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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 91 		Promotional Poster for the1968 Bid.
2 of 91 		Artist's conception of how a paradise should be carved out in Whistler.
3 of 91 		A sign posting the site of the new lifts to be constructed on Whistler Mountain.
4 of 91 		Two men constructing one of the first lifts during the summer of 1965.
5 of 91 		The GLL crew constructing a gondola, chairlift and T bars at Whistler mountain.
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Signs of early development in the valley during the 1960s.
7 of 91 		'The Roundhouse', Whistler's first mountaintop restaurant, being built in the summer of 1966.
8 of 91 		One of the early lots for sale in the Whistler area.
9 of 91 		A newspaper advertisement promoting Whistler's Mountain.
10 of 91 		An aerial view of Whistler creekside in the early days
11 of 91 		Tex Rodgers, a Buckhorn rancher, helping out in the Whistler parking lot.
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Two people pointing at a sign that maps out the growing expanse of Whistler Mountain.
13 of 91 		The Skier's Chapel was built on land donated from the GLL.
14 of 91 		Map showing the expanse of the mountain.
15 of 91 		Map showing the existing runs and plans for future development at Whistler mountain.
16 of 91 		Franz Wilhelmsen pointing across the valley to the mountain that he helped to develop.
17 of 91 		Long ticket lines at Creekside's Gondola base show the popularity of Whistler Mountain.
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