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The following is a list of mainstream films featuring skiing or snowboarding scenes.
Skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee ...
has been recorded on film since at least the 1910s, but did not work its way into
Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywoo ...
features until the 1930s, when it began to be popular as a leisure activity in the United States. Snowboarding's entry onto the screen paralleled its rise to popularity in the late 1980s and early 90s.


Action

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Dusty Ermine ''Dusty Ermine'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Anthony Bushell, Jane Baxter and Ronald Squire. In the United States it was released under the alternative title ''Hideout in the Alps''. It was based on ...
'' (1936) *''
Ski Patrol Ski patrols are organizations that provide medical, rescue, and hazard prevention services to the injured in ski area boundaries, or sometimes beyond into backcountry settings. Many have technical-medical certifications, such as Outdoor Emergen ...
'' (1940) *''
Northern Pursuit ''Northern Pursuit'' is a 1943 American World War II film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who tries to uncover a Nazi plot against the Allied war effort. The film was set in ...
'' (1943) *''
Ski Troop Attack ''Ski Troop Attack'' is a 1960 American war film directed by Roger Corman and starring Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Richard Sinatra, and Wally Campo. Filmgroup released the film as a double feature with '' Battle of Blood Island'' (1960). Joe ...
'' (1960) *''
The Heroes of Telemark ''The Heroes of Telemark'' is a 1965 British war film directed by Anthony Mann based on the true story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during the Second World War from ''Skis Against the Atom'', the memoirs of Norwegian resistance soldier ...
'' (1965) *''
Footsteps In the Snow ''Footsteps in the Snow'' is a 1966 low-budget independent Canadian thriller film written by Dan Daniels and Martin Green and directed by Martin Green. The film features, in a minor role, Veronica Lake Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (Novembe ...
'' (1966) *''
Caprice Caprice, from the Italian ''capriccio'', may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Caprice'' (1913 film), a film starring Mary Pickford * ''Caprices'' (film), a 1942 French comedy film * ''Caprice'' (1967 film), a film starring Richard Harris ...
'' (1967) *'' The Double Man'' (1967) *''
Assignment K ''Assignment K'' is a 1968 British neo noir thriller film directed by Val Guest in Techniscope and starring Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv, Michael Redgrave, Leo McKern, Robert Hoffmann and Jeremy Kemp. The film was based on the 1964 nove ...
'' (1968) *'' The Devil's Brigade'' (1968) *''
On Her Majesty's Secret Service On Her Majesty's Secret Service may refer to: * ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (novel), a 1963 novel by Ian Fleming * ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (film), a 1969 film adaptation of the novel ** ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (sou ...
'' (1969) *'' Snow Job'' (1972) *'' Runaway!'' (1973) *''
The Ultimate Thrill ''The Ultimate Thrill'' is a 1974 American thriller film directed by Robert Butler and starring Barry Brown, Britt Ekland and Eric Braeden. It was also released under the title ''Ultimate Chase''. The soundtrack was by Ed Townsend which to th ...
'' (1974) *'' Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell'' (1974) *'' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) *'' Bear Island'' (1979) *'' For Your Eyes Only'' (1981) *'' The Soldier'' (1982) *''
A View to a Kill ''A View to a Kill'' is a 1985 spy film and the fourteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and is the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adap ...
'' (1985) *''Jing cha gu shi IV: Jian dan ren wu'' ( '' Police Story 4: First Strike'' or ''
Jackie Chan's First Strike ''Police Story 4: First Strike'' (), also known as ''First Strike'' or ''Jackie Chan's First Strike'', is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and co-written by Stanley Tong, and starring Jackie Chan, Jackson Lou, Annie Wu, Bill ...
'') (1995) *'' Hamilton'' (1998) *''
The World Is Not Enough ''The World Is Not Enough'' is a 1999 spy film, the nineteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by Michael Apted, from an o ...
'' (1999) *''
Extreme Ops ''Extreme Ops'' is a 2002 action thriller film directed by Christian Duguay, written by Michael Zaidan, Timothy Scott Bogart, and Mark Mullin, and starring Devon Sawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Rupert Graves, and Rufus Sewell. The film's plot ce ...
'' (2002) *''
xXx XXX may refer to: Codes and symbols * 30 (number), Roman numeral XXX * XXX, designating pornography ** XXX, an X rating ** .xxx, an internet top-level domain intended for pornographic sites * XXX, a symbol of the straight edge lifestyle * XXX, t ...
'' (2002) *''
Deep Shock ''Deep Shock'' is a 2003 American science-fiction-horror film that debuted as a Sci Fi Pictures TV-movie on the Sci Fi Channel. Its plot concerns an unknown underwater object that disables an American nuclear-powered submarine and attacks a su ...
'' (2003) *''
Taxi 3 ''Taxi 3'' (french: Taxi Trois) is a 2003 French action comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk. Starring Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal and Marion Cotillard, it is the sequel to '' Taxi 2'', and was followed by ''Taxi 4''. It is the third ...
'' (2003) *''
Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...
'' (2005) *''
Inception ''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infil ...
'' (2010) *''
The Last King ''The Last King'' ( no, Birkebeinerne) is a 2016 Norwegian historical drama, directed by Nils Gaup. The story, inspired by true events, centers on the efforts of the Birkebeiner loyalists to protect the infant, Haakon Haakonsson, the heir to th ...
'' (2016) *'' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017)


