[Flying Holidays – SAINT MORITZ SWITZERLAND SKI TRIP]

[Music] it only takes about an hour to fly from Paris to Zurich in a comfortable Air France plane when you leave home it's winter it's foggy or bad for a change it's raining just a few minutes of relaxation and fresco isn't by magic the sun is shining the sky is always blue in the upper Engadine even the weather reports admit it actually the Sun really shines here three times more often than anywhere else of course you've heard of st. Moritz [Music] st. Moritz is the most celebrated litterers are in Switzerland and a some say in the world years ago there were only a few Inns today the palatial hotels as well as other comfortable establishments welcomed a brilliant throng of Sun lovers [Music] skating has been fashionable since 1883 when boys and girls skimmed over the icy fields no the graceful skaters pirouette on private rinks under the watchful eye of an expert instructor [Music] did you know that curling was played in England as long ago as the 16th century the Europeans were behind the times and only took it up in the 1880s [Music] the king of sports and Saint Moritz is skiing of course beginners are hard at work on the chanterelle slopes everyone hopes to end up as a champion an Olympic champion to be sure as a matter of fact the second Olympic Games were held in st. Moritz in 1928 [Music] bobsledding deserves a chapter to itself [Music] the bobsled run at st. Moritz is fast very fast the experts say [Music] would you like facts and figures the run is five thousand two hundred and fifty feet long with a three hundred and ninety three foot draw you can reach speeds of nearly sixty miles an hour [Music] the famous press to run is even faster lying flat on his 220 pound sled this racer will speed over the three thousand nine hundred and forty foot run in less than two minutes beginners will be prudent at least to start with one of the most delightful winter events and st. Moritz is the horse show some of Europe's most accomplished civil and military writer is compete [Music] would it be the scenery of snow and furs the combined movements of horse and rider seemed extraordinarily graceful [Music] after the awards the writers celebrated Chesave Lea a beautiful old chalet on the menu are the Greece own specialties Tom jus melted cheese simmering in white wine and Kirsch dried Grizzles meat cut in paper-thin slices and Valtellina the local wine the old traditions are still alive in the Engadine attractive costumes and Latinas or sleighs enjoyed by grandparents in their day and by everyone in ours [Music] st. Moritz has retained its picturesque atmosphere of yesteryear the ideal Swiss resort for lovers of sunshine and snow [Music] when you fly by air france the Shahar mountains are only a few dozen minutes from Paris you've barely had time to take a last look at the sin and here you are over the lake of Geneva where Geneva is the gateway to the French Alps [Music] switched air route connections save you time you'll have an additional day of holiday fun fun in chemin e nestling at the foot of know blah the glittering Peaks you see range from Momo D to the a grievous romantic names accursed mountains and green needle the sea of ice Europe's best known glacier looks like a frozen river but it's crevasses are often more than three hundred feet deep the plum Carteris power is 6,500 feet over Shivani [Music] here before you are the impregnable white towers of the Alps mysterious bastions which have fascinated and repelled men throughout the ages the best way to explore them is from the vantage point of a comfortable armchair at Louisville to which you can easily write up by the teletrac from Germany the ski instructors festival has become a tradition at chemin e in the morning the pupils start off with a friendly race [Music] in the afternoon the ski instructors give a fascinating demonstration of the French method of skiing and folklore dances simple and joyous show what life was like in these mountain valleys before the rage for skiing began at night the trails are lit with colored lights the instructors perform their snowy ballet until velvety night envelops the last bright peak [Music] years ago it seemed impossible to scale the Aiguille du Midi or a needle of the south after all it is nearly 12,500 feet high today cabin lifts make it an easy ride for eager skiers undeterred by mere weather in a whirling snow the mountain summits are eternal untouched unchanging [Music] this is the Silence of the snows [Music] [Music] at night skiing is forgotten completely forgotten in Michelle evenings are devoted to dancing yes this is michelle and specifically the esquina bar let's do a little night clubbing reserved is famous for its bars [Music] no there's nothing magical in these drinks images people feel gay just because they're in Michelle's [Music] let's go on to another place why not [Music] what about bloody Cohn all right we're on our way [Music] Yves combat scared did the decorations what do you think of him he will spend an entertaining evening in fact it may last until the early hours of the morning [Music] [Music] up bright and early and the pupil of all ages follow their instructors [Music] above Michelle is washroom [Music] Lucia and the brilliant chains of the peaks surrounding more blocks sunshine and michelle's get along well together have you ever heard of the village of team look closely that lies at the bottom of this artificial lake a new town by the same name has been built on its shores and soon tinea will be linked across the mountains with Val d'Isere Valdez ed is very efficiently equipped for winter sports and the hotels are excellent [Music] the French believe in saving time Air France does and so does Val d'Isere if you're in a hurry the helicopter will fly you at the top of your slope [Music] but what if you're not a ski addict that are still you'll have all the fun and none of the effort Hema copters are the ideal way to enjoy the extraordinary Alpine panorama laval diesel ski school combines physical culture with ski instruction [Music] there may be a wreath of mists on high but that does not stop traces or contact the atmosphere of life and belly there is delightful gay youthful sporting why not come and see for yourself push Chevelle at 6000 feet is something new Under the Sun a ski resort born in the last few years it has learned from the experience of its elders hotels and chalets are close to both roads and ski trails michelin is equipped to lift six thousand passengers per hour to the top of their respective slopes there are eight chair and turbine lifts and more than a dozen ski lifts no danger of waiting very long in line here [Music] whoof Chevelle attracts throngs of young people it's ski school make you an expert in no time at all [Music] the French think a lot of kosher bells one reason is they're handsome world champion he invented a new technique to make skiing easy and graceful his name is Emil le why not come and let a skilled instructor teach you a turn or two [Music]