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The History of Olympic Bids
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Two men constructing one of the first lifts during the summer of 1965.
1 of 16 		Tex Rodgers, a Buckhorn rancher, helping out in the Whistler parking lot.
2 of 16 		Long ticket lines at Creekside's Gondola base show the popularity of Whistler Mountain.
3 of 16 		A large line of skiers wait their turn to take Whistler's Creekside Gondola.
4 of 16 		Skiers loading their gear into the gondola at Whistler's Creekside.
5 of 16 		A man peaking out the window of the Creekside Gondola to get a better view of Coast Mountain Range.
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The gondola carrying skiers up to Whistler Mountain.
7 of 16 		Two skiers enjoy a chairlift ride up Whistler Mountain.
8 of 16 		A birds eye view of a large crowd waiting to take the Olive Chairlift on Whistler Mountain.
9 of 16 		The Parallel T bars take skiers up the glacier on Whistler Mountain.
10 of 16 		The long lineup in the parking lot outside the Creekside Gondola Barn shows Whistler's popularity.
11 of 16 		View of Whistler Village from a chairlift in 1982.
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Construction of the 'Express Gondola' on the north side of Whistler Mountain in the 1980s.
13 of 16 		Construction workers installing a lift tower on the peak of Whistler Mountain.
14 of 16 		Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain have become hot spots for skiing holidays.
15 of 16 		Image of the Whistler gondola, which tourists can ride to the top of the mountain.
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