Animation

* ''The Insects' Christmas'' (aka ''Rozhdyestvo obitateli lyesa'') (1911) short * Betty Boop's ''
Snow-White "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as T ...
'' (1933) and ''
Thrills and Chills ''Thrills and Chills'' is a 1938 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick.Pointer (2017) She originally app ...
'' (1940) shorts * Looney Tunes' '' Alpine Antics'' (1936) short * Popeye's '' I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski'' (1936) and '' I’ll Be Skiing Ya'' (1947) shorts * Goofy's ''
The Art of Skiing ''The Art of Skiing'' is a Goofy cartoon made by Walt Disney Productions in 1941. It has historical significance as the first cartoon to use the now-famous Goofy holler, as well as the short that led to the "How to..." series, beginning with '' ...
'' (1941) short *''
Dumbo ''Dumbo'' is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, a ...
'' (1941) * Fox and Crow's ''Plenty Below Zero'' (1943) short * Woody Woodpecker's ''
Ski for Two ''Ski for Two'' is the 12th cartoon short in the ''Woody Woodpecker'' series. Released theatrically on November 13, 1944, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot Woody is sifting through some ...
'' (1944) short *
Mr Magoo Mr. Magoo (known by his full name: J. Quincy Magoo) is a fictional cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949. Voiced by Jim Backus, Mr. Magoo is an elderly, wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of comical ...
's ''The Ragtime Bear'' (1949) and ''Magoo Goes Skiing'' (1954) shorts * Daffy Duck's ''
Duck Amuck ''Duck Amuck'' is an American animated surreal comedy short film directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on January 17, 1953 as part of the ''Merrie Melodies'' series, and stars Daffy Duck. In the cartoon, D ...
'' (1953) short * Tom and Jerry's '' The A-Tom-Inable Snowman'' (1966) short * Pink Panther's '' Pink Streaker'' (1975) short *''Davey and Goliath's Snowboard Christmas'' (2005)


