
This 1982 documentary has found an interesting way to show the Australian snowfields and tell its history. The film was instigated by co-producer, Tim Rose, a keen skier. It was produced with funds raised under the 10BA tax scheme. The film screened on the Ten Network and later on the Seven Network.
Three friends ski on Mount Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest mountain. On the way they encounter bad weather and also have some fun. Intercut with this, the history of skiing in Australia is told through archival footage. Narrated by actor Jack Thompson the film also features voice-overs from Eva, Jamie and Steve, the skiers seen in the film.
Snow… Down Under shows three friends skiing on Mount Kosciuszko, intercut with the history of skiing in Australia.
Notes by Damien Parer
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.