Candanchú 1970 archive footage

Candanchù 1970

Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Spain, probably in 1970 It contains stock footage of Candanchú, a ski resort near the town of Canfranc: panoramas of the snowy peaks of the Pyrenees, vintage cars parked in the streets, the Hotel Candanchú Bar and Restaurant street sign, skiers going to the slopes, the […]

Cortina d’Ampezzo 1956 archive footage

The arrival of the ski-lift in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956

Archival footage shot by an Italian filmmaker in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy in 1956, the year the Winter Olympic Games were held in the city. It contains stock footage of the cityscape, the cable car, mountain peaks, slopes, a ski lift arrival, skiers, children playing with snow, cars, the Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio (ice skating arena), […]

Cansiglio 1956 archive footage

Mother with her sons in the snow in Cansiglio in 1956

Archival footage shot by an Italian filmmaker in 1956 in the Cansiglio, a plateau in southeastern Alps, Italy that in winter time used to be a ski resort (today most slopes are abandoned). It contains stock footage of Hotel San Marco (today abandoned), slopes, people playing with snow and sledge, lodges, cars parked, and more. […]