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The History of Olympic Bids
Images: Landscape

 
Blackcomb Mountain opens.
91 of 133 		Whistler's first golf course, created in 1981 by the municipality, only had nine holes.
92 of 133 		Image of Blackcomb Mountain, which officially opened for skiing in 1980.
93 of 133 		Mayor Pat Carleton officially opening Blackcomb ski area on December 4th, 1980.
94 of 133 		Image of Blackcomb Mountain and the Benchlands, the area located at the base of the mountain.
95 of 133 		Image of Creekside's parking lot, which is constantly jammed with vehicles.
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Image showing the difficult course of the 1982 World Cup Downhill.
97 of 133 		Swiss skier Peter Mueller, winner of the first World Cup Downhill in Whistler in 1982.
98 of 133 		Image of Whistler Mountain during winter.
99 of 133 		View of Whistler Village from a chairlift in 1982.
100 of 133 		Darren, Steven and Tyler enjoying a sunny day on top of Whistler's Harmony Bowl.
101 of 133 		Two skiers enjoying a spectacular view from the top of Whistler Mountain.
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Roger McCarthy, Lorne Borsal and Dave Murray breaking ground for the Roundhouse expansion project.
103 of 133 		Franz Wilhelmsen and friends celebrating Whistler's Mountain Ski Corporation's 25th Anniversary.
104 of 133 		Construction of the 'Express Gondola' on the north side of Whistler Mountain in the 1980s.
105 of 133 		Nancy Greene Raine, winner of two World Cup titles, and two Olympic medals.
106 of 133 		Alta Lake was the original site for local settlement before the development of Whistler Mountain.
107 of 133 		Additions to the village continued through the 1980s and 1990s.
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