▁ret iring , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁becoming ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁ski ing ▁at ▁Wh ist ler ▁Black comb ▁and ▁found ing ▁the ▁Dave ▁Murray ▁Ski ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁ren owned ▁ski ▁schools ▁in ▁Canada , ▁attract ing ▁visitors ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁nation . ▁The ▁down hill ▁course ▁at ▁Wh ist ler ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁the ▁" D ave ▁Murray ▁Down hill ." ▁It ▁hosted ▁World ▁Cup ▁Down hill ▁and ▁Super - G ▁races ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 - 9 5 ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ; ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁noted ▁as ▁being ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁battle ▁with ▁skin ▁cancer , ▁Dave ▁Murray ▁died ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ; ▁he ▁was ▁ 3 7 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Murray ' s ▁daughter , ▁Julia ▁Murray , ▁who ▁was ▁only ▁ 2 2 ▁months ▁old ▁when ▁he ▁died , ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁Ski ▁Cross ▁Team , ▁and ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Olympics ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁ ▁His ▁wife , ▁Steph anie ▁Slo an , ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁in ▁fre est yle ▁ski ing ▁and ▁a ▁world ▁champion . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Dave ▁Murray ▁World ▁Cup ▁stand ings ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Ski ▁Federation ▁▁▁ ▁Dave ▁Murray ▁dies ▁C BC ▁arch ives ▁▁▁ ▁Category