November 14, 1941 – The Goofy Short Film The Art of Skiing Premieres in Theaters
“Skiing is fast becoming the most popular of all winter sports. And small wonder, for there is no finer conquest than that of a mountain clad in its glorious winter mantle of glittering white.”
On November 14, 1941, the Goofy short film The Art of Skiing premiered in theaters. It was directed by Jack Kinney.
The short begins at the Sugar Bowl Lodge, with Goofy fast asleep inside, clad in several blankets and jackets to keep him warm, as his breath turns to ice. His alarm goes off and he slowly wakes up, removing several hot water bottles. As the narrator explains the skier’s proper attire, Goofy slowly gets dressed, and goes straight back to sleep. The narrator wakes him up again, and he dons a sweater and hat before setting off on his skiing adventure, forgetting his trousers. He tries to pull them on over his skis, but of course he has some difficulty. Finally, he is ready to ski, and he ungracefully gets off the lift. He tries to follow the narrator’s instructions, but ends up in a tangled mess. He heads on his first ski, only to go backwards down the hill and finds himself dangling from a cliff, his head caught inside one of his skis. Goofy then tries to climb up a hill and ends up climbing up too far before falling and creating patterns in the snow. When Goofy attempts to do a jump turn, he is separated from his skis and ends up crossing paths with them several times before they bury him in the snow. He attempts to slalom down a hill and crashes into a tree, then slams into the side of a cliff. He finally tries the ski jump, although his skis end up flying faster than he does, and he tries to reclaim them midair, using them like wings. Eventually he crashes into his room in the ski lodge, falling right back to sleep.
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