Cross Country & Jumping, Fall Line, High Speed, Antartica Survey, Powderhound, Perilous Descent

Cross Country & Jumping
The beauty of perfect rhythm and timing are juxtaposed with the turmoil of personal challenge in competitive cross-country skiing and ski-jumping.
• Directed by Bogdan Dziworski. (Poland, 1980, 12 mins, 35mm, Print from Alex Bertulis)

Fall Line
A solitary climber scales a 14,000-foot peak in the Grand Tetons, and then skis the fall line - the steepest line of the slope - in a spectacular descent.
• Directed by Bob Carmichael and Greg Lowe. (1981, 11 mins, Print from Pyramid)

High Speed
The 1978 Speed Skiing competition at Tervinia, Italy, focusing on champion Steve McKinney as he prepares physically and psychologically for the competition.
• Directed by Eric Perlman, Doc Kaminski, and Stephen Mollath. (1979, 20 mins, Print from Stephen Mollath)

Antarctica Survey
This film captures the unique beauty of Antarctica as four American adventurers boat, cross-country ski, and climb icefalls and peaks in a two-month exploration of the vast frozen continent.
• Directed by Mike Hoover with Beverly Johnson. (1980, 31 mins, Print courtesy ABC Sports)

Powderhound
A slight boy-girl story is the excuse for fabulous powder skiing footage filmed in the French Alps.
• Directed by Harvey Edwards. (1979-80, 12 mins, Print from Karol Media)

Perilous Descent
Before attempting Everest, Yiuchiro Miura skied down Mt. Fuji, the highest peak in his native Japan. The film documents his rigorous training and actual 90-second descent at speeds up to 110 miles per hour.
• Produced by David L. Wolper Productions. (1974, 24 mins, Print from Films Inc.)

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