Comedy

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Max Linder Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) ...
: ''Max Goes Skiing'' (1910),''Max Goes Ski-ing''
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Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music ...
''Max Asthmatique'' (1914), ''
Max and His Mother-in-Law ''Max and His Mother-in-Law'' (French: ''Max et sa belle-mère'') is the title of both a 1911 and 1914 French film directed by Max Linder, Lucien Nonguet. The 1914 film is not a remake. The film is also known as ''Max and His Ma-in-Law'' (in the U ...
'' (1914) and ''Max Wins and Loses'' (1916), shorts *''
The Great Leap The Great Leap may refer to: * ''The Great Leap'' (film) (German: Der grosse Sprung), 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Arnold Fanck and starring Leni Riefenstahl * ''The Great Leap'' (Phideaux album) * ''The Great Leap'' (David Tao album) ...
'' (1927) *''
Love on Skis ''Love on Skis'' (german: Amor auf Ski) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Harry Liedtke, Rita Roberts and Georg Henrich.Bono p. 299 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in the ...
'' (1928) *''
The Champion of Pontresina ''The Champion of Pontresina'' (german: Der Springer von Pontresina) is a 1934 German-Swiss comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Sepp Rist, Rudolf Klicks and Eric Helgar.Clarke & Doel p. 152 Production It is also known by the alt ...
'' (1934) *''
A Rare Bird ''A Rare Bird'' (French: ''Un oiseau rare'') is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Pierre Brasseur, Max Dearly and Monique Rolland.Parish p.63 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Hubert and ...
'' (1935) *''Schlitz on Mount Washington'' (1935) *''
Winter Night's Dream ''Winter Night's Dream'' () is a 1935 German romantic comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Magda Schneider, Wolf Albach-Retty, and Richard Romanowsky. While accompanying her employer to a resort, a secretary falls in love with ...
'' (1935) *''
The Moon's Our Home ''The Moon's Our Home'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter. It was adapted from a novel of the same name written by Faith Baldwin and first published in serial form in ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine. Plot summary A comedy abo ...
'' (1936) *'' Thin Ice'' (1937) *''
Dollar Dollar is the name of more than 20 currencies. They include the Australian dollar, Brunei dollar, Canadian dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Jamaican dollar, Liberian dollar, Namibian dollar, New Taiwan dollar, New Zealand dollar, Singapore dollar ...
'' (1938) *''
Paradise for Three ''Paradise for Three'', titled ''Romance for Three'' in the United Kingdom, is a 1938 romantic comedy film starring Frank Morgan as a wealthy industrialist who decides to find out about his German workers by temporarily living among them incognit ...
'' (1938) *''
Sun Valley Serenade ''Sun Valley Serenade'' is a 1941 musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle, and Lynn Bari. It features the Glenn Miller Orchestra as well as dancing by the Nicholas Brothers. ...
'' (1941) *''
Two-Faced Woman ''Two-Faced Woman'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor and starring Greta Garbo in her final film role, Melvyn Douglas, Constance Bennett, and Roland Young. The movie was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ga ...
'' (1941) *'' You Belong to Me'' (1941) *''
Hit the Ice ''Hit the Ice'' is an ice hockey sports video game originally released by Taito, WMS Industries, Williams and Midway Games, Midway for video arcade, arcades in 1990. The game is a cartoonish representation of the sport with three players on each ...
'' (1943) *'' Love Goes Up and Down'' (1946) *''Les Amours de Blanche Neige'' (1947) *''
The Singing Hotel ''The Singing Hotel'' (german: Das singende Hotel) is a 1953 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Hans Söhnker, Rudolf Platte and Fita Benkhoff.Bock & Bergfelder p. 225 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios of ...
'' (1953) *''
Troll i ord Troll i ord (Watch What You Say) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1954. The film was directed by Jon Lennart Mjøen and Olav Engebretsen. The action in the film takes place at a hotel in the high mountains just before Easter. The main roles are ...
'' (a.k.a. ''Watch What You Say'') (1954) *''
All for Mary ''All for Mary'' is a 1955 British comedy film brought to the screen by Paul Soskin Productions for the Rank Organisation. It was based on a successful West End play by the English husband and wife team of Kay Bannerman and Harold Brooke. It wa ...
'' (1955) *'' Three Men in the Snow'' (1955) *''
Fjols til fjells ''Fjols til fjells'' or ''Fools in the Mountains'' is a Norwegian situation comedy film released in 1957. It is one of the most popular Norwegian films of all time. It is considered one of Edith Carlmar's best films and is one of her few forays i ...
'' (1957) *''
The Pink Panther ''The Pink Panther'' is an American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the classic film '' The Pi ...
'' (1963) *''
Get Yourself a College Girl ''Get Yourself a College Girl'', also released as ''The Swingin' Set'', is a 1964 Metrocolor film comedy in the style of a beach party movie. The plot involves a college co-ed who tries to balance her time writing songs and dealing with her pu ...
'' (1964) *''
Help! ''Help!'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles "Help!" and " Ticket to Ride", ap ...
'' (1965) *''
Ski Party ''Ski Party'' is a 1965 American musical-comedy film directed by Alan Rafkin and starring Frankie Avalon and Dwayne Hickman. It was released by American International Pictures (AIP). ''Ski Party'' is considered as a beach party film spin-off, wi ...
'' (1965) *''
Winter A-Go-Go ''Winter A-Go-Go'' is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Richard Benedict and starring James Stacy, William Wellman Jr., Beverly Adams, John Anthony Hayes, Jill Donohue, Tom Nardini, Duke Hobbie, Julie Parrish, Buck Holland, Linda R ...
'' (1965) *' (1966) *''
Wild Wild Winter ''Wild Wild Winter'' is a 1966 Universal Pictures beach party comedy film directed by standup comedian Lennie Weinrib and starring Gary Clarke and Chris Noel. It was produced by Bart Patton and is notable for featuring Jay and the Americans and ...
