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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.

Photographs

Series consists of photographs of Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camps, Dave Murray Summer Ski Camps, and related events such as dinners, picnics, and parties. Also included are a smaller number of photographs relating to Mount Seymour, where donor Alex Douglas lives and worked.

Prints

Fonds consists of photographs of people, places, and events at or relating to the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp and Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp from the 1970s to the 1990s. These include posed and unposed photos of campers, staff, and coaches; action shots of skiers; views of scenery, buildings, and ski lifts; and photos of camp members at events such as dinners, picnics, and parties.

Summer Ski Camp prints

File contains photographic prints of skiers in action; lifts, scenery and buildings on Whistler Mountain; and a TSSSC or DMSSC group photograph.

  • 001-010 - action shots of individuals skiing the glacier. (001 and 007 are duplicates of each other).
  • 011 - group photo of Summer Ski Camp staff and participants, circa 1990s.
  • 012 - glacier in summer 1979, "to the left of towers 1+2."
  • 013 - glacier in summer 1979, showing "all 4 towers."
  • 014 - glacier in summer 1979, "hiking out after a hard day."
  • 015 - two-photo panorama of the glacier t-bar in 1979, “glacier from tower 3, bump hill from tower 3.”
  • 016 - five-photo panorama of the glacier t-bar.
  • 017 - photo of the top of Red Chair in summer.
  • 018 - photo of the Whistler Mountain equipment barn.
  • 019 - photo of the Whistler Mountain Roundhouse in summer.
  • 020-021 - photos of a ski run on Whistler's glacier.

Notes made by Alex Douglas in 2020:
001: "Alex Douglas on Whistler Glacier early 1980s, Greg Griffith or Harvey Soicher photo"
002, 006-007: "Alex Douglas "Axel" Salomon boots. Ski Patrol pack on waist, Greg Griffith or Harvey Soicher photo, Whistler Glacier"
003-004: "Alex "Axel" Douglas, Whistler Glacier, maybe late 1970s or early 1980s, Greg Griffith or Harvey Soicher photo"
005: "Alex "Axel" Douglas, skiing down main summer camp slope (which was steep), rope line for lanes on right of photo"
008: "Alex "Axel" Douglas with ski patrol pack on waist. Salomon boots. RACE DAY, practicing"
009: "Race practice, Alex "Axel" Douglas, Whistler Glacier, 1978 or 1979"
010: "More DMSSC than TSSSC, mid 1980s, Alex "Axel" Douglas on Whistler Glacier"
011: "Group photo, Whistler Glacier, TSSSC Adult Camp between 1980-1983. Left side to right side [with many names missing inbetween]: Wayne Wong (white shirt), Alex Douglas (yellow shirt), Nurse Heather, Doug Matthewman (blue pants), Toni Sailer (dark blue top), Greg Lee (blue top), Stephanie Sloan (pink top), Floyd Wilkie, Linda McLennan from Seymour, Bob Dufour (standing, leaning on poles)."
014: "This is the Whistler Glacier, summer camp 1st week of August after very warm summer. I cleaned up for 3 full days. Slept on the mountain."
015: "Taken from top of T-bar. August after camp finished before T-bar dismantled (only took about 3 or 4 days)"
017: "Alex Douglas, NIssan Multi driven to top maintenance building August 1984. Red Chair and Little Red Chair"
020-021: "Very hot summer, last days of DMSSC, lots of glacier ice showing"

Summer Camp Photos

File contains five photographs showing staff, campers, and scenery from the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp. The people in the photographs include Wayne Booth, Roy Ferris, Floyd (Wilkie?) and Tim (Ferris?).

  • 001 - group photograph of Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp staff seated on rocks, c. 1970s. Includes Toni Sailer, Greg Lee, Wayne Wong, Don McQuaid, Nancy Green Raine, and Floyd Wilkie.
  • 002 - photograph of five standing men, marked '7/1970' on back. (Possibly Wayne Booth at far left, Roy Ferris middle, Yves Bienvenu 2nd from right?)
  • 003 - photograph of a group of kids/teens standing around outside cabins, marked '1/74.'
  • 004 - photograph of glacier, marked '2/"74.'
  • 005 - photograph of man (Roy Ferris?) standing with boy (Roy's son Tim?) and holding ski, marked "Whistler Mt / Easter 1973."

Notes made by Alex Douglas in 2020:

001: "Taken up on Whistler Glacier during TSSSC mid 1980s - Back, left to right: Alan White, Wayne Wong, Bob Dufour, Scott Bridger. Middle, left to right: Toni Sailer, Wayne Booth, Greg Lee, Don McQuaid, Nancy Greene. Front, left to right: Bob Turgeon, Floyd Wilkie."
002: "1975 or 1973 TSSSC. Left to right: Wayne Booth, ?, Toni Sailer, ? Eve - Adventures West"
003: "On the beach at Adventures West TSSSC - full right is Floyd Wilkie"
004: "Whistler Glacier Summer Camp late 1970s-early 1980s"
005: "Roy Ferris and Tim Ferris, would have been early 1970s"

Misc. TSSSC or DMSSC Photos

File contains six photographs depicting people at a summer ski camp in Whistler. These photographs were originally received attached to two photo album pages.

