ON THE PISTE (1987) - BBC DOCUMENTARY

ON THE PISTE (1987) - BBC DOCUMENTARY - 80's SKIING

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9 жыл бұрын

Hilarious snippets from a BBC documentary called 'On The Piste', from 1987. The documentary covers a group of British beginner skiers, who have travelled to the Austrian ski resort of Söll.
Skiing in the 80's was far different from modern day skiing, but this group - led by Maureen, Brenda and Kevin - show how skiing should be enjoyed :)
Clips include learning how to get up once you've fallen over, departing a ski lift and ski tow, and enjoying Austrian apres ski.
These guys were part of the Downhill Only Club :)
DE - reportage der BBC von 1987.
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@mrheyes 9 жыл бұрын

Ahh, skiing. The luxury of travelling to foreign country (usually), snow, fresh mountain air, and copious amounts of après ski booze and fun. It wasn't THAT much different in 1987.... #ski #skiing #austria #soll #80s

@user-bj4ng9ts4x 2 жыл бұрын

И за рубежом умеют так же бестолково обучать.Вот такой он бизнес.

@ancibananci6321 5 ай бұрын

Even was better, less people on slopes... .

@Tirolian Жыл бұрын

I live in Scheffau the neighbortown of Söll. There are many British tourists still today. They are the best tourists because they are always happy and enjoying themselves. That's the reason I always liked British people. :)

@mrheyes Жыл бұрын

Haha, that's good to hear, thanks! We Brits do love skiing, and always seem to let loose a bit on ski holidays, especially in Austria, but I'm glad you view us in a good light :). Genieße die restliche Saison!

@sykledagenlang Жыл бұрын

Kevin is using every fiber of his being, every bit of strength he can muster up to move half a foot. I can’t stop laughing 😂😂😂

@ALIE2024 Жыл бұрын

Haha yes! Should be used for therapy!

@ericdunn555 5 ай бұрын

Eh? Half a foot? That's next week 🤷🏻‍♂️

@karennilsson1916 4 жыл бұрын

Kevin! What an absolute star! Could watch him all day he’s hilarious!

@missleopard8346 Жыл бұрын

Pissed myself laughing at 16 and pissing myself again at 52 ❤❤

@prbsnoop1974 3 жыл бұрын

Why wasn't there a Brenda & Maureen reality show?? It would have been hilarious....I always piss myself every time I watch this

@shell2727 3 жыл бұрын

This is what I think of EVERY time I come back to it. Dawn French as Maureen!

@bilgeratjim 3 жыл бұрын

I've taught all levels of skiers over the last 35 years, and believe me, there is ALWAYS a Kevin.

@mrheyes 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, I bet 😊

@shazbotic Жыл бұрын

Je suis Kevin.

@ericdunn555 5 ай бұрын

@@shazbotic I'm Spartacus (I used to be Kevin)

@bob_the_bomb4508 4 ай бұрын

@@ericdunn555I’m Kevin and so’s my wife!

@tracyjereb7999 Жыл бұрын

OMG this brings back memories........ I remember watching this documentary with my father, who was born and raised in Slovenia, so learned to ski from a young age. I can honestly say, I had never seen him laugh so much..... and never did again... I laughed like a drain too as I'd been on a skiing holiday when I was 13 and was awful, but I loved it and this documentary really made me chuckle.... Long after my father passed away, I gave skiing another chance, this time in his homeland. I'd always wanted to see Slovenia in the snow and Bohinj didn't disappoint. I was 50 and much less scared. I think I cracked it eventually. I urge everyone to give skiing a go. It's fabulous.

@coolpolo 3 жыл бұрын

It’s like a sketch from French & Saunders! 🤣

@mrheyes 3 жыл бұрын

It's brilliantly funny, although I don't think many parts are meant to be! Just 80's innocence on the ski slopes 😂

@prbsnoop1974 3 жыл бұрын

It could be the two extras skiing

@ABBADiego 5 ай бұрын

Watching downhill 2024 from Wengen right now. Wengen was the parallel story that ran through same time as these two fabulous ladies did in the neighbouring resort.

@thegreatermind 5 жыл бұрын

The very best of Brits abroad

@TheLadrowski 2 жыл бұрын

I see myself here and I'm laughing very hard. God bless them all. XXXXX

@johnnytenjobs 2 жыл бұрын

Maureen says to her friend at one point: "It's one ordeal after another!".

@ALIE2024 Жыл бұрын

I use this classic line a lot! 😂

@charlotteedwards3727 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t it be lovely to catch up on Maureen, Brenda and Kevin now.

@Charlie6R4 7 жыл бұрын

Timeless and Priceless CLASSIC

@iainhunneybell 2 жыл бұрын

I have this on tape. Just brilliant 🤣

@paulthomas9981 7 жыл бұрын

classic .kevin on the lifts i bet hes still trying 87 omg i feel old

@paulthomas8803 8 жыл бұрын

been looking for this long time people forget ski hols only got going in 70s ,kevin so funny on lifts

@shrimpti1974 8 жыл бұрын

I smiled all through that. Great clip!

@clarepotter5234 6 жыл бұрын

I'd love to be able to buy this in full. I remember watching it first time around

@mrheyes 6 жыл бұрын

Ah, amazing! I'd love to find it too :) It's one of my favourite ski videos, and Kevin is absolutely brilliant. I bet Soll has changed quite a bit since then, that's for sure!

