This Week in Photos: February 22This Week in Photos: February 22
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Tag: Crazy Canucks
The FIS Fiasco of 1979The FIS Fiasco of 1979
With the world watching, the mountain began to fall apart. It was early March 1979, and heavy rains had turned a mid-winter snowpack already beset by persistent depth hoar into a sodden mess. The avalanche hazard went through the roof. This was a mountain manager’s nightmare, but as they say, “through adversity comes greatness.” Patrol began doing […][...]
Dave Murray: Whistler’s First Home-Grown HeroDave Murray: Whistler’s First Home-Grown Hero
Dave Murray is one of the most well-known names and highly adored athletes in Whistler’s history. Thought of as Whistler’s very first home-grown hero, Murray grew up skiing on Whistler Mountain, and is originally from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Murray had a late start in his ski racing career, as he didn’t start racing seriously until […][...]