What a great piece on Australian ski history. Always great to see how it use to be. Look at how much snow there was :) Must have been filmed in the 1956 winter season as it had over a 3 metre base record at Spencer's Creek for that year. 57' had only 1.5m base and that looks like way more then that :) For overseas folk, this year marks the 150th anniversary of skiing in Australia. Started in 1861 around the time of the gold rushes in a place called Kiandra.
The “chalet” referred to near Kosciusko is Charlotte Pass, I spent two winters in the chalet (with the domed roof) in the eighties, working as a “whomee” on the ski lifts. As far as I know, it’s still standing.
As for location's in the film. What I could recognise. It was footage mixed and match between the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales and the Victorian Alps in Victoria. Places like the Main Range, Charlotte's Pass and Cabumurra (The town footage) and the western face of the Main Range at the end in NSW. In Victoria it was Mt Feathertop and Mt Hotham (Summit, Australia Drift, Mary's) + surrounding High Country.
This is hysterical! Can't believe they have a woman hanging out the clothes on the hills hoist, in the middle of the snow, as if that's something people there were actually doing & it actually drying clothes! Geez we used to be a gullible bunch if we just lapped up propaganda films like this lol. Awesome, fun look at how life used to be, thanks for uploading this :)
anyone who thinks it doesn't snow in Australia is just wrong... i've lived in the Snowy Mountains for most of my life (why do you think its called that, i wonder?) and i go snowboarding every winter... its not the best in the world, but its rad for what it is.. plenty of ski/snowboard films made in Aus and we have some of the best skiers and snowboarders around (gold medallists in winter Olympics (like Alyssa Camplin) and world number 1 halfpipe champ Torah Bright.. Google it, non-believers ;P
@Seattlecarnut It snowed in Australia once back in 1957 and it was only in the Alps. Since then there has never been snow in Australia. This video was filmed in Austria not Australia.
@Seattlecarnut If I was a tourist visiting Aust Id pick summer the time to visit. You could get better snow in the US than here so it wouldnt be worth the trek. And NZ has better mountains than us so Id look there before here for snow. But in Summer we have the beaches and chilled back lifestyle. Surfing on the coast almost anywhere in Australia is great. But if you came here in winter you could see the snow. This season has been the best in 20 years up there.
@Seattlecarnut Haha. Im just joking. I use to live in Canberra and it snowed there about once a year. I live in Sydney now and you never get cold here. Some places are cold enough. Check out Perisher ski resort. It was about a 2 hour drive from where I use to live. Its not world class but if you go there at the right time you can get good powder and have a fun day. Seattle probably gets more snow than Canberra though.
total fucking roflmao at 25-30 deg cel being hot. I live in the middle of Australia. for 8 months of the year is a min of 35 in the day, in the shade. It hits 45 quite a lot. I play cricket in this. out in the centre its over 50 degrees in the sun. but at night in summer its about 20 deg. in winter its 0 to minus 6 or so. the desert is a land of extremes.
@sundowner49 I believe this footage was taken from a 1950's movie which was filmed in Austria depicted as being in the fictional "snowy mountains" of Australia which do not actually exist. At that time the world was quite uninformed about the Australian landscape and the idea of snow in that arid land at the time seemed romantic to the mostly US audience. Australia is too hot and flat to contain any snow. Im told they mistake hail for snow and thats what you are talking about.
It certainly does snow in Australia - especially in the SNOWY MOUNTAINS of NSW which are at a height between 500m to 2225m above sea level, which is certainly high enough for snow to fall. Actually just west of Sydney (90min drive) in the Blue Mountains, the township of Blackheath has at least 1 major snow event a winter - which is pretty good for its latitude. And lets not forget 50% of the Antarctic is owned by Australia, can't get much more snowy then that LOL
YOU FUCKING SENT ME INTO A RAGE ATTACK THIS IS AUSTRALIA IT'S NOT ALL HOT AND ARID DUMBASS AND ITSS HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IS 2228 METERS (7490 FEET) AND IVE BEEN HERE BEFORE HOW ABOUT YOU DO SOME FUCKING RESEARCH
Wonderful olden style film making, a delight to watch.
What a great piece on Australian ski history. Always great to see how it use to be. Look at how much snow there was :) Must have been filmed in the 1956 winter season as it had over a 3 metre base record at Spencer's Creek for that year. 57' had only 1.5m base and that looks like way more then that :)
For overseas folk, this year marks the 150th anniversary of skiing in Australia. Started in 1861 around the time of the gold rushes in a place called Kiandra.
