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Speaker Series – Whistler’s Amazing Eighties!Speaker Series – Whistler’s Amazing Eighties!

December 2, 2015 Whistler Museum 0 Comments

Every decade of Whistler’s history has a unique story to tell. The 1960s saw the optimistic launch of a brand new ski resort, the 70s were the free-spirited days of squatters and ski bums, and the 80s were when Whistler really got down to business. The construction of Whistler Village and the opening of Blackcomb […][...]

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Ski-Town Stories

Who Burnt the Stew? Ski Run Names, Part 2Who Burnt the Stew? Ski Run Names, Part 2

April 21, 2012 Whistler Museum 9 Comments

We received a great response for our recent post about Whistler-Blackcomb ski run names, so we figured we would post a few more. Last time we were pretty Blackcomb-heavy, so this week we’ll weight things more towards Whistler. Whistler Franz’s Run – Franz Wilhelmsen, from Norway, was one of the founders of Garbaldi Lifts Ltd and […][...]