'' (1966) *''
Caprice Caprice, from the Italian ''capriccio'', may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Caprice'' (1913 film), a film starring Mary Pickford * ''Caprices'' (film), a 1942 French comedy film * ''Caprice'' (1967 film), a film starring Richard Harris ...
'' (1967) *''Après-ski'' (a.k.a. ''Snowballin) (1971) *''
Snowball Express ''Snowball Express'' is a 1972 American screwball comedy film produced by Ron Miller and Tom Leetch and directed by Norman Tokar. The film is about a man who leaves his middle class job to run a hotel left to him by his great uncle. Plot Johnny ...
'' (1972) *''
Blue Blooms the Gentian ''Blue Blooms the Gentian'' (German: ''Blau blüht der Enzian'') is a 1973 West German musical comedy film directed by Franz Antel and starring Ilja Richter, Catharina Conti and Hansi Kraus.Schliesser, Roman & Moser, Leo. ''Die Supernase: Karl S ...
'' (1973) *''Beim Jodeln juckt die Lederhose'' (a.k.a. ''There's No Sex Like Snow Sex'') (1974) *''
Les Bronzés font du ski ''French Fried Vacation 2'' (''Les Bronzés font du ski'') is a classic 1979 French comedy directed by Patrice Leconte. It is a sequel to ''Les Bronzés'' (1978), and it was followed by '' Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie'' (2006). Plot The ...
'' (1979) *'' Sunnyboy und Sugarbaby'' (1979) *'' The Four Seasons'' (1981) *'' Copper Mountain'' (1983) *'' Hot Dog... The Movie'' (1984) *''Snowballing'' (1984) *'' Better Off Dead'' (1985) *''
Sällskapsresan 2 – Snowroller ''Sällskapsresan 2 – Snowroller'' ( en, The Conducted Tour 2 - Snowroller) is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 4 October 1985, directed by Lasse Åberg and Peter Hald. Synopsis The film is about the Swede ...
'' (1985) *''Watashi o ski ni tsurete itte'' (a.k.a. ''Take Me Out to the Snowland'') (1987) *''
Ski Patrol Ski patrols are organizations that provide medical, rescue, and hazard prevention services to the injured in ski area boundaries, or sometimes beyond into backcountry settings. Many have technical-medical certifications, such as Outdoor Emergen ...
'' (1990) *''
Ski School A ski school is an establishment that teaches skiing, typically in a ski resort. The modern version of the ski school was invented by the Austrian ski pioneer Hannes Schneider in the early 1920s when he formalized instruction methods and establis ...
'' (1991) *''
Dumb and Dumber ''Dumb and Dumber'' is a 1994 American buddy comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly, who cowrote the screenplay with Bobby Farrelly and Bennett Yellin. It is the first installment in the ''Dumb and Dumber'' franchise. Starring Jim Carrey and ...
'' (1994) *''Ski Hard'' (a.k.a. ''Downhill Willie'') (1995) *''
Ski School 2 ''Ski School 2'' is a 1994 comedy film directed by David Mitchell and starring Dean Cameron. Its plot concerns a fictional ski school. The first film in the series, ''Ski School'', also starred Cameron and was written by Mitchell. Plot When Da ...
'' (1994) *''
Snowboard Academy ''Snowboard Academy'' is a 1997 independent slapstick comedy film directed by John Shepphird and starring Corey Haim, Jim Varney and Brigitte Nielsen. Plot A competition is held between two brothers on their father's ski slopes; one is a skier ...
'' (1996) *''
Extreme Days ''Extreme Days'' is a 2001 comedy-romance film about four boys on a roadtrip that they have been planning their whole lives. Their dreams are to participate in many extreme sports, but they are stopped short due to many circumstances. Plot Four c ...
'' (2001) *'' Out Cold'' (2001) *''The Ice Dream'' (2002) *' (2002) *''
Agent Cody Banks ''Agent Cody Banks'' is a 2003 American spy action comedy film directed by Harald Zwart. The film follows the adventures of the 15-year-old title character, played by Frankie Muniz, who has to finish his chores, avoid getting grounded, and sa ...
'' (2003) *''Peak Experience'' (a.k.a. ''Lost Lake'') (2003) *''Snow Job'' (a.k.a. ''Winter Break'') (2003) *'' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (2004) *''Extreme Dating'' (2004) *''Snowfever'' (2004) *''Water to Wine'' (2004) *''
Frostbite Frostbite is a skin injury that occurs when exposed to extreme low temperatures, causing the freezing of the skin or other tissues, commonly affecting the fingers, toes, nose, ears, cheeks and chin areas. Most often, frostbite occurs in the ha ...
'' (2005) *''Swamper'' (2005) *'' Shred'' (2008) *''
Shred 2 ''Revenge of the Boarding School Dropouts'' is a 2009 snowboarding film and a sequel to '' Shred'' (2008) that stars Tom Green and Dave England. It was filmed at Big White Ski Resort in British Columbia, Canada. Plot ''Revenge of the Boarding Sch ...
'' (2009) *''
Hot Tub Time Machine ''Hot Tub Time Machine'' is a 2010 American science-fiction comedy film directed by Steve Pink and starring John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Crispin Glover, Lizzy Caplan, and Chevy Chase. The film was released on March ...
'' (2010) *''
Chalet Girl ''Chalet Girl'' is a 2011 romantic comedy sports film directed by Phil Traill. The film stars Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Tamsin Egerton, Ken Duken, Sophia Bush, Bill Bailey, Brooke Shields and Bill Nighy. The film was produced by Pippa Cross ...
'' (2011) *''
The Anderssons Rock the Mountains ''The Anderssons Rock the Mountains'' ( sv, Sune i fjällen) is a Swedish comedy, children's and family film, which opened at cinemas in Sweden on 19 December 2014. The film, partly recorded in Åre, is the final in a trilogy of Sune films. P ...
'' (2014) *''
The Grand Budapest Hotel ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' is a 2014 comedy-drama film written and directed by Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes leads a seventeen-actor ensemble cast as Monsieur Gustave H., famed concierge of a twentieth-century mountainside resort in the ficti ...
'' (2014) *''
Eddie the Eagle Michael David Edwards (born 5 December 1963), better known as Eddie the Eagle, is an English ski-jumper and Olympian who in 1988 became the first competitor since 1928 to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping, finishing last in the ...
'' (2016) *' (a.k.a. ''Off Track'') (2022)


