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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.

1985 Whistler Summer Ski Camp with Dave Muray

Item is a pamphlet advertising the 1985 Whistler Summer Ski Camp with Dave Murray. It includes information on coaches and staff, accommodations, activities, programs, dates, age limits, schedule, and transportation. A registration form is attached at the back. The pamphlet has full-colour photographs throughout, including one of Dave Murray skiing on the front.

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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."

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  • 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.

Alex Douglas Fonds

  • ADOUGLAS
  • Fonds
  • 1940-2016

This fonds consists of photographs, documents, audiovisual material and a tape relating primarily to the Toni Sailer and Dave Murray Summer Ski Camps held on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains (especially during the 1970s-1990s when donor Alex Douglas worked there). Additional material relates to skiing in the Whistler area and in general.

Alex Talking Tapes - Triathlon & A Day in the Life at Whistler

File is a cassette tape featuring Alex Douglas talking about an average day in the life of a staff member at the Dave Murray (or possibly Toni Sailer) Summer Ski Camp, as well as a triathlon he ran in Vancouver.

  • A Side: Opens with discussion of windsurfing, jam-making, picking and stewing fruit. First half of "A Day in the Life at Whistler" - wake-up, breakfast at "Nasty Jack's," preparing the campers for the day, gondola/chair ride, hike up to glacier, skiing, daily tasks (salting snow, shovelling), helping campers, getting everyone off hill, afternoon activities, lunch, discipline, supper.

  • B Side: Second half of "A Day in the Life at Whistler" - meetings, afternoon activities (volleyball, sauna, frisbee), bedtime, counsellor meetings, dealing with difficult campers, staff duties, working airport duty, dance on last night of camp, adults' camp, movie nights, friendships made at camp. Also discusses his participation in a triathlon held in Vancouver.

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.

Atomic Dachstein Dave Murray Whistler Summer Ski Camp 88

Item is a pamphlet for the Dave Murray Whistler Summer Ski Camp of 1988, containing information on junior and adult sessions, travel arrangements, coaches and staff, and camp activities. A registration form is included. The front cover has an image of Dave Murray skiing.

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