Winter Sports Begin (1929)

Item title reads Winter Sports begin now eagerly awaited snow has fallen at St. Moritz the world s winter playground Switzerland. L, S of the snow falling hard, a tractor with sweeper on the front smoothes it out. Various shots as diggers and sweepers smooth the snow out. Intertitle practice runs have already commenced on the famous Cresta Various good shots of the Cresta Run, people lay on their stomachs and slide down on sledges. Intertitle our own Buxton (Derbyshire) now snowclad is a St. Moritz in miniature, even if the big thrills are missing L, S of the fields in Buxton with people sledging down the hill, various shots as they pull them to the top then slide down. M, S of a man walking sideways on his skis. M, S of lots of people piled on one sledge, they fall off at the bottom. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.