Snows of Aorangi

{{short description|1955 NZ Academy Award nominated short film}}

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{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Snows of Aorangi

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| caption =

| director = Brian Brake

| producer = Cyril Morton
Geoffrey Scott

| writer = James K Baxter

| narrator = William Austin

| cinematography = Brian Brake

| editing =

| studio = National Film Unit

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|df=yes|1955}}

| runtime = 19 min.

| country = New Zealand

| language = English

}}

Snows of Aorangi is a 1955 New Zealand short documentary film about New Zealand's mountain landscapes.{{cite web |url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/geoffrey-scott/biography |title=Geoffrey Scott: Biography |accessdate=17 October 2011|work=NZ On Screen}} It was nominated for an Academy Award for Short Subject (Live Action) at the 31st Academy Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1959 |title=The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=24 August 2022|work=oscars.org}}

Three champion skiers are shown descending the slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook.{{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/89169--snows-of-aorangi/ |title=Snows of Aorangi |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=6 January 2023 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}