Raine, Al

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Raine, Al

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b. October 22, 1941

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Al Raine was one of the original Whistler aldermen and played an instrumental role in the creation of Whistler Village and the opening of Blackcomb Mountain. Born in Vancouver, he started skiing in his late teens and spent three years (1962-1965) in Europe honing his skills. After returning to Canada, he worked at the Red Mountain Ski Area in Rossland, B.C. and coached the Ski Hawks in Montreal before being hired by the Southern Ontario Ski Zone to organize and lead a junior program in the area. Raine's success in this task led to his appointment as Head Coach and Program Director for the Canadian Alpine Ski Team in 1968. The Canadian team rose to new heights in the late 60s and early 70s due in part to Raine's drive, innovation, and management skills.

Al Raine and his wife, ski champion Nancy Greene, built a cabin in Whistler in 1970. This served as their summer home while Nancy coached at the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp on Whistler Glacier. The same year saw the birth of the couple's twin sons, Charlie and Willy.

In 1973, Raine quit his position with the Canadian Alpine Ski Team and moved to Whistler full-time. The BC government was seeking someone with the skills and experience to oversee the development of Whistler as a tourist resort and promote the expansion of skiing in the province. Raine fit the description perfectly. He was chosen as Ski Area Coordinator of British Columbia in 1974. The following year, when Whistler was made an official Resort Municipality, Raine became one of the first aldermen under Mayor Pat Carleton. He acted as a liaison between the municipality and the provincial government, assisted in the building of a sewer plant for the valley, and helped plan and coordinate the development of Whistler Village. In the face of opposition from large property owners, he accompanied Carleton to Victoria to get provincial approval for the creation of the Village and came back successful. He was the first to propose developing Blackcomb Mountain as a ski hill (in 1976) and received a joint bid from the Aspen Ski Corporation of Canada and the Canadian Federal Business Development Bank. Raine led the negotiation of a 50-year lease and land use contract, resulting in the opening of Blackcomb in 1980.

Raine's duties as Ski Area Coordinator took him beyond Whistler, assessing 45 different areas throughout British Columbia for their potential as ski sites. At this time he also worked as a consultant for the A.R. Resort Planning Group. His projects included carrying out studies for the BC heli-ski industry, devising a master plan for Hudson Bay Mountain, and evaluating the ski potential of areas such as Big White, Shames Creek, Tod Mountain (now Sun Peaks Resort) and Snow Basin (in Utah).

In 1980, Raine stepped down from his positions and became General Manager of the Whistler Resort Association. He was responsible for scheduling events, taking reservations, promoting tourism, and providing information about Whistler to guests. He resigned from this position in 1982 for health reasons and spent two years teaching skiing in Switzerland. During this time he also assisted Crans Montana in its successful bid to host the 1987 World Alpine Ski Championships. In 1984 he moved back to Whistler to help with the development of Nancy Greene's Olympic Lodge. He was inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in 1988.

The Raines moved to Sun Peaks in the B.C. interior during the 1990s and continue to operate Nancy Greene's Cahilty Lodge there. Al Raine was elected Mayor of this resort town in 2010.

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Whistler
Vancouver
British Columbia
Rossland, BC
Montreal
Southern Ontario
Switzerland
Crans Montana
Sun Peaks, BC

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Funciones, ocupaciones y actividades

Employee of Red Mountain Ski Area (c. 1965)
Ski Hawks Coach (1966-1967)
Organizer and coach for Southern Ontario Ski Zone (c. 1967)
Head Coach and Program Director for the Canadian Alpine Ski Team (1968-1973)
Ski Area Coordinator of British Columbia (1974-1980)
Alderman for the Resort Municipality of Whistler (1975-1980)
Developer of Blackcomb Mountain (1976-1980)
General Manager of the Whistler Resort Association (1980-1981)
Ski instructor in Switzerland (1982-1984)
Mayor of Sun Peaks, B.C. (2010-?)

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Raine, Charlie (b. January 5, 1970)

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CA-BC-RC002

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family

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Raine, Charlie

is the child of

Raine, Al

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Raine, Willy (b. January 5, 1970)

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CA-BC-RW002

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family

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Raine, Willy

is the child of

Raine, Al

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Greene Raine, Nancy Catherine (May 11, 1943 -)

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CA-ON-GRN001

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family

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Greene Raine, Nancy Catherine

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Raine, Al

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CA-BC-RA001

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March 16, 2019

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