Library Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1998.51.1 |
Object Name |
Film |
Title |
Vail Ski Patrol |
Summary |
This 1973 film features: Paul Testwuide, Patrol Director and Hall of Fame member, Bud Palmer, and Governor John Love. It gives the viewer a behind the scenes look at the Vail Ski Patrol in the early 1970s and details what it takes to be on the Patrol. This film features: skiing down mountain sides, crashes, ski patrol putting injured individuals into a sled, leg braces, the ski patrol shack, gondolas, Paul Testwuide being interviewed and helping someone, ski patrollers taking someone down in a toboggan, ski patrol checking snow, dynamite charge being used to induce an avalanche, a ski patroller repelling from a lift line, ski patrol drills, and ski patrol performing a gondola rescue. Ski Patrol, as shown on American Sportsman in 1973 This footage is significant because it was released just three years before the tragic gondola accident that took place on Vail Mountain. The video shows what precautions were in place if such an event occurred - and speaks to how the Ski Patrol was prepared on that day. |
Date |
1973 |
Accession number |
1998.51 |
Caption |
1998.51.1-1 |
Catalog type |
Standard |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Imagefile |
001\1998511.JPG |
People |
Testwuide, Paul Palmer, Bud Love, Governor John |
Physical Description |
16 mm, cardboard can, 8.25" |
Search Terms |
Vail Ski Patrol Ski Equipment Potential 2015 World Championships IMLS Film Project |
Status |
Digitized-Shelf |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Subjects |
Vail Ski Patrol Ski Equipment Potential 2015 World Championships IMLS Film Project |
Custom Field 01 |
Unknown |