First ski patrol of the US Army 41st Division training for war services on snowy regions of Mount Rainier in Washington.

First ski patrol of the US Army 41st Division on Mount Rainier in Washington. They train for war services. Soldiers in their special dress with walking sticks and ski walk on a dense snow cover. Soldiers point their rifles out towards enemy positions. A machine gun pointing towards enemy position from a snow covered bunker. Officers observe the enemy positions using binoculars from a snow covered bunker.