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  • YANISIW-02-001
  • File
  • 1993-1995
  • Part of CJ Yanisiw

Documents listing participants of and giving brief technical data about World Cup ski races held at Whistler Mountain between 1993 and 1995. Included are training lists, start lists, standings lists, and analytic classification of racers.

Warsteiner World Downhill Men Training List 1 - Jan. 23 '95

Training list for the Warsteiner Men's World Downhill held at Whistler Mountain on January 23, 1995. It includes the names and nationalities of the jury, forerunners, and competitors, as well as technical data about the course.

Dave Murray World Cup Downhill Technical Map - February 25, 1995

  • YANISIW-02-003-001
  • Item
  • February 25, 1995
  • Part of CJ Yanisiw

Technical map of the course for the Dave Murray World Cup held on Saturday, February 25, 1995. It has numbers and arrows indicating the position of Course Control volunteers and jury, whose names are written in the margin. There is also a legend indicating the locations of course safety materials, communications spots, medical/first aid resources, and the V.I.P. viewing area.

Snapshot of Dave Murray

Snapshot of Dave Murray in Canadian gear and race bib, possibly at the 1974 World Series of Skiing in Vail, Colorado.

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.

Transparencies

Photographs of the Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain in the background; an aerial view of the top of Blackcomb Mountain with views of Secret Bowl, Saudan Couloir, and Horstman Glacier; the finish area of the Molson World Cup Downhill on Whistler Mountain; Whistler Village with Blackcomb Mountain in the background; avalanche blasting on a mountain ridge; and views of Alta Lake with Wedge Mountain, Mount Weart, Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains in the background.

Ski the Outer Limits

Ski video from 1968 which includes many types of ski racing and competitions including; slalom, giant slalom, downhill, and big jumps. This video acts somewhat as an instructional video as well giving many tips for skiers on form and technique.

This film was filmed at multiple ski resorts such as; Vail, Chamonix, Jackson Hole, Taos, Chamrousse, Megève, and Kitzbühel.

The skiers in the film are; Arthur Furrer, Roger Staub, Herman Gollner, Thomas Leroy, Bill Peterson, Jean Mayer, Dadou Mayer, Roger Bozon, and Harry Frishman

2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Event Tickets - February and March 2010

Twelve event tickets from the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

One ticket is for an event from February 12, 2010 that took place at the Whistler Canada Olympic House [The Whistler Public Library]. The ticket is paper and is housed in a plastic holder [likely to be hung around neck or attached to a shirt or jacket via a lanyard or clip]. The ticket depicts the Canadian Olympic Team logo, the Resort Municipality of Whistler logo, the Government of Canada logo, and the British Columbia Provincial logo. It also has a barcode on the back.

There are two general admission tickets from the Paralympic Alpine Skiing event that took place on March 15th, 2010 at 11:30am, as well as one that took place on March 18th at 11:30am. These tickets are green in colour, have the admission price, and the location of the event.

One ticket is for the Olympic Alpine Skiing event that occurred on February 17th, 2010 at 11:00am. The ticket depicts a stylized skier in blue, green, and white and has the admission price, as well as the event location.

One ticket is for Sledge Hockey dated to March 19th, 2010 at 7:00pm. The ticket depicts a stylized Sledge Hockey player in blue, green, and white and has the admission price, as well as the event location.

One ticket is for the Biathlon event dated to February 21st, 2010 at 10:45am. The ticket depicts a stylized Biathlon participant in blue, green, and white and has the admission price, as well as the event location.

One ticket is for an Ice Hockey event dated to February 25th, 2010 at 11:00am. This ticket is blue in colour and shows the admission price, event location, and seating.

There are three general admission tickets for Whistler Victory Ceremonies [medals were awarded at these events] dating to February 10th, February 17th, and February 20th, 2010.

One ticket is for the Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony that occurred on March 21st, 2010 in Whistler. The ticket is green in colour and shows the admission price and venue location.

Slides

Photographs of a woman at the start of a ski race on Whistler Mountain (Stephanie Sloan's Women Only Program on Whistler Mountain), a line of children skiing through a course, a view of explosions on a mountain for avalanche control, various views of mountain peaks, Horstman T-Bar on Blackcomb Mountain, and views of Black Tusk as seen from Whistler Mountain.

Captions:
001: "Winter/Whistler Stephanie Sloan's Women Only Program at Whistler, B.C."
014: "Blackcomb Mtn. Horstman Glacier"
019: "Winter/Whistler Whistler Mountain at Sunset"

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