| From Olympic ski champion to winter resort | | | | development of Whistler Village and the expansion of |
| entrepreneur, Nancy Greene Raine is truly Canada's | | | | both Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, Nancy used |
| alpine jewel. Greene achieved global recognition as | | | | her prestigious status and cunning business etiquette |
| one of the top ranked skiers with her performance in | | | | to draw investors and visitors to the resort. Greene |
| the 1967 World Cup and gold medal victory in the | | | | soon became the unofficial spokeswoman for |
| 1968 Olympic Games. | | | | Whistler and helped make it a key tourist destination. |
| Aside from athletic competition and international | | | | In 1985, Nancy and Al built Nancy Greene's Olympic |
| glory, Nancy has played a powerful role in the | | | | Lodge, the first accomodations in Whistler to be built |
| development of Whistler Blackcomb and Sun Peaks | | | | and financed as a hotel. The success attained by the |
| accomodations, two of British Columbia's most | | | | lodge marked a defining moment in improving |
| prominent winter resort destinations. This article | | | | Whistler's investment situation. The couple later sold |
| examines Greene's influential role in the growth and | | | | the hotel in 1988, but stayed engaged in the amateur |
| development of Whistler and Sun Peaks | | | | ski racing, volunteering as race officials or serving on |
| accomodations and her contribution to the success of | | | | committees for the International Ski Federation. |
| both resorts. | | | | In 1994, Nancy and Al relayed their focus to Sun |
| Nancy's amazing achievement at the 1968 Olympics | | | | Peaks Resort in the interior of British Columbia as a |
| as well as victories in the succeeding World Cup | | | | new ski destination area. Sun Peaks accomodations |
| allowed her to retire from racing at the age of 24 | | | | at the time were extremely limited; infact, the |
| and begin a successful promotional career. Nancy and | | | | Greene's built the first condominium hotel in Sun |
| her husband, Al, have made skiing an endless | | | | Peaks Village - Nancy Greene's Cahilty Lodge. Nancy |
| profession, purchasing both Whistler and Sun Peaks | | | | not only promotes and does public relations for Sun |
| accomodations and helping to promote and expand | | | | Peaks accomodations, but she is also the Director of |
| the status of both resorts. | | | | Skiing at Sun Peaks resort and skis with guests |
| The couple started by building a ski cabin in Whistler | | | | whenever she can. |
| in 1970 and used their summers to coach on the | | | | As you can see, both Nancy and Al's involvement |
| glaciers. Both Nancy and Al saw that British Columbia | | | | with Whistler Blackcomb and Sun Peaks resorts have |
| had some of the finest mountains and snow in the | | | | contributed greatly to the success and prestige both |
| world, and made it their goal to make Whistler a top | | | | resorts boast today. |
| ski attraction. While Al was greatly involved in the | | | | |