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Winter Sports In Switzerland

1930s , Switzerland (Other)

Cat no. 4416

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Sporting activities held in Switzerland in winter.

Film recording details of winter sports in Switzerland, including horse racing and skiing. Scenes involving horses include: horse racing, flat race [normal and slow motion footage of horse races from different vantage points], a buggy race, and ski-kjoring [horses pull individuals on skis]. Scenes involving skiing include shots of a young child on skis; adults ski-walking; downhill skiing; skiers practising and dealing with obstacles; a railway line being cleared of heavy snow by hand and a snow plough on a locomotive, including a shot from above the plough; a train arriving at a station, where skiers disembark; preparations made by skiers before a competition; a close up of two competitors; action from a cross country race, with some actuality shots; one skier filmed over the finish line [abrupt end].

Keywords

Sports; horses; winter sports; ski-ing; snow; heavy snowfall; rail travel in winter; inter-war continental tourism; leisure

Intertitles

For Ski-kjoring great skill and nerve are required. Ski-ing, the most popular winter sport. Owing to heavy snowfalls, the railway lines in the mountains must frequently be cleared by powerful snow ploughs attached to the front of the locomotives. Arrival of a train with skiers.

  • Maker : Rev Gebbie

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Winter Sports In Switzerland

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