New signs recently put up in the area of the new Whistler Village by the Whistler Village Land Company.Powder snow and sunshine – the way it was at Whistler several times during the past week.
1980
Work continues on the town centre buildings despite the snow and cold temperatures.The new ski shop located in the Roundhouse addition at the top of Whistler.All that remained of the BC Hydro Ski Club cabin at 7:30 on Saturday morning. Not only was the large cabin reduced to a heap of burning rubble, but the trees in the area caught fire also. Lack of access prevented the Whistler Fire trucks from getting close to the fire.A group of happy skiers zips down one of the new Blackcomb runs. (Blackcomb did not officially open until the beginning of Winter 1980/81.)
1981
Bob Ainsworth, Whistler Mountain area manager (left), and Peter Alder, Whistler Mountain Vice-President (right), celebrate the first new snow at base level in over a month with the photographer as a target for some hefty snowballs.Two of many skiers that made use of BCR (BC Rail) passenger service last week.Volunteers transport federal mail after BCR dropped it at Whistler Station.An aerial view of the winding Highway 99.
1982
Dogs have been sprouting up all over the place – including this planter at Tapley’s.Get Lucky! Take a chance like Vicki Larson-Rodgers and Susan Gestrin are! Get your Lot-tery ticket from Rita Knudson who will be selling them in front of the Grocery Store Fridays and Saturdays 2-6 pm and Sundays 1-4 pm. All proceeds go to the Whistler Health Care Society – and you might win a $100,000 lot in Whistler Cay Heights.Looking as though he is kneeling on his skis, a racer heads through a gate during the recent telemark dual slalom on Blackcomb. For every gate that the racers pass through when not in the telemark position, they are assessed a penalty point.Jan Holmberg and Ted Nebbeling keep the dough moving at the new Chef & Baker.
1983
A podium finish at the Fleischmann Cup held on Whistler Mountain.Sue Worden of Body Works puts a group of Corporate Cup die-hards through the paces in Village Square Saturday.Ah, for the delectable treat of glaced salmon, especially when it’s been served up through two hours of hard work by the Envirocon team during Saturday’s Corporate Cup. This jaunty fellow was the first-place finisher out of 27 entries in the ice sculpture contest.Here’s a race we can get behind! Inner tube pullers are put to the test in another fun contest – Sliding Inflation.Does anyone remember the rules for this race? If so, can they please explain?A more easily recognized competition – a game of volleyball in the Myrtle Philip School gym.
1985
First you pick it up… “Now how do I put this thing on?” wonders five-year-old Troy Hansen-Wight of Vancouver. Young Troy was seen Sunday at Whistler Mountain’s Ski Scamps program trying to figure out just how to fit on a racing helmet – it’s not easy.Construction continues on the Conference Centre in Whistler Village.Belly up to the bar, for 2400 shooters at The Longhorn’s Silverstreak party Saturday, compliments of the one and only Silverstreak himself. The lively host picked up the tab, while Longhorn bartenders Delmar Page (left) and Gerry Heiter poured the honours.Staff at Pemberton Secondary played against the Senior Girls team last Friday and the lunch hour game ended in a 12-12 tie. School board officials expect to replace the gym floor sometime this summer at an estimated cost of between $30,000 and $40,000.