Documentary

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Moscow Clad in Snow ''Moscow Clad in Snow'' is a 1909 in film, 1909 short film, short silent film, silent documentary film directed by Joseph-Louis Mundwiller about winter in Moscow 1908. Synopsis The film is in four parts. First, the camera pans the Kremlin a ...
'' (1908) short *'' Ein Heldenkampf in Schnee und Eis'' (1917) *''Put Your Cares on Ice'' (1919) short * ' (1920) *''
The White Stadium ''The White Stadium'' (German: ''Das weiße Stadion'') is a 1928 Swiss documentary film directed by Arnold Fanck about the 1928 Winter Olympics which were held in the Swiss resort of St. Moritz. The film received the backing of the Internationa ...
'' (1928) *''Se Norge'' (1929) *''
Cinerama Holiday ''Cinerama Holiday'' is a 1955 film shot in Cinerama. Structured as a criss-cross travel documentary, it shows an American couple traveling in Europe and a European couple traveling in the United States. Like all of the original Cinerama product ...
'' (1955) *'' 13 jours en France'' (1968) *''Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner'' (a.k.a. ''
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner ''The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner'' (german: Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner) is a 1974 documentary film by German filmmaker Werner Herzog. It is about Walter Steiner, a celebrated ski jumper of his era who worked as a c ...
'') (1974) *''
The Man Who Skied Down Everest ''The Man Who Skied Down Everest'' is a documentary about Yuichiro Miura, a Japanese alpinist who skied down Mount Everest in 1970. The film was produced by Canadian film maker F. R. "Budge" Crawley. Miura skied 2,000 m (6,600 ft) ...
'' (1975) *''The Sword of the Lord'' (1976) *'' White Rock'' (1977) *''Different Slopes'' (1979) *''Aspen'' (1991) *''Blizzard of AAHHH's'' (1988) *''Ski Bums'' (2001) *''Spirit of Snow'' (2002) *''Au: A Snowboarding Film'' (2005) *''Bode Miller: Flying Downhill'' (2005) *''
First Descent ''First Descent'' is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s. The snowboarders featured in this movie ( Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter and Shaun White with guest appearances from Trav ...
'' (2005) *''Trulli Love'' (2005) *''The Pipe Dream'' (2006) *'' Snow Blind'' (2006) *''Thermos'' (2006) *''Let It Ride: The Craig Kelly Story'' (2007) *''That's It, That's All'' (2008) *''
The Art of Flight ''The Art of Flight'' is a Red Bull sponsored documentary film about snowboarding and a successor to '' That's It, That's All''. Directed by Curt Morgan, it premiered in New York City on September 8, 2011, at the Beacon Theatre. Cast * Travis ...
'' (2011) *'' Ready to Fly'' (2012)