The “chalet” referred to near Kosciusko is Charlotte Pass, I spent two winters in the chalet (with the domed roof) in the eighties, working as a “whomee” on the ski lifts. As far as I know, it’s still standing.
As for location's in the film. What I could recognise.
It was footage mixed and match between the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales and the Victorian Alps in Victoria.
Places like the Main Range, Charlotte's Pass and Cabumurra (The town footage) and the western face of the Main Range at the end in NSW.
In Victoria it was Mt Feathertop and Mt Hotham (Summit, Australia Drift, Mary's) + surrounding High Country.
This is hysterical! Can't believe they have a woman hanging out the clothes on the hills hoist, in the middle of the snow, as if that's something people there were actually doing & it actually drying clothes! Geez we used to be a gullible bunch if we just lapped up propaganda films like this lol.
Awesome, fun look at how life used to be, thanks for uploading this :)
that clip is just brilliant!
Wonderful video!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Coming to that time of year when Australian skiers head to the slopes.
anyone who thinks it doesn't snow in Australia is just wrong... i've lived in the Snowy Mountains for most of my life (why do you think its called that, i wonder?) and i go snowboarding every winter... its not the best in the world, but its rad for what it is.. plenty of ski/snowboard films made in Aus and we have some of the best skiers and snowboarders around (gold medallists in winter Olympics (like Alyssa Camplin) and world number 1 halfpipe champ Torah Bright.. Google it, non-believers ;P
I believe. I believe!
@Conniptions886 That must have been the year there were skiiers on the Tasman Bridge in Hobart!
Tasman Bridge in 1957?
@@jimcrawford5039 Good point, I obviously missed the date.
@Seattlecarnut It snowed in Australia once back in 1957 and it was only in the Alps. Since then there has never been snow in Australia. This video was filmed in Austria not Australia.
Jeffery Goines in australia duh
It snows every year even in country cities like Orange, Bathurst, Lithgow, Blue Mountains, etc etc.
@Seattlecarnut If I was a tourist visiting Aust Id pick summer the time to visit. You could get better snow in the US than here so it wouldnt be worth the trek. And NZ has better mountains than us so Id look there before here for snow. But in Summer we have the beaches and chilled back lifestyle. Surfing on the coast almost anywhere in Australia is great. But if you came here in winter you could see the snow. This season has been the best in 20 years up there.
@Seattlecarnut Haha. Im just joking. I use to live in Canberra and it snowed there about once a year. I live in Sydney now and you never get cold here. Some places are cold enough. Check out Perisher ski resort. It was about a 2 hour drive from where I use to live. Its not world class but if you go there at the right time you can get good powder and have a fun day. Seattle probably gets more snow than Canberra though.
Jeffery Goines sos for the rage
Does it snow in Seattle? I know it gets a LOT of rain!
Look us up on facebook. We have a group called CABRAMURRA: REMEMBER WHEN. Come and join us with your history.
total fucking roflmao at 25-30 deg cel being hot. I live in the middle of Australia. for 8 months of the year is a min of 35 in the day, in the shade. It hits 45 quite a lot. I play cricket in this. out in the centre its over 50 degrees in the sun. but at night in summer its about 20 deg. in winter its 0 to minus 6 or so. the desert is a land of extremes.
We are talking about snow here. It gets to 40 plus here where I live too.
@@jimcrawford5039 for 5 seconds of the year
@sundowner49 I believe this footage was taken from a 1950's movie which was filmed in Austria depicted as being in the fictional "snowy mountains" of Australia which do not actually exist. At that time the world was quite uninformed about the Australian landscape and the idea of snow in that arid land at the time seemed romantic to the mostly US audience. Australia is too hot and flat to contain any snow. Im told they mistake hail for snow and thats what you are talking about.
It certainly does snow in Australia - especially in the SNOWY MOUNTAINS of NSW which are at a height between 500m to 2225m above sea level, which is certainly high enough for snow to fall.
Actually just west of Sydney (90min drive) in the Blue Mountains, the township of Blackheath has at least 1 major snow event a winter - which is pretty good for its latitude.
And lets not forget 50% of the Antarctic is owned by Australia, can't get much more snowy then that LOL
YOU FUCKING SENT ME INTO A RAGE ATTACK THIS IS AUSTRALIA IT'S NOT ALL HOT AND ARID DUMBASS AND ITSS HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IS 2228 METERS (7490 FEET) AND IVE BEEN HERE BEFORE HOW ABOUT YOU DO SOME FUCKING RESEARCH
That is snow NOT FUCKING HAIL GOD WE CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE
@@caba.vrc1 Ha Ha. Triggered.
You are an idiot. Check it out on Wiki!