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The History of Olympic Bids

 
The History of Olympic Bids in the Whistler Valley
1 of 170 		A prelude to North America's Number One Ski Destination.
2 of 170 		Promotional Poster for the1968 Bid.
3 of 170 		Artist's conception of how a paradise should be carved out in Whistler.
4 of 170 		The dream of development continues.
5 of 170 		Early development stages of the Whistler Creekside prior to its official opening in 1966.
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A sign posting the site of the new lifts to be constructed on Whistler Mountain.
7 of 170 		Two men constructing one of the first lifts during the summer of 1965.
8 of 170 		The GLL crew constructing a gondola, chairlift and T bars at Whistler mountain.
9 of 170 		Sales office for Whistler Property.
10 of 170 		Signs of early development in the valley during the 1960s.
11 of 170 		'The Roundhouse', Whistler's first mountaintop restaurant, being built in the summer of 1966.
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One of the early lots for sale in the Whistler area.
13 of 170 		A newspaper advertisement promoting Whistler's Mountain.
14 of 170 		An aerial view of Whistler creekside in the early days
15 of 170 		Tex Rodgers, a Buckhorn rancher, helping out in the Whistler parking lot.
16 of 170 		Two people pointing at a sign that maps out the growing expanse of Whistler Mountain.
17 of 170 		The Skier's Chapel was built on land donated from the GLL.
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