Drama

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Avalanche An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be set off spontaneously, by such factors as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, animals, and ear ...
'' (1923) *'' Body and Soul'' (1927) *''
Confessions of a Co-Ed Confessions are acknowledgements of facts by those who would have otherwise preferred to keep those facts hidden. Confessions may also refer to: Film, television, and radio * ''Confessions'' (1925 film), a British silent film * ''Confessions'' ...
'' (1931) *'' Young Sinners'' (1931) *'' Service for Ladies'' (1932) *''
Everything Happens at Night ''Everything Happens at Night'' is a 1939 American drama-comedy film starring Sonja Henie, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings. Plot American Geoffrey Thompson and Englishman Ken Morgan are reporters from rival newspapers who are sent to a remote ...
'' (1939) *''
Escape Escape or Escaping may refer to: Computing * Escape character, in computing and telecommunication, a character which signifies that what follows takes an alternative interpretation ** Escape sequence, a series of characters used to trigger some so ...
'' (1940) *''
The Mortal Storm ''The Mortal Storm'' is a 1940 American drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.'' Harrison's Reports'' film review; June 22, 1940, page 98. It was directed by Frank Borzage and stars Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart. The film shows ...
'' (1940) *'' Spellbound'' (1945) *''
My Reputation ''My Reputation'' is a 1946 American romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Barbara Stanwyck portrays an upper-class widow whose romance with an army officer causes trouble for her gossiping friends, domineering mother and young sons. ...
'' (1946) *''
Winter Wonderland "Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himb ...
'' (1946) *''
Swiss Tour ''Swiss Tour'' (or ''Four Days Leave'') is a 1949 American-Swiss drama film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and starring Cornel Wilde, Josette Day and Simone Signoret. It marked the film debut of Liselotte Pulver who went on to be a major star of Ge ...
'' (a.k.a. ''Four Days Leave'') (1949) *''
The Young Lions ''The Young Lions'' (1948) is a novel by Irwin Shaw about three soldiers in World War II. Plot Christian Diestl is at first a sympathetic Austrian drawn to Nazism by despair for his future but willing to sacrifice Jews if necessary. Noah Ack ...
'' (1958) *''
Return to Peyton Place ''Return to Peyton Place'' is a 1959 novel by Grace Metalious, a sequel to her best-selling 1956 novel '' Peyton Place''. Plot summary After the phenomenal success of her first novel, Metalious hastily penned a sequel centering on the life and ...
'' (1961) *''Snow Treasure'' (1968) *''
Downhill Racer ''Downhill Racer'' is a 1969 American sports drama film starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman and Camilla Sparv, and was the directorial debut of Michael Ritchie. Written by James Salter, based on the 1963 novel ''The Downhill Racers'' by Oakle ...
'' (1969) *''
The Ski Bum ''The Ski Bum'' is a novel by Lithuanian-French author Romain Gary (1914–1980). French translation was published in 1969 under the title 'Adieu Gary Cooper'. The novel tells the story of Lenni, a 21-year-old boy escaping from America, his cou ...
'' (1971) * ''The Stepdaughter'' (1974) *''
The Other Side of the Mountain ''The Other Side of the Mountain'' is a 1975 American drama romance film based on the true story of ski racing champion Jill Kinmont. The UK title of the film was ''A Window to the Sky''. In early 1955, Kinmont was the national champion in sl ...
'' (1975) *''
Just a Little Inconvenience ''Just a Little Inconvenience'' is a 1977 American made-for-television post-war drama film written and directed by Theodore J. Flicker and starring Lee Majors, James Stacy and Barbara Hershey. For his performance as a double-amputee Vietnam vete ...
'' (1977) *''The Other Side of the Mountain II'' (1978) *''Swan Song'' (1980) *''Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story'' (1985) *''
Striker's Mountain ''Strikers Mountain'' is a 1987 Canadian action drama film starring Leslie Nielsen, August Schellenberg, and Mimi Kuzyk. It was nominated for two Gemini Awards, the biggest part of the film was filmed near Jasper, Alberta. Plot A construction con ...
'' (1985) *'' True Colors'' (1991) *''
Aspen Extreme ''Aspen Extreme'' is a 1993 American drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Patrick Hasburgh. The plot is about two ski buddies, T.J. Burke (Paul Gross) and Dexter Rutecki (Peter Berg), who move from Brighton, Michigan to ...
'' (1993) *''Winterschläfer'' (a.k.a. ''
Winter Sleepers ''Winter Sleepers'' (german: Winterschläfer meaning "hibernators") is a 1997 German film directed by Tom Tykwer. It was premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival. Plot The film is set in the deeply snowy alpine winter resort of Ber ...
'') (1997) *'' Friends & Lovers'' (1999) *''
Avalanche Alley ''Avalanche Alley'' is a 2001 live action Canadian television film directed by Paul Ziller and starring Ed Marinaro, Nick Mancuso, Kirsten Robek and Wolf Larson. Premise Rick (Ed Marinaro) is not having a good day. His small ski resort is going ...
'' (2001) *''Familie'' (2001) *'' Getting There'' (2002) *''Stolen Good'' (2002) *''
Crazy Canucks The Crazy Canucks was the nickname for a group of World Cup alpine ski racers from Canada who rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Jungle Jim Hunter, Dave Irwin, Dave Murray, Steve Podborski, and Ken Read earned themselves a reputatio ...
'' (2004) *'' Last Holiday'' (2006) *'' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'' (2006) *''La Science des rêves'' (a.k.a. ''
The Science of Sleep ''The Science of Sleep'' (French: ''La Science des rêves'', literally ''The Science of Dreams'') is a 2006 Franco–Italian surrealistic science fantasy comedy film written and directed by Michel Gondry. Starring Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Ga ...
'') (2006) *''White Air'' (2006) *''
Switch In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type ...
'' (2007) *''
Into the White ''Into the White'' (also known as ''Comrade'', ''Lost in the Snow'' and ''Cross of Honour'' in the United Kingdom) is a 2012 film set during the Second World War and directed by Petter Næss. It is inspired by and loosely based on real-life even ...
'' (2012) *'' Force Majeure'' (2014) *' (2020) *''
Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold is a Japanese film released on 18 June 2021. It is based on a true story of the test jumpers for the ski jumping event at the 1998 Winter Olympics, who were instrumental in giving Japan a chance at winning the gold medal. Plot Jinya Nishikat ...
'' (2021)


