The Basic Principles of Skiing

The Basic Principles of Skiing (1941)

N/A 40 min Movie
Documentary

Shot in 1941, this black-and-white instructional film (featuring actor Alan Ladd) serves as a veritable time capsule on the history of the sport, with advice on ski design, schussing, lacquer, wax and toe plates.

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Cast

Alan Ladd Alan Ladd Self
John Woodward John Woodward Self
Otto Lang Otto Lang Self
15th Infantry Ski Patrol 15th Infantry Ski Patrol Self

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