Video Library

1952 downhill at Sestriere, with Zeno Colo and Andrea Mead Lawrence
Pathe newsreel footage (silent) of Zeno Colo, Andrea Mead Lawrence and other top skiers. Quick shot of Arnold Lunn at the...

1958 Alpine World Championships, with Toni Sailer and Lucille Wheeler
At Bad Gastein, Sailer takes three gold medals and a silver; Lucille Wheeler wins two golds and a silver.

1960 Olympics at Squaw Valley
Best video footage of the 1960 Olympics, compiled by the Museum of Sierra Ski History.

19th century skiing in Colorado
Colorado Public Broadcasting shows how pioneer miners, ranchers and postmen crossed the mountains on skis.

Alpine racing and teaching in France (1959)
Pathe newsreel footage (silent) of early skiing in France, beginning around 1909. Shots of Emile Allais.

Ancient skiing culture in Central Asia
For thousands of years, the Tuvan tribe -- and other Central Asian people -- have been hunting on skis. Check out this National...

Bernhard Russi wins downhill World Championship, 1970
At Val Gardena. Last skier in this clip is Billy Kidd, who won the combined gold that year.

Canadian demo team at Aspen Interski, 1968a
Promo film from the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance.

Christian Pravda wins downhill championship, 1954
Christian Pravda's winning run at Are, Sweden, in the 1954 World Alpine Championships. With Anderl Molterer, Stein Eriksen and...

Christie Hill, Vail pioneer
Christie, a top New York fashion model, married ski instructor Benno Rybizka, and later, Dick Hausermann. She was an early...

Der Heilige Berg (The Holy Mountain): Alpine race, 1928
Directed by ski-film pioneer Arnold Fanck, this 1928 drama features Leni Riefenstahl and Luis Trenker, with Hannes Schneider as...

Early Freestyle skiing
Freestyle in Aspen, 1971. The video claims this was the first hotdog contest, but Waterville Valley claims that honor, hosting...

Emile Allais recalls the 1936 Olympics and his world championships
Half-hour interview with Emile Allais, with historical film clips of Garmisch, Chamonix and Jean Vuarnet's gold medal run at...

Goofy in The Art of Skiing
An eight-minute Disney classic, from 1941. Goofy starred in a whole series of sports spoofs. This version uses a reduced screen...

Harti Weirather: Downhill world championship run, 1984
At Schladming. From Austrian television.

History of Mad River Glen
Forty minutes of great footage, assembled by Rick Moulton.

History of Sun Peaks (Tod Mountain)
The first lifts rolled at Tod Mountain in 1961. Now called Sun Peaks, the resort offers some of British Columbia’s most...

History of Vermont Skiing
Some of the dates are wrong, but great footage. Check out Otto Lang teaching on Mt. Rainier.

In Search of Speed: Racers talk about the Hahnenkamm
Jalbert Productions brings 30 years of top racers on the fear and exhilaration of Kitzbuehel's classic downhill.