Horror

*''Jūjin Yuki Otoko'' (a.k.a. ''
Half Human is a 1955 Japanese science fiction horror film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akemi Negishi, Sachio Sakai, and Nobuo Nakamura, with Sanshiro Sagara as the Abomin ...
'') (1955) *''
Beast from Haunted Cave ''Beast from Haunted Cave'' is a 1959 horror/heist film directed by Monte Hellman and starring Michael Forest, Frank Wolff and Richard Sinatra. It was produced by Gene Corman, Roger Corman's brother. Filmed in South Dakota at the same time as ' ...
'' (1959) *''
Snowbeast ''Snowbeast'' is a 1977 American made-for-television horror film starring Bo Svenson, Yvette Mimieux, Robert Logan and Clint Walker, and follows the story of a bloodthirsty Bigfoot-like monster terrorizing a ski resort in the Colorado Rockies. ...
'' (1977) *''Iced'' (1988) *'' Shredder'' (2003) *'' Ice Queen'' (2005) *''Scarce'' (2008) *'' Frozen'' (2010) *'' The Truth Below'' (2011)


References


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American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Lead ...
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''Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series''
McFarland & Company Incorporated page 183 *Craddock, Jim (ed) (2007
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Gale . Category Index: Skiing *''Bowker's Complete Video Directory'' (1995) R.R. Bowker *Halliwell and Walker (1993) ''Halliwell’s Filmgoer's and Video Viewer Companion'' Harper page 703 *Davidson & Adler (1993) ''Sport on Film and Video'', New-York: The Scarecrow Press *Wallenfeldt (1989) ''Sports Movies: A Guide to Nearly 500 Films Focusing on Sports'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Films with skiing scenes
Skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee ...
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