@Rfoz51 6 жыл бұрын

Where can we find the whole programme Surely the person who uploaded the funny clips has the full 40 minutes I’d love to show it to my sister who has just come back from Tignes

@Charlie6R4 7 жыл бұрын

This is Brill you cudnt script this.When Kevin is getting on the chairlift its all natural movements. Simply great fun

@funnelweb10 7 жыл бұрын

We was at soll around this time, great fun, I now ski black worldwide, 55 and live skiing

@sir_bumpalot 6 жыл бұрын

I only ski white pistes.

@carlyjohnson8489 Жыл бұрын

I laughed thru the entire video 😂😅

@Markjick 4 жыл бұрын

That brought back some memories of my first time in Aprica. Equally as hilarious. Mark

@skyebrackpool147 Жыл бұрын

Can't stop laughing! Just brilliant!

@AtomicLT11 2 жыл бұрын

Priceless, better than Fawlty Towers

@mark29cdowalker 3 жыл бұрын

Oh how the BBC have changed ...........

@mrheyes 3 жыл бұрын

Very true!!

@Charlie6R4 7 жыл бұрын

The voice over is Funny too. We all know a kevin

@mrheyes 7 жыл бұрын

It makes me laugh every time I watch it. Poor Kevin - 'On the Piste', should be 'Stay on the piste' for him :)

@Ski7440 2 жыл бұрын

Oh golly I laughed so much

@chrisvernon7608 7 ай бұрын

brilliant !!!

@manusmacgearailt667 4 жыл бұрын

This reminds of the song ‘On The Piste’ performed by Fascinating Aida at The Lyric theatre in 2000. It’s here on youtube if you search it, anyone else seen it?

@jonathancook4022 8 жыл бұрын

Thats a hilarious video. My farther is called Kevin and back in the 1980's at Kitzsteinhorn, Kaprun, had similar problems with surface lifts. Im sure he would apreciate watching this, just to remind him what a prolock he was back in the day.

@mrheyes 8 жыл бұрын

+Jonathan Cook Haha! I'm sure he'd love it - Kevin is the main character :)

@elliot_mc Жыл бұрын

Even as a beginner skier, this is still hard to watch

@PompeyBoy66 4 жыл бұрын

"His grasp of the English language may be somewhat limited...." Hilarious.

@stephenhartley375 3 жыл бұрын

So wonderfully condescending, isn't it?!

@ancibananci6321 2 жыл бұрын

80s❤️

@claudiacopping7504 7 жыл бұрын

My husband and I were ski instructors in Söll when this BBC program was made. Let me tell you that what you see on this video was ot ‘the norm’. Peter was a laugh (but also not ‘the norm’) and picked by the BBC for being (in their opinion) a typical Austrian ski instructor. The whole idea of this program was to make people laugh and looking at the reactions below they succeeded. They didn’t succeed in promoting skiing. We watched the program with embarrassment, because the majority of Sepp Embachers instructors would go about it a whole lot different way. Sepp suggested a different instructor to the BBC but they set their minds on Peter. In our opinion learning how to ski and at the same time having a great holiday had nothing to do with the ‘stupid’ things shown in this program. We have been instructors for 5 years and we never got our ski groups in so much mess. Although this program is years old and all the difficult aspects of learning how to ski (like chairlifts, draglifts etc.) don’t exist anymore in Söll. They are all replaced by skier friendly lifts. I had to react.

@mrheyes 7 жыл бұрын

Claudia Copping Hi Claudia, thanks for the comment, and lovely insight! I guess normal people wouldn't necessarily make good TV, hence why they chose Peter and Kevin. I think a lot of newbie skiers can relate to the programme as they probably experienced similar hilarious issues, so whilst it might not look like it promoted skiing, I think it showed a nice lighthearted side, which would have struck a chord with a lot of people. Nice to know Soll has improved, as have many resorts across Europe 😊

@Bassbarbie 4 жыл бұрын

It reminded me of what a giggle it is when you first start skiing. What a lot of fun!

@saritafercho 3 жыл бұрын

The BBC always have and probably always will twisted real events to make them funnier, it does make for entertaining viewing in this case!

@madmarvelmultitasker2655 3 жыл бұрын

Funny though!

@user-mg8js8xd5m 3 жыл бұрын

Острая нехватка физической подготовки ... После столь долгого сидения у телевизора ...

@mrheyes 3 жыл бұрын

Наверное, правда ... это было в Великобритании 80-х!

@salmon_1111 Жыл бұрын

Kevin a real one fr

@skimckay 5 жыл бұрын

This is the funniest ski video ever! Hilarious! Enjoy! - skimckay.com

@mrheyes 5 жыл бұрын

It's a belter isn't it? So good. Epitomises everything skiing was in the 80's 😊

@mikesathome 9 жыл бұрын

whats the snuff taking at the end?

@mrheyes 9 жыл бұрын

I believe it is a wooden catapult style contraption called a 'schnupfmaschinen' that fires snuff up the nose. I spoke to my Austrian friend yesterday, and she confirmed the snuff machines are still in action in many places today.

@claudiacopping7504 7 жыл бұрын

The snuff is menthol stuff and great when you have a cold or blocked up nose. After using the 'machine' you ended up with lots of black powder around your nose. The place where this was filmed was the Agerhof where the sleigh was going.

@jondstewart 6 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1968 and been skiing since 2010. Has skiing evolved much in the past 45+ years? If I started skiing in the early 1970's, would I be using wooden skis, leather boots, and no helmet?

@mrheyes 6 жыл бұрын

Jon Stewart Hi Jon, probably not far off! Be thankful you learnt later in life 😊