Winter Activities Movies

  • 1942
    Ski Equipment

    Ski Equipment

    Ski Equipment

    01942HD

    An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

    Ski Equipment
  • 1906
    Winter Sports: Swiss Snow Sports

    Winter Sports: Swiss Snow Sports

    Winter Sports: Swiss Snow Sports

    01906HD

    A great variety of the Swiss snow sports are here shown. Commencing with toboganning round a steep circular descent, and next in increasing numbers...

    Winter Sports: Swiss Snow Sports
  • 1903
    Tobogganing on the Cresta

    Tobogganing on the Cresta

    Tobogganing on the Cresta

    01903HD

    Much nerve is required by those who participate in this sport as some of the curves of the course are most acute and dangerous, especially at the...

    Tobogganing on the Cresta
  • 1906
    Winter Sports: Curling Contests in the Alps

    Winter Sports: Curling Contests in the Alps

    Winter Sports: Curling Contests in the Alps

    01906HD

    This is an excellent and spirited picture of fine quality depicting the international curling contests in Switzerland, showing the Scotch champion...

    Winter Sports: Curling Contests in the Alps
  • 1903
    The Battle of the Snow

    The Battle of the Snow

    The Battle of the Snow

    01903HD

    A crowd of a hundred boys rushing the position of another crowd, storming their adversaries with volleys of snowballs, finally driving the enemy from...

    The Battle of the Snow
  • 1903
    Scandinavian Ski Jumping Competition

    Scandinavian Ski Jumping Competition

    Scandinavian Ski Jumping Competition

    01903HD

    A wonderfully successful film taken in Switzerland and showing experts in the great annual competition. In three parts: 1. Jumping from a stage 2....

    Scandinavian Ski Jumping Competition
  • 1903
    The Wintry Alps

    The Wintry Alps

    The Wintry Alps

    01903HD

    Scenes from a series filmed for Charles Urban by mountain expert Frank Ormiston-Smith, including The Battle of the Snow, Ski Jumping in the Alps, and...

    The Wintry Alps
  • 1944
    Crossing of the Piz Bernina

    Crossing of the Piz Bernina

    Crossing of the Piz Bernina

    01944HD

    The film shows a winter crossing attempt of the Bernina ridge by a team of Swiss military in a reconnaissance tour in April 1939. The commanders...

    Crossing of the Piz Bernina
  • 1942
    Ski Mountaineering

    Ski Mountaineering

    Ski Mountaineering

    01942HD

    An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

    Ski Mountaineering
  • 1905
    Great Alpine Fete

    Great Alpine Fete

    Great Alpine Fete

    01905HD

    To commemorate the Anniversary of the Unspunnen Fete of 1815, held at Unspunnen, near Interlaken. Order of the Procession : 1-Twenty-two girls in...

    Great Alpine Fete