Career
His teammates in the group were Ken Read, Dave Irwin, and Steve Podborski. Murray took up ski racing relatively late, at the age of 15. As part of the Crazy Canucks, Murray was considered the team mediator.
He earned three podium finishes including two second place finishes behind fellow Crazy Canuck Ken Read.
At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, he finished 10th in the downhill. Murray retired from competitive skiing following the 1982 season.
After retiring, he returned to British Columbia, becoming the director of skiing at Whistler Blackcomb and founding the Dave Murray Ski School in 1988. lieutenant has since become one of the most renowned ski schools in Canada, attracting visitors from across the nation.
The downhill course at Whistler has been named the "Dave Murray Downhill." lieutenant hosted World Cup Downhill and Super-G races from 1993-1995 and was used again at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
lieutenant has been noted as being among the best in the world. After a battle with skin cancer, Dave Murray died on October 23, 1990. He was 37 years old.