  • 001 - Dave Murray and Stephanie Sloan seated on a bench in front of a tent on the mountain. He is leaning over to kiss her cheek.
  • 002 - A man and woman (Alex and Noellette Douglas?) standing together outside a tent on the mountain.
  • 003 - Three women and a man inside a house.
  • 004 - A man (Alex Douglas?) outside wearing a Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp t-shirt. "Cynthia [Testu]" written on back. August 22, 1985.
  • 005 - Several people on the mountainside with their backs to the camera.
  • 006 - Group photograph of skiers (including Dave Murray, Stephanie Sloan, and Wayne Wong) taken on the mountainside in front of a Dachstein banner.

Notes made by Alex Douglas in 2020:

001: "Dave Murray + Stephanie [Sloan]"
002: "Alex Douglas, Noelette Douglas, Atomic Video Tent"
004: "Left to right: Greg Lee, Craig Glundie, Wayne Wong, Whistler instructor?, Brad Richardson?, Christian Saxvik, Stephanie Sloan, Grant Brown, ?, ?, Felix Belczyk, Kim Dixon, Alex Douglas, Toulouse [Terry Spence], YP, Noel Peewee Workman"

Mountaintop picnic

File contains photographs of a picnic held atop Whistler Mountain by participants at the Toni Sailer or Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp. Several photographs feature a 'bar' made of snow and decorated with the logo of The Keg. Other photos show people sitting and drinking on the rocks. Photos 002 and 004 are duplicates of each other.

Notes made by Alex Douglas in 2020:

001: "Mountaintop Lunch TSSSC - mid 1980s"
002: "Right of photo: Gabby Sailer, Florian Sailer + Alan White sitting on rocks. Token dog, Noel's"

Misc. TSSSC and DMSSC Photos

Photographs of campers and staff skiing, hanging around, and posing for group photos at the Toni Sailer and Dave Murray Summer Ski Camps.

  • 001 - photo view from the top of a ski run looking down, with the DMSSC banner in the foreground.
  • 002 - photo of campers and staff sitting and standing around in front of the TSSSC office.
  • 003a-b - two identical group photos of TSSSC staff outdoors. Very similar shot to 004/005.
  • 004 - group photo of TSSSC staff outdoors. Same shot as 005; very similar shot to 003.
  • 005 - large print of group photo of TSSSC staff outdoors. Same shot as 004; very similar shot to 003.
  • 006 - black-and-white cardboard-mounted photo of a man skiing.
  • 007 - black-and-white photo of a man skiing. Same shot as 008.
  • 008 - black-and-white cardboard-mounted photo of a man skiing. Same shot as 007.

Notes made by Alex Douglas:

001: "DMSSC on Blackcomb Glacier"
002: "Adventures West Village - Camp was there 1972 to 1979. On table: Floyd Wilkie, Wayne Wong. Greg Lee on deck."
003-005: "Back row left to right: Toni Sailer, Wayne Booth, Alan White, Greg Lee, Wayne Wong, Bob Dufour, Don McQuaid. Middle row left to right: Scott Bridger, Nancy Greene Raine. Front row left to right: "Bob Turgeon, Floyd Wilkie. This photo would have been on the Whistler Glacier, probably 1978 or 1979."
006: "either 1973, 1976, or 1977. Alex Douglas wearing ski patrol pack. Harvey Soicher photo."
007-008: "These two photos taken by Harvey Soicher (worked with Greg Griffith). 1972 or 1976."

[TSSSC] Group Photo and Enqvist Ski Camp

File consists of a London Drugs Photo Station CD containing 11 digital photographs. One (001) is a Toni Sailer (or Dave Murray) Summer Ski Camp group photo from likely the 1980s or 1990s. The rest (002-011) are black-and-white photos from 1940 showing the Enqvist Ski Camp on Mount Seymour (North Vancouver). Harald Enqvist Sr. built Mount Seymour Ski Lodge in 1938, opening the mountain up for skiing. These photos can also be found online on the Mount Seymour History Project website (link in 'Sources' section below).

  • 001 - TSSSC or DMSSC group photograph on the mountainside, c. 1980s-1990s.
  • 002 - skier standing on a slope with back to camera, looking out over the landscape.
  • 003 - group of six people dressed up and standing indoors; the man in the middle holds a trophy. L to r: Myrtle Skidmore, Norm Skidmore, Muriel Currie, Tony Brown, Chuck Milstead, Irene Byers, Ken Johnstone.
  • 004 - man in overalls standing outside a log building.
  • 005 - two buildings in a snowy clearing with many stumps.
  • 006 - exterior shot of a log building.
  • 007 - man standing on some sort of machine in snow.
  • 008 - skiers in the snow outside a building with a steeply-sloped roof.
  • 009 - exterior shot of a wooden building with a steeply-sloped roof. Wood is piled up & skis are leaning beside it. Two people are in front.
  • 010 - a group of people seated around a dining table inside a log building.
  • 011 - a man and two teenaged boys standing in the snow in front of a tree.

Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp 1979

DVD contains footage of the 1979 Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp. This includes the drive from Vancouver up to Whistler, unloading the bus, hiking up to the glacier, riding the gondola/chairlift/t-bars, skiing, a mountaintop picnic, the construction site of Whistler Village, the Whistler mascot, and various outdoor activities such as tennis, volleyball, and trampolining. No background music.

The DVD also includes three 'music videos,' each 1 minute long.

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