This silent 1938 film from the cinema branch of the Australian Department of Commerce opens with a shot of Mount Buffalo Chalet.

'Black shadows on a field of white...' - this is a National Film Board promotion for winter sports in Australia’s Alpine region, made in 1947.

As this silent clip from 1929 shows, access to the snow fields was clearly something of an ordeal before the construction of the Alpine Way.

This Cinesound newsreel from 1960 includes footage taken at the Man from Snowy River Hotel in Perisher Valley, where a small crowd has gathered to watch a spring fashion parade.

This documentary by the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit highlights the rigorous training undertaken by Ross Martin to compete in cross-country skiing.

Three friends are skiing in the Snowy Mountains. Bad weather closes in and they make their way to Mawson’s Hut for shelter.

Migrants from over 30 nations arrived to construct the Snowy Mountain Hydroelectric Scheme.

Episode 129 of Australian Diary by the Australian National Film Board effectively promotes Thredbo Alpine Village ski resort.

This silent clip is an excerpt from a longer piece of footage from 1926 that follows the journey of a group of tourists who go skiing in the Victorian Alps.

SBS newsreader Lee Lin Chin introduces the coverage of the World Cup ski events in Thredbo, 1989.