As many people who have worked at small or relatively new organizations (and even some larger, more established ones) know, it is not unusual for one’s job to include many duties that would not necessarily be found in the job description. Sill, you generally wouldn’t expect to see a company’s president and administrative manage, along […][...]
Today we take the ability to receive or make a call for granted, but for those preparing to open Blackcomb Mountain in 1980 it would not have been as easy as picking up the phone. It appears that months before the mountain was set to begin operations their phone system was already under quite a […][...]
This December Blackcomb Mountain will mark an impressive milestone as they open for their 40th winter of operations. Before the mountain could welcome guests on December 4, 1980, there was a lot of work to be done, from hiring and training staff to constructing restaurants, installing lifts, and building runs. In June 1980, the Whistler Question […][...]
If you listened to Vancouver radio in the 1980s, chances are you heard radio ads for Whistler Mountain featuring Dave Murray. Targeting Lower Mainland listeners, the ads had a very catchy tune that urged listeners to “Get away to Whistler” and Murray’s voice explaining why skiers should head to Whistler Mountain. One of the creators […][...]