Video Library
It started as a military drill, and became important after Finland's skiing army defended against a Soviet invasion.
Freestyle in Aspen, 1971. The video claims this was the first hotdog contest, but Waterville Valley claims that honor, hosting a freestyle championship meet in 1970.
Pathe newsreel footage (silent) of early skiing in France, beginning around 1909. Shots of Emile Allais.
Best video footage of the 1960 Olympics, compiled by the Museum of Sierra Ski History.
The Saami ("Fenni" or "Lapps") brought skis to northern Scandinavia thousands of years ago.
Jalbert Productions brings 30 years of top racers on the fear and exhilaration of Kitzbuehel's classic downhill.
Pathe newsreel footage (silent) of Zeno Colo, Andrea Mead Lawrence and other top skiers. Quick shot of Arnold Lunn at the finish.
Colorado Public Broadcasting shows how pioneer miners, ranchers and postmen crossed the mountains on skis.
For thousands of years, the Tuvan tribe -- and other Central Asian people -- have been hunting on skis. Check out this National Geographic report.
Veteran skiers -- including members of the 10th Mountain Division -- look back at the 1920's, '30s, '40s and '50s.