Bowl, the Saudan Couloir, Black Tusk, Excalibur Gondola, Harmony Bowl, Symphony Bowl, Christmas lights, Whistler Peak, Village North, and Birkenhead Peak in Pemberton.

WB Whistler Blackcomb Magazine 2005-2006

The WB Whistler Blackcomb Magazine for the 2005/2006 season.
Table of Contents:
10 Dropping In - Whistler Blackcomb's historic anniversary year.
12 Quick Hits - What's new this year, plus info on demos, ski schools, rentals and a full event calendar.
20 Family Focus - From the new Tube Park and Family Zones to the Whistler Kids program, Whistler Blackcomb has something for everyone.
24 Striving for Sustainability: Whistler Blackcomb's quest for environmental excellence.
26 Summer Adventure at its Peak - Biking, hiking and sightseeing high in Whistler's alpine.
28 WB Magazine's Food and Drink "Best Of" list.
30 The Science of Snow Reporting - A day in the life of Anton Horvath, avalanche forecaster.
34 Maintaining the Highest Level - It's all in the grooming.
36 A Tale of Three Retailers - Can-Ski, Westbeach and Showcase Snowboards
40 Dual Mountain Milestone - An Olympic dream grows into at 40th birthday for Whistler and 25th for Blackcomb.
46 Big Mountain Adventure - Pros describe some of their best days even on Whistler Blackcomb from Air Jordan and Spanky's Ladder to the new Peak to Creek Zone.
52 Exposed - WB Magazine's photo feature.
58 - Essential Equipment - Our 2005-06 gear guide.
80 - Local Knowledge - Some of the mountains' best kept secrets.
Includes information on: Whistler Blackcombs anniversaries, upgrades on the ski hills, building the Whistler Sliding Centre, the World Ski and Snowboard Festival's 10th anniversary, Whistler Blackcomb Ski Schools, things to do in and around Whistler, sustainability efforts, summer events, food and drinks in Whistler, the science of snow reporting, how the mountain is groomed, three ski retailers (Can-Ski, Westbeach and The Shop), some pros describe their favourite spots on the mountains to ski, a photo collection from the Whistler Blackcomb area, a guide to buying new ski gear, and a local's knowledge section about the best ski runs.

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