Aspen Colorado-1961: Young Man Skis Down Mountain At High Speed In Ski Station

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationAspen, Colorado, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Aspen Colorado

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Young Man Skis Down Mountain At High Speed In Ski Station — Clip Details

A young man skis down a snowy mountain slope in Aspen, Colorado, in 1961. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures him gliding at high speed through bright sunlight, casting long shadows across the snow. Pine trees line the mountain, and the vintage footage shows natural film grain and slight color fading typical of Super 8 home movies. The skier wears dark winter clothing, moving confidently down the slope in a classic winter recreation scene.

Licensing & Technical Details

Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127504599

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s winter recreation requests needing Aspen ski resort atmosphere, amateur vacation footage, or a brief skier action insert.
Period detail: The dark ski clothing, open snowy slope, evergreen treeline, and 8mm home-movie color may show an early 1960s mountain resort outing.
Home-movie behavior: The skier is filmed from a distance as he descends naturally, giving the clip the unstaged feel of a vacation companion recording a run.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include one skier, bright snow, long tree shadows, evergreen trees, a sloped mountain surface, ski tracks, and dark film frame borders.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, strong contrast on snow, slight color fading, and contact-sheet frame edges that reinforce its home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short action cutaway, seasonal transition, resort memory beat, or visual bridge in a winter sports sequence.
Historical context: The clip reflects recreational downhill skiing as filmed by a private camera operator, with the emphasis on motion, snow, and mountain leisure rather than formal competition.
Research note: A person is visible but not facially identifiable in these frames; likeness, copyright, and any location or resort-related permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Aspen skiing footage, vintage 8mm winter sports, Colorado ski vacation home movie, and young man skiing down snowy slope.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Aspen winter material, then other 1961 Colorado ski scenes, then broader 1960s skiing and mountain recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Aspen, Colorado in 1961, a distant skier moves downhill across sunlit snow with dark evergreen trees nearby. — A skier begins descending a snowy mountain slope in bright winter light.

The skier continues down an Aspen slope, passing through bright snow and shadow near a stand of evergreens. — The skier moves across the open hillside below a line of trees.

A skier in dark winter clothing descends the sunlit Aspen slope, with long shadows stretching across the snow. — Dark tree shadows cut across the snow as the skier glides downhill.

Near the end of the clip, the skier continues downhill on the Aspen slope, framed by snow, shadows, and evergreens. — The skier continues down the mountain slope near the treeline.

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