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The History of Olympic Bids
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A prelude to North America's Number One Ski Destination.
1 of 87 		Two men constructing one of the first lifts during the summer of 1965.
2 of 87 		The GLL crew constructing a gondola, chairlift and T bars at Whistler mountain.
3 of 87 		'The Roundhouse', Whistler's first mountaintop restaurant, being built in the summer of 1966.
4 of 87 		Tex Rodgers, a Buckhorn rancher, helping out in the Whistler parking lot.
5 of 87 		Two people pointing at a sign that maps out the growing expanse of Whistler Mountain.
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Franz Wilhelmsen pointing across the valley to the mountain that he helped to develop.
7 of 87 		Long ticket lines at Creekside's Gondola base show the popularity of Whistler Mountain.
8 of 87 		A large line of skiers wait their turn to take Whistler's Creekside Gondola.
9 of 87 		Skiers loading their gear into the gondola at Whistler's Creekside.
10 of 87 		A man peaking out the window of the Creekside Gondola to get a better view of Coast Mountain Range.
11 of 87 		The gondola carrying skiers up to Whistler Mountain.
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A young family enjoying a day on the slopes.
13 of 87 		A skier enjoying the slopes of the Coast Mountain Range that surround Whistler Valley.
14 of 87 		Franz Wilhelmsen standing with his wife, Annette, on Whistler Mountain.
15 of 87 		Two skiers enjoy a chairlift ride up Whistler Mountain.
16 of 87 		Skiers taking a break at the Roundhouse and enjoying a perfect 'Blue Bird' day.
17 of 87 		A skier carves a turn through powdery snow on Whistler Mountain.
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