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Where Winter's a Pleasure

Accession number: 
1960.0027
Production Years: 
1960

Languages:

Film Properties: 
Length (feet): 
976 (16mm)
Length (minutes): 
28
Holding Institutions: 

Library and Archives Canada: 16mm.
"A winter vacation travel film for Alberta. It shows skiing in the Rockies, including a six-mile ski run."

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario: 16mm.
"Hans Gmoser, guide and narrator is introduced; he is shown skiing the Alberta Rockies and expounding upon the features of Alberta skiing. Some of the facilities and scenery opened up by the ski lifts are surveyed. A ski instructor demonstrates the North American Downhill. The skiing antics of the ski patrol are shown. The night life of a ski resort is illustrated. The Transcanada highway provides access to the Lake Louise ski resort. The facilities and terrains of Lake Louise are demonstrated. The climb to remote mountain shoots and glaciers is documented. The skiers show the fun of glacier skiing. The narrator concludes the film by listing the pleasurable activities, sites and sceneries of Alberta Rocky skiing."

University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario: 16mm.

Bibliography: 

National Film Board of Canada, Films by Other Producers Distributed in Canada by the National Film Board of Canada/Films de divers producteurs distribués au Canada par l’Office national du film du Canada (Montreal: National Film Board of Canada, c.1968), 5.
"A thrilling introduction to skiing in the Rockies which in addition to breathtaking scenery, includes an exhilarating six-mile ski run."