Skiing with Hannes Schneider; Ski Flight; The White Badge; Ski Wonderland; World Ski Techniques, 1936-1965

Item — cassette: 1

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Scope and Contents

Copies of movies transferred from 16mm film:

1.) Skiing with Hannes Schneider (1936)

Director: Hannes Schneider

Sound, B/W (18 minutes)

This skiing action film depicts a number of skiers as they cross hills, valleys and ski in various formations. At the end of the film, an inter-title appears on the screen with the following information: "Slo-Motion scenes of the highlights in the preceding picture." This inter-title is followed by a number of slow motion takes of previous scenes.

2.) Ski Flight: A Document of Skiing According to the Principles of Hannes Schneider (with OTTO LANG) (1937)

Director: Jerome Hill

Narrator: Ira Genet

Commentator: Howard Claney

Music: David Mendoza

Editor: Bert Frank

Sound, B/W (10 minutes)

This instructional ski film features Otto Lang demonstrating Hannes Schneider's "Arlburg Method" of skiing. The separate steps to the method are discussed and are as follows; Schuss, Snowplow, Snowplow turn, Stem turn, Stem Christiania and Parallel Christiania.

3.) The White Badge (1962)

Sound, Color

Director: Bob Bourdon

This instructional ski film features some of the most prominent ski instructors in the U.S. at the time of its release. The film's featured instructors include Paul Velar (Franconia), Bruce Fen (Lake Placid), Paula Levar (Mittersill), Gary Fisher (Stowe), Rudy Kirsteiner (Snow Ridge), Herbert Schneider (North Conway) and Kurt Sparks (Stowe). As there was no written guide accompanying the VHS tape, the names of featured ski instructors may be spelled incorrectly.

4.) Ski Wonderland (1949)

Silent, B/W (13 minutes)

This silent instructional ski film deals with ski instruction in Switzerland in 1939.

5.) World Ski Techniques (1965)

Sound, Color

Director: Robert Bourdon

This instructional ski film documents the 7th Interski which took place in Europe in 1965. The film utilizes the talents of professional ski instructors such as Phil Jones, Glen Young, Barry Bryan, Eric Wendish, Toby Vanue, Paul Velar and Willy Shepler. The preceding names were taken from the narration accompanying the film and therefore may be spelled incorrectly.

Dates

1936-1965

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Materials in English.

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