Washington USA-1940: Snow Ski Mountains Slopes Skiers Racing Down Hill Cheering

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 Washington

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Snow Ski Mountains Slopes Skiers Racing Down Hill Cheering — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington USA in 1940 captures a snowy mountain ski resort under a brilliant blue sky. The clip opens on a wide view of snow-covered slopes and distant peaks, then follows skiers descending the hill with wooden safety fences lining the runs. A small lodge and scattered groups of people enjoying winter recreation are visible in the valley below. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural motion, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century winter sports and family leisure in the Pacific Northwest.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121492376

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1940 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for archival requests needing 1940s Pacific Northwest winter recreation, ski resort atmosphere, or home-movie views of downhill skiing for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-century ski leisure through simple slope fencing, distant lodge structures, and small figures on open snow runs, consistent with the 1940 Washington metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches skiers and the base area from a visitor's viewpoint, giving the scene an unstaged family-travel quality rather than formal sports coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include snowy mountain slopes, distant ridgelines, skiers descending, wooden fence lines, a lodge or base building, scattered spectators, blue sky, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, slight color shift, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, seasonal transition, recreation cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about skiing, travel, leisure, or Washington winter landscapes.
Historical context: The clip visually documents recreational skiing as a social outdoor activity, with small groups gathered below open runs and skiers moving through a mountain resort setting.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, privacy, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1940s 8mm skiing, Washington ski resort home movie, snowy mountain recreation, downhill skiers, and Pacific Northwest winter leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Washington 1940 winter footage, then broader 1940s skiing, snow travel, and mountain recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Washington home-movie frame showing a snow-covered ski slope, mountain ridge, blue sky, and small skiers descending near fence lines. — Wide view of skiers on a snowy mountain slope under a clear blue sky.

1940 Washington ski-area frame with a broad snow run, distant ridge, fence line, and a small skier standing or moving at the right edge. — A skier appears along the side of a broad snow-covered run.

Home-movie frame from the Washington ski clip showing one skier moving downhill across a bright snowy slope with a dark mountain ridge above. — A skier moves downhill across the open snow slope.

1940 Washington ski-area frame showing a snowy base area with a lodge-like building, dark tree line, and scattered visitors or skiers. — People gather near the ski base area below the mountain slope.

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