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“The - world’ pro | ‘skiing |

“The program will consist we ‘skiers with a’ professional. :

- of a. ‘giant: slalom; on 3
“Saturday, followed: by .a ©

‘group of elite racers will . slalom on Sunday. In’ these ©

‘compete in, a ‘doal racing.

-Extensive improvements

fiave been made from the
base of Whistler Mountain:
right to: the top to please .
skiers during the 1979-80 ski
season. As well as ‘im-

_..provemeonts;- ‘the- amount” of

snow ordered for this year.
has been. substantially, , in-
creased — at no additional

‘Faces, the’ ‘Skiers compete

“The roof of the new, half- ‘

million . structure has. been
designed | to serve’ as -a~

‘gundeck for’ those sunny... Whistler Village Centre, plus
“opening more ‘beginner. and...
“interniediate terrain, -Work |
o be found at the. mide os

afternoons in ‘winter’ and.
Spring. _New. washrooms- will

‘station this: winter,

mor \

a cae

Cost to the skiing public <9") Skiers will notice con-

and already the peak has:
been touched with snow: -

Garibaldi ‘Lifts Ltd.,.,
‘operators of. Whistler

lountain, 75 miles north of .
Vancouver, B.C., have spent
the past’ summer and fall ©
making additions and .im-
provements -to the. lifts, .
buildings and runs on tho |
mountain,

At the top,.a new 4,000
square foot building has
been constructed to house
modern washroom facilities,
a. ski and rental shop, in-
formation centre and storage
lockers.” This is the first
phase of the Roundhouse
daylodge expansion and
renovations which will” be
continued in the future,

‘siderable changes at the base

‘of ‘Whistler: Mountain. The. ':

gathering area around the
base lodge has been paved —
and the loading ramp for the
‘Olive chair. has..been’ sub- ;
‘stantially altered and ‘im-
proved, This should help to.
alleviate * crowding in’ ‘the
‘base area, The Red chair has
been, refurbished with new.

chairs and tho old Red chairs

are for sale,

The Com any is planning —

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to go ahead with the North

Side development with
skiing ready there for the
1980-81 season. Cutting and |
preparing new Bite: lines and
‘runs and incering |
lanning for the ne No rth Side
8 ongoing, This will
eventually add a three-lift,

| will move on to the finals. af T ‘ ds aan ea : me mu host ans “ ; 3 ; on mY

> Upper slopes, ‘of | Whistler".

“stacles, mulching and

manmade: jumps, with ’ ‘the
winners . ‘of- each ‘race: _ad-
vancing t to ote ae

“Exhaust Systm and U dercarriage.

eat a pro-am race on atta bo
25, when. a: team -Of ‘four |

captaining will, race against... .
two. other teams. and the. :
team with :the most: Points

= ~well

mia aontroage, os t

5. “Minor: ‘Engine. Tune” Sp. “Includes _ the
” following: ° ‘Replace, ‘Spark. Pug, (Fe .
ee "Valve, Fuel. Filter, Scope Test,
es Test’. Charging - ‘System: :
Emission System.

second access route to the»

‘Mountain “ from’ ‘the. - Stew

is | presently ‘being done to.
- reroute | ‘the :bottom ‘of the
Popular Olympic _ run: ski-
out,'to have it ond: near the,
| parking garage: in “fhe, ‘new,
“town contre, *- ;

‘The ‘Olympic shuttle bus”
will -operate daily in ski
season to take skiers form. |
the town‘centre back to the °
Waite at the west base of.

istler,

On-hill ‘changes’ will be
noted on Upper Franz’s,
where the lp has been —
eliminated:-and= the.
horizontal pitch has been
levelled in order to better.
hold tho ‘snow, allow snow-
grooming machines to work .
the slope, and still challenge |
the skier. Extensive summer
: grooming has been carried.
out ‘on most runs, with
clearing, removal of ob-

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