Kelly, Richard

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Kelly, Richard

fl. 1980s-

Richard Kelly is a realtor, entrepreneur, and mountain biking pioneer who was a resident of Whistler from the 1980s to 2020s. An avid skier, he moved to Whistler in 1982. Starting his first company in 1985, Whistler Backroads Mountain Bike Adventures, he has been a member of the Resort Municipality of Whistler's (RMOW) Advisory Parks and Recreation Commission, was a founding member of the Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (WORCA), coached minor hockey and baseball, and sat on the RMOW's Built Green Environment Task Force. Whistler Backroads was the first company to run mountain bike tours on Whistler Mountain. He was also involved in mountain bike trail-building in the 1980s, having a hand in the trail Mel's Dilemma. Richard joined RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate in 2004 and eventually worked a year for the Whistler Real Estate Company before moving his family to Victoria, BC in the 2020s.

Whistler
Victoria, BC

Realtor
Entrepreneur
Tourism
Consultant
Mountain biking
Skiing

Whistler Backroads Adventure Tours

Whistler Backroads Mountain Bike Adventures

Whistler Backroads Mountain Bike Adventures

Backroads Whistler (1990s-)

CA-BC-KR004

RAD, July 2008 version. Canadian Council of Archives.

Catalogued January 2023.

1) Archival material
2) https://blog.whistlermuseum.org/tag/richard-kelly/
3) https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardkellywhistler/?originalSubdomain=ca
4) https://www.whiskijackresorts.com/evolution-mountain-biking-whistler/
5) https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-sports/worca-sweeps-cheaky146s-2460536