Snows of Aorangi

Duration: 11 min

Year Published: 1958

Creator: New Zealand Screen Board

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: Sound

Description: Shows champions Hans Bohny, Harvey Clifford, and Peter Lawlor on a ski run on the slopes of New Zealand’s highest mountain, Mt Cook or Aorangi - “the cloud piercer” as it is known by the Maoris. Includes spectacular scenes of a snow-storm, an avalanche, and strange ice formations.

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)


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