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The History of Olympic Bids
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Image of Whistler town centre under construction in 1981.
1 of 24 		Whistler's Medical Clinic was originally located in a temporary portable.
2 of 24 		Whistler's first golf course, created in 1981 by the municipality, only had nine holes.
3 of 24 		Image of Blackcomb Mountain, which officially opened for skiing in 1980.
4 of 24 		Mayor Pat Carleton officially opening Blackcomb ski area on December 4th, 1980.
5 of 24 		Image of Blackcomb Mountain and the Benchlands, the area located at the base of the mountain.
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Plaque marking the addition of chairlifts on the mountain by Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation.
7 of 24 		Image of Creekside's parking lot, which is constantly jammed with vehicles.
8 of 24 		Image showing the difficult course of the 1982 World Cup Downhill.
9 of 24 		Swiss skier Peter Mueller, winner of the first World Cup Downhill in Whistler in 1982.
10 of 24 		Image of Whistler Mountain during winter.
11 of 24 		View of Whistler Village from a chairlift in 1982.
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Darren, Steven and Tyler enjoying a sunny day on top of Whistler's Harmony Bowl.
13 of 24 		Two skiers enjoying a spectacular view from the top of Whistler Mountain.
14 of 24 		Roger McCarthy, Lorne Borsal and Dave Murray breaking ground for the Roundhouse expansion project.
15 of 24 		Franz Wilhelmsen and friends celebrating Whistler's Mountain Ski Corporation's 25th Anniversary.
16 of 24 		Construction of the 'Express Gondola' on the north side of Whistler Mountain in the 1980s.
17 of 24 		Franz Wilhelmson, the founder of the Whistler Ski Corporation
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