Aspen Colorado USA-1961: Man Using Ski Lift on Snowy Mountain Day

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationAspen, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Aspen Colorado

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Man Using Ski Lift on Snowy Mountain Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Aspen, Colorado, 1961, showing a man using a ski lift on a snowy mountain day. The clip opens with a wide view of snow-covered slopes and a ski resort, then focuses on a man in a blue jacket and glasses seated on a yellow-covered ski lift chair. He holds his skis as the lift ascends, with another person assisting him at the station. The footage captures the authentic look of 1960s winter recreation, with warm aspen trees, classic ski equipment, and the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 film. This nostalgic, archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, and retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122612470

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 1208 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #2
Reel-level year note: 1961
Reel-level location note: aspen colorado
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Aspen, Colorado, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Suits documentary requests for 1960s American ski resort life — useful for segments on post-war leisure culture, winter sports history, or Aspen's emergence as a mountain destination.
Period detail: The man's blue ski jacket, narrow wooden skis, and cable-and-timber lift infrastructure are consistent with early-1960s ski resort equipment; warm saturation suggests 8mm Kodachrome-type stock.
Home-movie behavior: A companion films the subject at close range at the lift loading station, catching an unscripted moment of winter leisure rather than a posed or staged portrait.
What appears in frame: Man in blue ski jacket at a lift base station; large yellow chair apron; orange-painted metal lift frame; narrow wooden skis; snow-covered ground; bare deciduous trees; a second figure near lift machinery.
Film character: Warm color saturation makes the yellow apron and blue jacket vivid against snow, with mild grain and slight edge vignetting characteristic of 8mm home-movie stock from the early 1960s.
Edit role: Works as a cutaway or insert within a ski resort sequence, or as a memory beat in retrospectives on mid-century American winter recreation and resort culture.
Historical context: Chair lifts fitted with lap-covering aprons were standard at US ski resorts in the early 1960s; the rustic lift station reflects pre-modern resort infrastructure of the period.
Research note: An adult male is identifiable in all frames; likeness rights are unconfirmed — editorial-use guidance is advised; copyright rests with the original home-movie maker or their successor.
Research search match: Researchers may query '1960s ski lift', 'Aspen Colorado vintage skiing', 'early chair lift home movie', or '8mm winter sports 1960s'.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or collection, then with 1960s Colorado ski resort footage, then with broader mid-century American winter recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Man in blue ski jacket at ski lift loading station with yellow chair apron, Aspen Colorado area circa 1961, 8mm home movie. — Man at the ski lift base station, yellow chair apron prominent.

Man in blue ski jacket at chair lift loading area with yellow apron and orange metal lift frame, Aspen area circa 1961, 8mm footage. — Skier positions near the lift chair at the loading station.

Man in blue ski jacket at chair lift base with a second person near the lift operator area, Aspen area circa 1961, 8mm home movie. — Skier and a second figure at the lift loading station.

Man in blue ski jacket with skis at the chair lift base, yellow chair apron and bare deciduous trees visible, Aspen Colorado area circa 1961. — Skier stands with equipment beside the lift chair.

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