Thrills and spills in the North Country! [videorecording] / New England Ski Museum ; produced and directed by Rick Moulton ; written by Michael Campbell

Title

Thrills and spills in the North Country! [videorecording] / New England Ski Museum ; produced and directed by Rick Moulton ; written by Michael Campbell

Description

Uses historic film footage and interviews to give a history of alpine skiing and related snow sports in New England. Shows early ski jumping and early downhill racing. Describes the introduction of the rope tow, and how equipment improvements led to the popularity of downhill skiing in the 1960s. Also discusses the growth of nordic skiing, the rediscovery of the telemark turn and the invention of the snowboard.

Publisher

[Franconia, N.H.] : New England Ski Museum, c1998

Date

1998

Format

Physical Description

1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in

Moving Image Record

In-house Use Only

Collection

Copies and Location

Shelf LocationCall NumberIdentifier
SPIDELL READING ROOMGV 854.5 .N35 T45 1998V-76